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

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estacode n. funds intended to cover traveling costs (of an athlete, politician, etc.). (posted Jan. 27, 2005) [full entry…]

exploding offer n. a business proposal, especially an employment overture, that will expire if not accepted within a very short time. Also exploding contract. (posted Feb. 16, 2007) [full entry…]

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…]

Goldilocks attrib. connoting moderate characteristics; (specifically) Goldilocks zone, the habitable region of a planet; Goldilocks market, a safe or nonvolatile financial or commodity market. (posted Mar. 9, 2006) [full entry…]

goonda tax n. money extorted as ‘protection’ or to permit passage on public thoroughfares, or paid as a simple bribe. (posted Oct. 7, 2004) [full entry…]

green GDP n. a reconciliation of a nation’s economic record with its environmental record. (posted Apr. 30, 2004) [full entry…]

guap n. (a lot of) money. (posted Apr. 24, 2007) [full entry…]

have hair v. phr. (of a financial transaction or investment) to be less than ideal; to be risky; to have complications. (posted Apr. 19, 2007) [full entry…]

HNWI n. high net worth individual. (posted May. 11, 2004) [full entry…]

kalo-kalo n. a slot machine or casino; (hence) a jocular reference to the financial affairs of Nigeria. (posted May. 1, 2004) [full entry…]

knot n. a roll of paper currency, esp. many small-denomination bills wrapped in a higher-value note. (posted Apr. 25, 2004) [full entry…]

leave (something) on the table v. phr. to refrain from taking the utmost advantage of something; to not address every aspect of a situation; in the form leave money on the table, to negotiate a deal that is less financially beneficial than is expected or possible. (posted Oct. 26, 2006) [full entry…]

Lebanese loop n. a device that illicitly traps banking cards inserted into an automated teller machine or cashpoint. (posted Sep. 21, 2005) [full entry…]

liar’s loan n. money borrowed from a financial institution under false pretenses, especially in the form of a “stated income” or “no-doc” loan which can permit a borrower to exaggerate income. (posted Feb. 9, 2007) [full entry…]

make it rain v. phr. to drop paper money on a crowd of people. (posted Aug. 27, 2007) [full entry…]

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