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Entries Starting With P

P

personalise

prioritise

P&L

personality

prioritize

P/E

Personhood

priority

P/E multiple

personnel

priority claim

P/E ratio

personnel manager

priority lien

P/E ratio (PER)

PEST analysis

private

P45

pester power

private bank

PA

petition

private banking

pac

petrochemicals

private brand

Pac-man defence strategy

petrodollars

private company

pacesetter

petty cash

private corporation

Pacific Rim

petty cashier

private enterprise

paid-in capital

Pfandbriefe

private equity

paid-up capital

phablet

private equity fund

paid-up policy

pharmaceutical

private equity group

pair

pharmaceuticals

private income

palm-sized

pharmacy

private investment

palmtop

phase

private investor

paltry

Phillips curve

private land

pamphlet

phishing

private law

pan-European

Phoenix Four

private limited company

Panama plan

physical

private limited partnership

panel

physical commodity

private market value (PMV)

panellist

physical market

private offering

panic selling/buying

physical price

private ownership

paper

physicals

private partnership

paper bid

Pibs

private pension

paper currency

pick-up

private placement

paper gain

picket

private placing

paper loss

picking

private possession

paper mill

pictogram

private property

paper millionaire

pie chart

private residence relief PRR

paper money

piece goods

private sale

paper profit

piece rate

private sector

paper profit/loss

piece work

private treaty

paper title

pigeonhole

private trust

paper trail

piggyback

private-label

paper-based

Pigou effect

privately-held

paper-pusher

PIIGS

privately-owned

paperchase

PIK or payment-in-kind toggle

privatisation

paperless

pilfer

privatise

paperwork

pilot

privilege

par

PIMS

privity

par bond

PIN number

prized

par value

ping

PRO

parachute

pink pound

pro bono

paradigm

Pink Sheets

pro forma

paradigm shift

pink slip

pro forma earnings per share

paradox of thrift

pink-collar worker

pro forma invoice

paralegal

pioneer

pro rata

parallel

PIPE

pro tem

parallel data query

pipeline

proactive

parallel economy

piracy

probability

parallel import

pirate

probability of default

parallel loan

pit

probate

parallel market

pitch

probation

parallel processing

pittance

probe

parameter

pivot

probity

parastatal

pixel time

problem child

parcel

place

proceeds

parent

placement

process owner

parent company

placement agent

processed

Pareto analysis

placing

processing

Pareto-optimal

plaintiff

processor

Paretos Law

planned economy

procure

pari passu

planned obsolescence

procurement

Paris Club

planning

procurement officer

parity

planning application

produce

park

Planning Gain Supplement

producer

park assets

planning permission

producer price index PPI

Parkinsons Law

plant

producer prices

parlay

plant manager

producer surplus

parliament

plant utilisation

product

parsimony

plastic

product advertising

part

plastic money

product awareness

part delivery

plat book

product base

part order

plateau

product differentiation

part owner

platinum

product endorsement

part ownership

play

product engineer

part shipment

player

product family

part-exchange

PLC

product innovation

part-paid share

pledge

product launch

part-payment

pledgee

product liability

part-time

pledger

product manager

part-timer

plenary

product mix

partial acceptance

PLM

product orientation

partial equilibrium

plog

product parity

partial loss

plot

product placement

partial spin-off

plot plan

product substitution

partially amortised loan

plough (US spelling plow) back

product withdrawal

participant

plug

product-harm crisis

participate

plug-in

production

participating preference share

plummet

production control

participating preferred stock

plunder

production manager

participation certificate

plunge

production platform

participative

plus

productive

participative management

plus factors

productivity

particular average

ply

productivity bonus

particulars

PO Box

profession

partly-owned subsidiary

poach

professional

partly-paid stock

POD

professional investor

partner

podcast

professional liability

partnership

point

proficiency

party

point of law

proficient

party plan

point of order

profile

pass

point of purchase

profiling

pass-along

point of purchase advertising

profit

pass-along readers

point of sale

profit and loss account

pass-book

point of use

profit and loss statement P&L

pass-on

poison pill

profit before tax

pass-through

polarization

profit centre

pass-through (income taxes)

police

profit forecast

pass-through security

policy

profit margin

passage

policy lending

profit motive

passenger

policyholder

profit sharing

passive

political

profit squeeze

passive commerce

political action committee

profit warning

passive investment

political economy

profit-making

passive loss

political risk

profit-taking

passive management

politics

profitability

passport

poll tax

profitability (in the fiduciary duty/15c sense)

passport control

pollster

profitable

past due

pollution credit

profiteer

past due bill

Ponzi

profits policy

paste

Ponzi scheme

profits warning

PAT

pool

program

patent

pooling of interests

program trading

patent agent

pop-under

programme

patent box

pop-up

programme trading

patent defect

popular capitalism

programmer

Patent Office

popular price

programming

patent protection

population

programming language

patent right

pork barrel

progress payment

patentable

pork bellies

progression

patentee

port authority

progressive

paternalistic

portable pension

progressive tax

paternity

portal

prohibit

paternity leave

portfolio

prohibitive

paternity pay

portfolio career

project

path dependence

portfolio leverage

project engineer

pathfinder

portfolio management

Project Evaluation and Review Technique

pathfinder prospectus

portfolio manager

project manager

patient capital

portfolio mix

Project Merlin

patrimony

portfolio rebalancing

projected growth rate

patron

portfolio swap

projection

patronage

portfolio tracking

promissory note

patronise

portfolio worker

promotion

pattern

position

prompt date

pauper

position building

prompt note

pawn

position limit

proof of title

pawnbroker

positioning

property and liability insurance

pawnshop

positive carry

property authorised investment fund Paif

pay

positive convexity

property company

pay and file

positive convexity

property development

pay as you earn PAYE

positive discrimination

property investment

pay cable

positive energy networks

property loan

pay channel

positive leadership

property management

pay claim

positive net worth

property manager

pay comparability

positive organisational scholarship (POS)

property market

pay day

positive yield curve

property market value

pay determination

possess

property register

pay down

possession

property right

pay envelope

possessor

property rights

pay for performance

post office

property tax

pay freeze

post room

proportional

pay packet

post-date

proportional representation

pay period

post-dated

proportional tax

pay slip

post-Fordism

proportionate

pay spine

Post-it

proposal

pay talks

post-merger integration

propose

pay TV

postage

proposer

pay-as-you-go

postcode

proposition

pay-in-kind debenture

poste restante

Proprietary

pay-per

POTS

proprietary company

pay-per-click

pound

proprietary product

pay-performance sensitivity

poundage

proprietary right

payable

poverty

proprietary rights

payables

power distance

proprietary trading

payback

power-sharing

proprietor

payback period

powerhouse

prorate

paycheque

pp.

pros and cons

payday lender

ppd.

prosecute

paydirt

PPI

prosecution

paydown

ppm

prosecutor

payee

PR

prospect

paying agent

PRA Prudential Regulation Authority

prospective

paying bank

practice

prospective yield

paying-in

practise

prospectus

payload

practising

prosper

paymaster

practising certificate

prosperity

Paymaster General

praise sandwich

prosperous

payment

pre-emptive right

prosumer

payment on delivery

pre-owned

protect

payment term

pre-owned assets

protection

payment-by-results

pre-tax

protection racket

payment-in-kind security

pre-tax loss

protectionism

payment/ benefit in kind

pre-tax margin

protective

payoff

pre-tax profit

protective covenant

payola

precedent

protective tariff

payout ratio

précis

protocol

payroll

precision engineering

prototype

payroll tax

predator

proven reserves

payrolled

predatory

provident fund

payrolling

predatory pricing

provident society

PBR

predecessor

provision

PBT

predict

provision for depletion

PBX

prediction market

provisional call feature

PC

preempt

proviso

PCC

preemptive right

proximate cause

pcm

pref

proxy

PCN

preference

proxy access

pct.

preference capital

proxy fight

PD ratio

preference dividend

proxy statement

PDA

preference share

proxy vote

PDF

preference shares

PRP

PDF file

preference stock

prudence

PDR

preferential

prudent

peak

preferential creditor

PSBR

peak child

preferential term

PSL

peak fare

preferment

psychic income

peak oil

preferred

psychographics

peak season fare

preferred capital

psychological test

peak-to-trough

preferred share

psychological testing

peanuts

preferred shares/stock

psychometric test

pecking order

preferred stock

psychometric testing

peculation

pregnant presenteeism

psychometrics

pecuniary

prejudice

PT

peddle

prelease

Pty

peer

preliminary

pub

peer group

premier

pub.

peer-to-peer

premiere

public

peer-to-peer P2P lending

premises

public accounts

peg

premium

Public Accounts Committee PAC

pegged currency

premium bond

public company

pegged exchange rate

premium income

public corporation

pen pusher

premium over bond value

public debt

penalty

premium over conversion value

public deposits

penalty clause

premium pay

public employee

pence

premium price

public enterprise

pencil pusher

premium raid

public examination

pending

premortem

public expenditure

penetrate

prepackaged

public finance

penetration

prepaid

public fund

penetration pricing

prepaid 529 plans

public funds

penniless

prepay

public goods

penny

prepayment

public hearing

penny share

prequel

public housing

penny stock

presale

public investment

penny-pincher

present

public issue

pension

present value

public land

pension buy-in

presenteeism

public law

pension buyout

preset

public limited company

pension credit

president

public offering

pension fund

presold issue

public ownership

pension plan

press

public partnership

pension plan/scheme

press agent

public property

pension pot

press communications

public prosecutor

Pension Protection Fund PPF

press conference

public relations

pension right

press officer

public relations officer

pension scheme

press release

public sale

pensionable

press secretary

public sector

pensioner

prestige

public sector borrowing requirement PSBR

people meter

prestigious

public sector debt repayment (PSDR)

people pill

presumption

public servant

people skill

pretailing

public service

people-intensive

pretax profit

public service vehicle

PEP

pretences

public spending

peppercorn rent

prevalent

public transport

PER

preventive

public transportation

per annum

preview

public trust

per capita

prey

public trust in business

per capita gross domestic product

price

public utility

per capita gross national product

price competition

public works

per diem

price differential

public-private

per mille

price discrimination

public-private partnership

per subscriber price

price earnings ratio

public-service vehicle

per-capita income

price effect

publication

per-share

price elasticity

publicise

percent

price fixing

publicist

percentage

price freeze

publicity

percentage point

price inelastic

publicity stunt

percentile

price leader

publicly

perception

price leadership

publicly held

perfect competition

price level

publicly listed company

perfect market

price liberalisation

publicly traded

perform

price mechanism

publicly-held

performance

price point

publicly-owned

performance appraisal

price range

publish

performance bond

price regulation

publisher

performance bonus

price restraint

publishing

performance contract

price sensitivity

puff

performance evaluation

price support

pull

performance fees

price tag

pull date

performance fund

price taker

pull down

performance guarantee

price term

pull strategy

performance review

price theory

pull system

performance-related

price value of a basis point PVBP

pullback

performance-related pay

price-cutting

pulsing

performing loan

price-fixing

pump

performing right

price-insensitive

pump price

period

price-sensitive

pump-priming

periodic payment plan

price-sensitive information

punctual

periodical

price-to-book ratio

pundit

peripheral

price-weighted index

punitive

perishable goods

price/book ratio

punitive damage

perishables

price/earnings ratio

punitive tariff

perjury

price/sales ratio

punter

perk

priceless

pupil premium

permanent

pricey

purchase

permanent establishment

pricing

purchase (day) book

permanent injunction

pricing model

purchase acquisition

permatemp

pricing power

purchase agreement

permission

prima facie

purchase invoice

permission marketing

primary

purchase order

permission to build

primary data

purchase price

permission to deal

primary dealer

purchase tax

permit

primary dealers

purchaser

perpetual bond/note

primary demand

purchases account

perpetuity

primary distribution

purchasing

personal action

primary industry

purchasing managers index PMI

personal allowance

primary listing

purchasing officer

personal assistant

primary market

purchasing power

personal cheque

primary memory

purchasing power parity PPP

personal computer

primary mortgage market

pure play

personal consumption

primary production

pure profit

personal credit

primary residence

purge

personal day

primary share

purse

Personal Equity Plan

prime

purser

personal exemption

prime broker

purveyor

personal finance

prime contractor

push strategy

personal income

prime land

push system

personal income tax

prime rate

put

personal injury

prime rate fund

put

personal investment

prime-1

put and call option

Personal Investment Authority

principal

put bond

personal investor

principal payment

put option

personal ledger

principal stockholder

put up or shut up

personal liability

principal trading

put-call parity

personal loan

principal/agent problem

put/call ratio

personal pension

principle

PV

personal property

print advertising

pyramid

personal representative

print preview

pyramid scheme

personal saving

print run

pyramid selling

personal selling

print space

personal shopper

prior

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