Money & Finance Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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Aspenize v. (of a city or town) to become, or cause to become, tourist-oriented, especially in such a way as to grow unaffordable or unlivable for workers or native residents. (posted Jul. 31, 2006) [full entry…]

autograt n. a tip that is included as a charge on a restaurant bill rather than left to a diner’s discretion. (posted Sep. 14, 2006) [full entry…]

bajet n. budget. (posted May. 6, 2004) [full entry…]

baked in adj. built in or into (a process, a system, a deal, a financial exchange, etc.). (posted Jun. 20, 2006) [full entry…]

big dog n. a large bill for services rendered. (posted May. 31, 2005) [full entry…]

budget dust n. money said to be insignificant when compared to other (planned) expenditures. (posted Jun. 10, 2005) [full entry…]

cashish n. money. (posted Jun. 13, 2005) [full entry…]

choosing money n. a fee paid as a demonstration of earning power by a prostitute to a pimp with whom she chooses to affiliate herself. (posted Jul. 19, 2005) [full entry…]

circuit breaker n. a rule or law that puts protective measures in place once a certain level of financial activity has been reached; (specifically) a law that provides tax refunds once a maximum of property taxes have been paid; a rule that shuts down or limits trading action when a stock market’s value or activity changes more than a certain percentage. (posted Sep. 18, 2006) [full entry…]

creamy layer n. (in India) the wealthiest citizens in the lowest castes. (posted Sep. 5, 2006) [full entry…]

death cross n. in financial markets, a situation where long-term and short-term averages converge, seen as evidence that values will decline. (posted Jul. 29, 2004) [full entry…]

deve n. a coerced payment; “protection” money. (posted Jun. 8, 2004) [full entry…]

disloyalty fee n. money charged by a bank to a client for using an automated teller machine that does not belong to the bank’s network. (posted Dec. 12, 2006) [full entry…]

doji n. a stock-trading session in which the opening and closing prices are (nearly) the same. (posted Dec. 7, 2004) [full entry…]

drama-price v. phr. to lower the asked dollar amount for real estate so as to attract buyers’ attention. Also as noun: drama price. (posted Feb. 12, 2007) [full entry…]

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