Finance Reference

What is 'Safekeeping' Safekeeping is the storage of assets or other items of value in a protected area. Individuals may...

What is a 'Sales Mix' Sales mix is a calculation that determines the proportion of each product a business sells, relative to...

What is 'Savings Association Insurance Fund - SAIF' A government insurance fund for savings and loans and thrift institutions in the United...

What is Small Cap? Small cap refers to companies with small market capitalization. The definition tends to change a lot, but it generally refers...

What is 'SAMA Foreign Holdings (Saudi Arabia)' A Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund. The fund is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Monetary...

What is 'Salary Freeze' The action of a company suspending salary increases for a period of time. By freezing salary increases for...

What is 'Savings Club' A non-incorporated group that has opened some type of savings or other deposit account. The money in the...

What is 'Sales Comparison Approach - SCA' A real estate appraisal method that compares a piece of property to other properties with...

DefinitionIn finance, a short sale is the sale of an asset that the seller does not own. The seller effects such a sale by...

What is 'Sales Per Share' Sales per share is a ratio that computes the total revenue earned per share over a 12-month...