Financial Glossary

Understand financial and investment terms used in FinanceCalcs calculators. Learn definitions, formulas, and practical applications.

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G

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L

M

N

P

R

S

T

V

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Financial Glossary

A

Annual Percentage Rate (APR)

Amortization

Asset

B

Basis Point

Bond

Breakup Value

C

CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)

Capital Gains

Compound Interest

Credit Score

D

Deduction

Depreciation

Dividend

E

EMI (Equated Monthly Installment)

Equity

Effective Yield

F

Fixed Deposit (FD)

Future Value

Financial Goal

G

Gross Income

Growth Rate

I

Income Tax

Inflation

Interest Rate

Investment Returns

L

Loan Tenure

Loan-to-Value Ratio (LTV)

Lump Sum

M

Maturity

Maturity Amount

Mutual Fund

N

Net Income

Net Worth

Nominal Return

P

PPF (Public Provident Fund)

Principal

Profit After Tax (PAT)

R

Rate of Interest

Real Return

Retirement Corpus

Risk Profile

Rupee Cost Averaging

S

Savings Goal

SEBI

Simple Interest

SIP (Systematic Investment Plan)

Standard Deduction

T

Tax Bracket

Tax Filing

Tax-Saving Investment

Tenure

Time Value of Money

V

Variable Interest Rate

Volatility

Y

Year-on-Year (YoY)

Yield

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