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Entries Starting With E

e

employment

European Financial Stability Facility

E

employment agency

European Free Trade Association

E&OE

employment bureau

European interbank offered rate

e-business

employment discrimination

European Investment Bank

e-cash

employment protection

European Monetary Fund

e-commerce

employment report

European Monetary System EMS

e-currency

employment theory

European Monetary System (EMS)

e-money

employment tribunal

European Monetary Union

e-tailing

emporium

European option

e-ticket

empower

European Parliament

e-zine

empowerment

European Regional Development Fund

e.g.

empty nesters

European stability mechanism (ESM)

Eagle

EMS

European Union

EAI

EMTN

European Union Allowances

EAP

EMU

European-style option

early adopter

enabling clause

Europort

early majority

encash

eurosterling

earmark

encrypt

Eurostocks

earn

encumbered

eurosystem

earn-out period

encumbrance

Eurotunnel

earned income

end consumer

Euroyen

earner

end of month

eurozone

earnest money

end user

EV

earning power

end-of-season sale

evade

earnings

end-of-year

evaluate

earnings basis

end-product

even account

earnings before interest and tax

end-to-end

event management

earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation

endorse

event marketing

earnings conference call

endorsed cheque

event risk

earnings differential

endorsee

evergreen contract

earnings management

endorsement

evergreen loan

earnings momentum

endorser

evict

earnings per share EPS

endow

evidence

earnings quality

endowment

evidence of title

earnings report

endowment assurance

evolutionary economics

earnings rule

endowment draw

ex

earnings surprise

endowment model

ex coupon or ex interest

earnings yield

endowment mortgage

ex dividend

earnings-related

endowment policy

ex dock, ex quay or ex wharf

earnout

energy liberalisation

ex factory or ex works

Easdaq

engage

ex gratia

ease

engagement

ex interest

easement

engagement letter

ex officio

Eastern Time

Engel's law

ex parte

easy money

engineer

ex ship

easy terms

engineering

ex VAT

eating stock

engineering insurance

ex warehouse

EBA

enhance

ex works EXW

EBIT

enhanced capital allowances ECA

Ex-all

EBITDA

enhanced indexing

Ex-cap

EBITDA margin

enhanced messaging service

ex-directory

EBRD

enquire

Ex-dividend

EC

enquirer

ex-dividend date

ECA

enquiry

ex-rights

ECE

enrolled agent

exaggerated claim

ECGD

entail

examination

echelon

enterprise

examination of title

ECLAC

enterprise application integration

examination-in-chief

ECN

enterprise centre

excepted perils

ecofin

enterprise ethics

exception

econometrician

enterprise investment scheme

exceptional

econometrics

enterprise management incentives

exceptional item

economic

enterprise value

exceptional loss

economic agent

enterprise value EV

exceptionals

economic analysis

enterprising

excess

Economic and Monetary Union

entertainment

excess capacity

Economic and Monetary Union EMU

entertainment account

excess demand

economic capital

entertainment allowance

excess fare

economic co-operation

entertainment expense

excess reserves

Economic Commission for Africa

entity

Exch

Economic Commission for Europe

entity convention

exchange

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

entrant

exchange arbitrage

economic cost

entrepot

exchange controls

economic cycle

entrepreneur

exchange cross rate

economic development

entrepreneurial ecosystem

exchange dealer

economic downturn

entrepreneurial mindset

exchange distribution

economic efficiency

entrepreneurial opportunity

exchange economy

economic geography

entrepreneurial orientation

Exchange Equalization Account

economic globalisation

entrepreneurship

exchange market

economic goods

entrust

exchange of contracts

economic governance

entry

exchange of shares

economic growth

entry fee

exchange office

economic growth rate

entry level

exchange privilege

economic history

entry-level product

exchange rate

economic indicators

environment

exchange rate dirty float

economic intelligence (EI)

environmental economics

Exchange Rate Mechanism

economic life

environmental fund

Exchange Rate Mechanism ERM

economic nationalism

environmental health

exchange rate risk

economic order quantity

environmental impact assessment

exchange risk

economic paradigm

environmental impact statement

exchange traded funds ETFs

economic planning

environmental sustainability

exchange-traded fund

economic profit

EOM

exchange-traded notes

economic risk

EONIA

exchangeable

economic sanctions

EOQ

exchangeable bond

economic security

EPOS

Exchequer

economic system

EPROM

Exchequer stock

economic theory

EPS

excise

Economic Tigers

EQ test

excise tax or excise duty

economic value

Equal Credit Opportunity Act

excite

economic value added

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

excl

economic zone

equal opportunities

exclude

economical

equal pay

excluding

economically

equal rights amendment

exclusion

economics

equality

exclusive

economics of entrepreneurship

equalization board

exclusive economic zone

economies of scale

equation

exclusivity

economies of scope

equilibrium

exec

economise

equilibrium exchange rate

execute

economist

equipment

executed contract

economize

equipment lease

executed trust

economy

equipment leasing

executive

ecotourism

equipment trust certificate

executive assistant

ECU

equitable mortgage

executive chairman

EDGAR

equity

executive committee

EDI

equity accounting

executive compensation

editor

equity bridge or bridge equity

executive director

EDP

equity capital

executive perk

EDR

equity carve-out

executive search

education

equity finance

executive secretary

edutainment

equity financing

executive summary

EEA

equity fund

executor

EEC

equity funder

executory trust

EEOC

equity instrument

executrix

effect

equity investment

exemplary damage

effective

equity ISA

exempt

effective annual yield

equity kicker

exemption certificate

effective date

equity market

exercise an option

effective debt

equity market segmentation

exercise price

effective exchange rate

equity method

exhaust

effective rate

equity of redemption

exhibition

effective tax rate

equity of taxation

exhibition centre

effective yield

equity REIT

exhibition hall

effects not cleared

equity risk premium

exhibition stand

efficiency

equity share

exhibitor

efficiency gain

equity stake

Eximbank

efficiency wage

equity sweetener

exit fee

efficient

equity yield

exit interview

efficient market

equivalent

exit poll

efficient market hypothesis EMH

equivalent bond yield

exorbitant

efficient portfolio

equivalent taxable yield

exotic

EFQM Excellence Model

ERA

exotic option

EFSF

ergonomics

expansion

EFSM

ERISA

expansionary monetary policy

EFT

ERM

expatriate

EFTA

erode

expectancy

EFTPOS

ERP

expectation of life

EGM

erratic

expected return

EIB

error of commission

expected value

EIS

error of omission

expedite

elastic demand

error of posting

expel

elasticity

error of principle

expendable

elasticity of demand

escalate

expenditure

elasticity of substitution

escalator clause

expenditure tax

elect

escape clause

expense

election

escheat

expense account

electoral college

escrow

expense ratio

electrical engineering

escrow account

expenses claim

electrification

escrow agent

experience

electronic banking

escrowed to maturity

experience curve

electronic bill of lading

escrowed to maturity ETM

expert system

electronic broker

ESG

expertise

electronic business

Esma The European Securities and Markets Authority

expiration date or expiry date

electronic cash

ESOP

expiry

electronic commerce

espionage

explicit collusion

electronic cottage

Esq.

exploit

electronic data interchange

essence of a contract

expo

electronic data processing

essential industry

exponential

electronic funds transfer

EST

export

electronic funds transfer EFT

Est.

export credit

Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale

establish

export credit guarantee

electronic funds transfer at point of sales EFTapos

establishment

Export Credits Guarantee Department

electronic invoice

estate

export document

electronic mail

estate agency

export duty

electronic media

estate agent

export factoring

electronic money

estate duty

export insurance

electronic point of sale

estate planning

export invoice

electronic signature

estate tax

export licence

electronic ticket

estimate

export market

electronics

estimation

export permit

elephants

estimator

export quotas

elevator pitch

estoppel

export subsidy

eligible

et al

export-driven economy

eligible bank

et alii

export-import bank

eligible bill

et cetera

exportation

eligible paper

et seq

exporter

eliminate

etc

exporting

Elliott wave theory

Ethernet

exposé

EM

ethical

exposition

email

ethical decision making

exposure

email account

ethical fund

express condition

email address

ethical investment

express contract

EMBA

ethical marketing

express term

embargo

ethics

express trust

embark

ethnographic market research

express warranty

embarkation

ethos

expression of interest

embed

EU

expropriate

embezzle

EU directives on accounting and transparency

expropriation

EMBI

EU emissions trading scheme

expulsion

emend

EU structural funds

EXQ

emergency

EURATOM

EXS

emerging

Euribor

Extel

emerging managers

Euro

extendable bond

Emerging Market Bond Index

Euro medium-term note

extended coverage

emerging markets

euro-equity issue

extended credit

emigrant

Euro.NM

extensive agriculture

emigrate

eurobond

external

emigration

Eurocard

external account

Emir - European Market Infrastructure Regulation

Eurocheque

external audit

emissions trading

Euroclear

external competitiveness

emolument

Eurocrat

external debt

emoticon

Eurocurrency

external equity

empathic leadership

Eurodollar

external growth

empire

Eurodollar bond

external liabilities or external liability

employ

eurodollar certificate of deposit

external trade

employable

eurodollar deposits

externalise

employee assistance program

eurodollar market

externalities

employee assistance programme

eurogroup

externality

employee benefit

Euroland

externalize

employee buyout

euromarket

extinguish

employee compensation

Euronext

extort

employee involvement

Euronext.liffe

extortion racket

employee leasing

euronotes

Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative EITI

employee ownership

European Atomic Energy Community

extractive industry

employee participation

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

extranet

employee profit-sharing

European Banking Association

extraordinary dividend

employee referral programme

European Central Bank ECB

extraordinary general meeting

employee relations

European Coal and Steel Community

extraordinary general meeting EGM

employee representation

European Commission

extraordinary item

employee share option

European Common Market

extraordinary meeting

employee stock option

European Community

extrapolate

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

European Council

extraterrestrial payment system

employee stock ownership plan ESOP/ employee shareholder status

European Court of Justice

extrinsic

employer

European Currency Unit

extrinsic value

employer liability

European Currency Unit ECU

EXW

employer of record

European Depository Receipt

eye tracking

employer-financed retirement benefits scheme

European Economic Area

eyeballs

employers organization

European Economic Community

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