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N/A

net interest

non-callable bond

Nafta North American Free Trade Agreement

net interest income

non-callable debenture

nagware

net interest margin

non-callable note

NAICS

net investment

non-cash item

NAIRU

net loss

non-compete agreement

naked contract

net margin

non-competitive bid/tender

naked option

net neutrality

non-contributory pension plan

naked short selling

net output

non-contributory pension scheme

naked writer

net PE ratio

non-convertible currency

NAMA

net player

non-core assets/business/operations

name-brand

net present value

non-cumulative preferred stock

name-your-own-price

net present value NPV

non-deliverable forward NDF

names

net price

non-disclosure agreement

naming and shaming

net proceeds

non-durable goods

nanosecond

net profit

non-durables

nanotechnology

net profit margin

non-economic damage

narration

net quick assets ratio

non-executive

narrow framing

net realisable value

non-executive director

narrow market

net receipts

non-farm payroll

narrow money

net registered tonnage

non-financial debt

NASD

net rent

non-financial performance measures

NASDAQ

net return

non-governmental organization

nation

net salary

non-insurable risk

National Asset Management Agency

net sales

non-interest income

National Audit Office

net seller

non-market strategy

national bank

net ton

non-marketable

national debt

net weight

non-negotiable

national executive

net worth

non-operating income

National Giro

net wt.

non-participating shares

national healthcare insurance exchange

net yield

non-payment

national holiday

netiquette

non-performing asset

national income

nett or net 1

non-performing loan

national insurance

network

non-performing loan NPL

National Market System

network analysis

non-price competition

national product

network effect

non-prime bill

National Savings Stock Register

network marketing

non-profit

National Union of Journalists

networking

non-profit policy

national wealth

neutral bias

non-recourse

nationalisation or nationalise

neutral rate of interest

non-recourse loan

natural

New Deal

non-recoverable

natural gas

New Economy

non-recurring

natural monopoly

new high/low

non-recurring item

natural person

new issue

non-refundable

natural resources

new issue market

non-renewable

natural wastage

new media

non-resident

naturalise

new money

non-standard

naturalize

new share

non-systematic risk

nautical

new stock

non-tariff barrier

nautical mile

new time

non-union

NAV

New York Mercantile Exchange

non-voting shares

naval

New York Stock Exchange

non-voting stock

navigate

New York Stock Exchange NYSE

nonfeasance

NB

newly industrialised country

norm

NBV

newly industrialized country

normal goods

NCV

news feed

normal yield curve

NDPB

newsgroup

north

near field communication

Newspaper Publishers Association

North American Free Trade Agreement

near money

NGO

North American Industry Classification System

near term

NI

Nos.

nearby delivery

NIC

nosedive

negative

niche

nostro account

negative amortisation

niche market

not-for-profit

negative balance

niche marketer

not-invented-here syndrome

negative carry

niche marketing

notarise

negative cash flow

niche technology

notarize

negative convexity

nicher

notary

negative duration

nichist

notch

negative equity

nickel

note

negative income tax

Nielsen ratings

note issuance facility

negative inflation

NIESR

note issue

negative interest rate

NIF

note payable

negative net worth

nifty fifty

note receivable

negative yield curve

night depository

note to the accounts

negligence

night safe

notebook

negligent

NIH syndrome

noteholder

negomania

Nikkei average

notice account

negotiable

Nikkei index

notify

negotiable instrument

nil

notional

negotiable security

nil PE ratio

notional principal amount

negotiate

nimby

notional value

negotiation

NMS

Nov.

neo-classical economics

no bail-out clause

novation

nepotism

no claims discount

novelty

NEST

no win no fee

NOW account

nest egg

no-frills

NPA

net

no-load fund

NPL

net 10/eom

no-par stock

NPL ratio

net 30

no-par-value share

NPV

net annual value

no-strike

nt wt

net asset

no-win

NTA

net asset backing

No.

nude contract

net asset value

No. 10

nudge

net asset value NAV

nolo contendere

nudum pactum

net book value

nomadic worker

nuisance

net borrowing

nominal

NUJ

net cash

nominal accounts

null

net current asset

nominal capital

null and void

net debt

nominal damage

null hypothesis

net debt as a percentage of shareholders funds

nominal interest rate

nullify

net earnings

nominal ledger

nullity

net emigration

nominal price

number-cruncher

net expense ratio

nominal value

numbered account

net exporter

nominal yield

numerical

net immigration

nominate

NVQ

net importer

nomination

NYMEX

net income

nominee

NYSE

net income per share

non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment

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