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UBR

undervalued

unlicensed

UCITS

underwater

unlimited company

UCITS III

underweight

unlimited liability

UK Budget

underwrite

unlisted

UK Help to Buy mortgage scheme

underwriter

unlisted company

UK Swiss Tax Agreement

underwriting agreement

unlisted security

ultimate consumer

underwriting group

unload

ultimate customer

underwriting loss

unofficial

ultra vires

underwriting power

unofficial exchange rate

umbrella

underwriting risk

unofficial strike

umbrella fund

underwriting spread

unorthodox monetary policy

UMTS

underwriting syndicate

unpaid dividend

unapproved share schemes

undeveloped land

unprofitable

unaudited

undischarged bankrupt

unqualified opinion

unauthorised fund

undistributed earnings

unrealised gain/loss

unbalanced budget

undistributed profit

unrecoverable

unbundle

unearned income

unrecoverable error

unbundling

unearned income/revenue

unregulated collective investment scheme Ucis

uncalled capital

uneconomic

unregulated fund

uncashed

uneconomical

unreported income

uncertainty

unemployable

unscrupulous

unclean bill of lading

unemployed

unsecured

uncleared effects

unemployment

unsecured credit

uncollected

unemployment benefit

unsecured creditor

unconditional

unemployment insurance

unsecured debt or unsecured loan

unconditional bid

unemployment rate

unsecured note

uncovered option

unemployment trap

unskilled

uncovered parity

unenforceable contract

unskilled worker

UNCTAD

unexpired

unsocial

undated

unfair

unsold

undated gilts

unfair dismissal

unsold balance

undated security

unfavourable

unsolicited

under-investment

UNFCCC

unsolicited offer

underbid

unfriendly takeover

unsolicited rating

underbooked

unfunded pension liability

unspecified damage

undercapitalised

ungeared

unsubscribe

undercapitalized

UNIDO

unsustainable

undercharge

unified managed account

unsustainable growth

undercut

unified managed household

unsystematic risk

underdeveloped country

uniform business rate

unveil

underemployed

unilateral

unweighted index

underemployment

unilateral contract

unwind

underestimate

uninsurable risk

unwind a position

underfunded

uninsured

upfront

underground economy

union

upfront fee

underhand

union representative

upgrade

underinsured

unionise

upkeep

underlease

unionize

upselling

underlet

unique selling point

upset price

underlying

unique visitor

upside

underlying (commodity, index, security, etc)

unissued capital

upside risk

underlying asset

unit

upsize

underlying basis

unit cost

upstream

underlying debt

unit investment trust UIT

upswing

underlying inflation

unit of account

uptick

underlying loan

unit of trading

uptick rule

underlying share

unit price

uptrend

underlying stock

unit sale

upwardly mobile

undermanned

unit share

US healthcare bill

underpaid

unit trust

US legislation

underpay

unit trust company

US shutdown

underperform

unit-linked

useful life

underpin

unitary tax

user

underproduction

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

user innovation

underreport

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

user-generated content (UGC)

undersell

unitise

usufruct

undershoot

unitize

usury

undersubscribed

unitranche

utilised capacity

undertake

universal bank

utility

undertaking

Universal Product Code code

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