Terms starting with D
15 entries in the StockMarket.et Financial Dictionary.
- DebtMoney borrowed that must be repaid, usually with interest, on agreed terms.
- Debt to Income RatioDTIYour recurring debt payments as a share of your income; lenders use it to judge how stretched you are.
- DeductibleThe first slice of a loss that you pay yourself before the insurer pays the rest of a covered claim.
- DefaultFailure to meet a debt obligation, such as missing an interest or principal payment.
- Defined BenefitDBA pension design where your retirement income is calculated by a formula, often using salary and years of service.
- Defined ContributionDCA pension design where only the contributions are fixed; your benefit depends on how the pot grows and how you draw it.
- DeflationA sustained fall in the general price level of goods and services across an economy.
- Deposit MobilisationThe effort by banks and microfinance firms to attract and grow customer savings and current-account balances as a stable funding base.
- DepreciationSpreading the cost of a physical asset over its useful life as an accounting expense.
- DerivativeA financial contract whose value depends on an underlying asset, rate, or index.
- Development Finance InstitutionDFIA public or policy-backed lender that funds projects and firms for development goals, often where pure commercial banks will not go alone.
- DiversificationSpreading investments across different assets so that a loss in one does not sink the whole portfolio.
- Dividendትርፍ ድርሻA share of a company's profit paid out to shareholders, usually in cash.
- Dividend PolicyA board's approach to how much profit is paid out as dividends versus kept in the business over time.
- Due DiligenceCareful research into a company or deal before you invest money or sign a contract.