appreciation

  • 101Capital Appreciation Fund — A mutual fund that attempts to increase asset value primarily through investments in growth stocks. The heavy investment in growth stocks increases the risk associated with these types of funds. Also called aggressive growth fund . As its name… …

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  • 102Stock Appreciation Right - SAR — A right, usually granted to an employee, to receive a bonus equal to the appreciation in the company s stock over a specified period. Like employee stock options, SARs benefit the holder with an increase in stock price; the difference is that the …

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  • 103careful appreciation — index diagnosis Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 104lack of appreciation — index ingratitude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 105mutual appreciation — index rapport Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 106nice appreciation — index decorum Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 107capital appreciation bond — ( CAB) Securities that are issued at par, but which do not remit interest to the holder until maturity. The interest accrues at the coupon rate and is compounded at a stated rate. The issuer holds the accumulated, compounded interest until the… …

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  • 108currency appreciation — An increase in the value of one currency relative to another currency. Appreciation occurs when, because of a change in exchange rates, a unit of one currency buys more units of another currency. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

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  • 109Shared Appreciation Mortgage — ( SAM) A mortgage with a low rate of interest, offset by giving the lender some portion of the appreciation in the value of the underlying property. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

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  • 110stock appreciation right — ( SAR) A contractual right, often granted in tandem with an option that allows an individual to receive cash or stock of a value equal to the appreciation of the stock from the grant date to the date the SAR is exercised. Bloomberg Financial… …

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