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

Entries in the Category Business

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flight to cash n. a sudden widespread selling of investments, or their rapid conversion from illiquid to liquid, in anticipation or belief of an unfavorable or unsafe market; a sudden widespread withdrawal of bank deposits. (posted Aug. 13, 2007) [full entry…]

freeter n. a person who takes a series of temporary jobs; a job-hopper, temp worker, or freelancer. (posted Jun. 15, 2004) [full entry…]

French hours n. a work day which begins at noon; a precisely timed work day, usually without breaks. (posted Jul. 26, 2004) [full entry…]

haltura n. secondary work about which one is not serious or to which one is not fully committed; hackwork, moonlighting, freelancing. (posted Jun. 30, 2004) [full entry…]

hard eight n. in holiday sales-making industries, the last eight weeks of the year. (posted Nov. 30, 2006) [full entry…]

high-touch adj. involving personal, face-to-face attention or service, especially in interactions between a business and a customer. Also as a noun. (posted Aug. 17, 2007) [full entry…]

hot desk v. to share a desk, office, or other work space between employees on different shifts or schedules. (posted Jul. 3, 2004) [full entry…]

informationalization n. the computerization of business, industry, and military. (posted Sep. 25, 2006) [full entry…]

KKN n. corruption, collusion, and nepotism. (posted Oct. 20, 2004) [full entry…]

Mart Brothers n.pl. the American retail store chains Wal-Mart and K-Mart. (posted Sep. 8, 2005) [full entry…]

murderabilia n. collectibles from, by, or about murders, murderers, or violent crimes. (posted Aug. 2, 2004) [full entry…]

office wife n. a female secretary or executive assistant; a female worker devoted to a powerful man to whom she is not married, especially a man in a hierarchically superior position; a female coworker who is a friend. (posted Nov. 16, 2005) [full entry…]

on memo adv. phr. on consignment; by informal agreement. (posted Mar. 15, 2007) [full entry…]

pain point n. a level of difficulty sufficient to motivate someone to seek a solution or an alternative; a problem or difficulty. (posted Feb. 8, 2007) [full entry…]

pinhook v. to speculate in race horses. (posted Mar. 7, 2006) [full entry…]

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