Business & Finance

Raising money for a project from many people, usually online.

A digital currency that uses cryptography and usually operates without a central bank; often high risk.

All the customers a business has.

The help and support a business gives to customers.

A licensed agent who helps businesses clear goods through customs.

Latest time by which something must be completed

A factor that makes someone refuse an agreement.

To discuss what happened after a task or event; such a discussion.

To give part of your work or responsibility to someone else.

A product, report or result that must be completed and handed over in a project.

A section of an organisation dealing with a particular area of work.

The reduction in value of an asset over time, recorded as an expense.

A reduction in price; to reduce the price.

A large warehouse where goods are received and sent out to stores or customers.

To spread investments or business activities across different areas to reduce risk.

A share of a company's profit paid to shareholders.

Careful research before making a business decision, such as buying a company.

An increase in the amount of goods and services an economy produces.

The value of a business owned by its shareholders after debts are subtracted; also the value of a home minus the loan.

To pass a problem to a more senior person, or to become more serious.

Exchange-Traded Fund, an investment fund traded on a stock exchange that often tracks an index.

The value of one currency compared with another.

A senior manager in an organisation; relating to senior management.

A short section at the start of a report that summarises the main points for busy readers.

Comments about how well something was done, used to improve it.