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

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spang v. to beg for money. Also spange. Hence, spanger, a person who begs for money. (posted Dec. 20, 2006) [full entry…]

spave v. to spend money under the illusion that one is saving money. (posted Mar. 26, 2007) [full entry…]

stoozer n. a person who makes a profit from differing interest rates by moving balances between credit cards. Also v., to stooz. (posted Sep. 6, 2005) [full entry…]

sub-penny quoting n. the practice of offering a decimal of a cent higher than a stock’s asking price or another buy order. (posted May. 7, 2004) [full entry…]

take a haircut v. phr. (in finance) to accept a valuation or return that is less than optimal, especially to partially forgive a debt. (posted Aug. 17, 2006) [full entry…]

thrillionaire n. a rich person who pursues expensive and dangerous pastimes. (posted Jul. 20, 2005) [full entry…]

tote a note v. phr. to finance a loan; in automobile sales, used attributively to connote dealer-financed loans for used cars. (posted Aug. 20, 2007) [full entry…]

wheeling n. 1. in the electric industry, the transfer of power between utility companies, especially through the networks of one company on behalf of another. 2. the transfer of money between political organizations in order to skirt campaign funding laws. (posted Apr. 11, 2005) [full entry…]

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