A ↑agreement
;
understanding
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"
annuity
;
rente
income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity"
appraisal
;
assessment
the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
B ↑balance sheet
a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets
burden
;
load
;
encumbrance
an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
business
a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business"
C ↑calamity
;
catastrophe
;
disaster
;
tragedy
;
cataclysm
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
cash
;
hard cash
money in the form of bills or coins; "there is a desperate shortage of hard cash"
catastrophe
;
disaster
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune; "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster"
chance
a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"
character
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel"
charge
the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge"
committee
;
commission
a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
company
an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"
contract
a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
covenant
a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
D ↑date
;
day of the month
the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"
defrayal
the act of paying money
due
a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership); "the society dropped him for non-payment of dues"
duty
work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"
duty
;
obligation
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr
E ↑emolument
compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees); "a clause in the U.S. constitution prevents sitting legislators from receiving emoluments from their own votes"
F ↑fee
a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
firm
;
house
the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house"
frequency
the number of occurrences within a given time period; "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second"; "the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older"
G ↑gain
the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
guess
;
guesswork
an estimate based on little or no information
H ↑hospital
;
infirmary
a health facility where patients receive treatment
human
;
man
;
human being
any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
I ↑insolvency
the lack of financial resources
investor
someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns
L ↑levy
a charge imposed and collected
liability
the state of being legally obliged and responsible
limit
;
bound
;
boundary
the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
limit
;
limitation
the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"
M ↑market
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; "without competition there would be no market"; "they were driven from the marketplace"
maturity
;
matureness
state of being mature; full development
menace
;
threat
something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"
O ↑obligation
the state of being obligated to do or pay something; "he is under an obligation to finish the job"
P ↑payment
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
profit
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
property
;
belongings
;
holding
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";
R ↑real estate
;
realty
property consisting of houses and land
risk
;
hazard
;
jeopardy
;
peril
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
S ↑stake
;
bet
;
wager
the money risked on a gamble
T ↑treaty
;
pact
;
accord
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
V ↑value
the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"
W ↑worth
the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
worthiness
the quality or state of having merit or value
Y ↑year
;
twelvemonth
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920"