Words and Phrases!
BUSINESS
WORDS
YOU SHOULD
KNOW
From Accelerated Depreciation to Zero-based
Budgeting—Learn the Lingo for Any Field
H. DEAN M C KAY, P H .D., AND P.T. SHANK
Business
Words
You should
knoW
From Accelerated Depreciation to Zero-based
Budgeting—Learn the Lingo for Any Field
h. dean MckaY, Ph.d., and P.T. shank
Avon, Massachusetts
I dedicate this book to Susan Shank Mix, my wife, lifelong friend, and trusted advisor. Without her encouragement, creativity, and support, this book would be still in my imagination. —Dr. Dean McKay
I dedicate this book to Al Burgos, an accountant with the heart of an astronomer, because without him, no deadline would have been made. —P. T. Shank
Copyright © 2008 by H. Dean McKay, Ph.D., and P. T. Shank
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
McKay, H. Dean.
Business words you should know /
H. Dean McKay, and P.T. Shank.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-1-59869-146-7 (pbk.)
ISBN-10: 1-59869-146-5 (pbk.)
1. Business—Dictionaries. I. Shank, P. T. II. Title.
HF1001.M26 2007
650.03—dc22 2007016518
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