Summary

From Angel to zero-coupon, this cross-referenced dictionary aims to provide a reference source for the arcane, erudite and everyday language of the financial world. Apart from mainstream accounting and finance, the author has included the more frequently encountered terms for pensions, company law, taxation, insurance, investment and foreign exchange, where there is an increasing overlap between traditional boundaries. Recently coined buzz words and jargon from the City are covered and over 2500 terms are defined. This dictionary is suitable for first-year students of accounting following a professional, degree, HND or A-Level course as well as practising accountants and business people seeking to broaden their knowledge of accounting terminology.