Business Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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360 deal n. This was the year of the so-called “360 deal,” what some are calling the wave of the future in which companies like concert promoter Live Nation cut $100-million plus deals with longtime major-label superstars like Madonna in exchange for a piece of her merchandising, touring and recording monies. [English Business Music Jargon] [full cite] (Dec. 26, 2007)

abbaco n. In marked contrast to the Jesuits, Piarists taught in the vernacular, not Latin, and over philosophical mathematics they favoured “abbaco”, or mercantile arithmetic. [Business] [full cite] (May. 23, 2004)

adminisdribble n. As I looked at what needed to be done by the team, I had categorized a host of tasks as “adminisdribble”—administrative tasks that shouldn’t be on the desks of senior IT and security staffers. [English Business Employment] [full cite] (Feb. 7, 2008)

alterpreneur n. Instead many were motivated by a lifestyle change—60% said they went into business in order to get more control over their lives and 54% said they did so in order to be happier. To describe these people More Than has coined the term “alterpreneurs.” [English Business] [full cite] (May. 16, 2005)

approximeeting n. In the age of “approximeeting”, we don’t arrange meetings. We arrange to arrange a meeting later. The very concept of lateness seems to be disappearing. [English Business] [full cite] (May. 14, 2004)

B-scan n. With New York psychologist Dr Paul Babiak, Prof Hare has developed a new 107-point questionnaire to identify which desks those smooth-talking “snakes in suits” might be hiding behind. The “B-Scan,” which stands for Business Scan, was designed by them. It follows on from the “P-Scan” which is now considered to be the standard test for detecting criminals with psychopathic leanings. [English Business Health Jargon] [full cite] (Dec. 2, 2004)

backyard syndrome n. The early-March snowstorm that creamed the Eastern seaboard largely missed Vermont’s big skiing areas. But resort operators were delighted nevertheless, because the storm whetted the appetite of all those coastal skiers. The industry calls it the “backyard syndrome,” and it can either feed or starve the sport in a given year. The backyard syndrome stipulates that if you can’t see snow in your backyard, you won’t think of going skiing, whatever the economy. [English Business Environment] [full cite] (Mar. 5, 2009)

baked in adj. The key reason for the foreign inflow, says Chilton Thomson, a director of American Express Asset Management in London, is that “a good deal of the profit is already baked in the cake.” [English Business Money & Finance Jargon] [full cite] (Jun. 20, 2006)

baked in adj. Depending on the sentiment of the day, investors can think the worst case is already baked in, and another day think things can get even worse. [English Business Money & Finance Jargon] [full cite] (Jun. 20, 2006)

baked in adj. This is a merger that is accretive, substantially accretive, with revenue losses already baked in and with quite conservative cost synergies. [English Business Money & Finance Jargon] [full cite] (Jun. 20, 2006)

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