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Bid

1. General: Indication of willingness to buy or sell goods or services or to undertake…

Bid And Asked

Stockbroker’s quotation where ‘bid’ refers to the highest price the buyer wants to pay, and…

Bridge

Electronic device that connects two or more networks, thus creating an extended network in which…

Bridge Bank

A bank that the FDIC designates as insolvent and subsequently takes over control. The FDIC…

Behavioral Psychology

A school of psychology that explains all mental and physical activity in terms of response…

Bartlett’s Test

A test used in statistics to determine if samples in an experiment originated from populations…

Bill Of Labor

List of standard work hours required for completion of a job or task, or for…

Blank Draft

A draft given by the initial drawer to another party with certain details intentionally left…

Beta Test

Second level, external pilot-test of a product (usually a software) before commercial quantity production. At…

Boneferroni Test

A type of test used in statistical analysis that is intended to determine if the…

Bad Debt Provision

An amount shown in a financial statement representing amounts formerly classified as receivable that will…

Business Etiquette

Expected behaviors and expectations for individual actions within society, group, or class. Within a place…

Balance Protection

A type of insurance coverage that will make minimum monthly payments on a credit card…

Brought Forward

Total of the corresponding column on the previous page shown at the top of the…