Numbers dressed up in fancy suits pretending to be words.
A documented sequence of transactions showing every step from origin to final entry, allowing auditors to trace financial data backward like forensic accountants solving a very boring crime. When the trail goes cold, so does your credibility.
The gradual increase in value of a bond as it approaches maturity, or the increase in earnings per share following an acquisition. Basically, when numbers get bigger and finance people get to feel smart about predicting it.
Relating to those mysterious number wizards called actuaries who calculate risk, probability, and future costs using mathematics that would make most people weep. It's the science of predicting when you'll die, how likely your house is to burn down, and how much money a pension fund needs—cheerful stuff. If it involves insurance, statistics, and existential dread, it's probably actuarial.
Money a company owes to suppliers and vendors for goods or services received but not yet paid for. The grown-up version of 'I'll pay you back later,' except with purchase orders and payment terms.
Costs incurred but not yet paid, recorded as liabilities on the balance sheet because accrual accounting insists on acknowledging unpleasant realities before the bills arrive. Financial statements' way of saying 'don't get too excited, you owe money.'
A pre-approved sum of money allocated for specific purposes, whether it's reimbursing employees for business expenses or giving your kid enough cash to learn about financial responsibility (and candy budgets). In corporate speak, it's the amount you're permitted to spend before someone starts asking uncomfortable questions. It's not free money—it's controlled spending with receipts attached.