Above Water
What is 'Above Water' 1. Refers to the condition of a company's asset when its actual value is higher than the book...
Accelerated Payments
What are accelerated payments and how do they work Accelerated payments are payments that are made before the scheduled due date. They are often used...
Absolute Auction
What is 'Absolute Auction' A type of auction where the sale is awarded to the highest bidder. Absolute auctions do not have...
Abandonment Clause
What is 'Abandonment Clause' A clause in a property insurance contract that, under certain circumstances, permits the property owner to abandon lost...
Accelerated Share Repurchase (ASR)
What is an 'Accelerated Share Repurchase - ASR' An accelerated share repurchase (ASR) is a specific mechanism through which businesses can buy shares of their...
Absolute Return
What is 'Absolute Return' Absolute return is the return that an asset achieves over a certain period of time. This measure looks at the appreciation...
Absolute Frequency
What is 'Absolute Frequency' A statistical term describing the total number of trials or observations within a given interval or frequency bin....