Definition

To voluntarily commit your money and attention to receiving something regularly, whether it's magazines, streaming services, or increasingly, subscriptions to things you forgot you had. The modern economy's favorite verb.

Example Usage

She decided to subscribe to the streaming service for movies and TV shows.

Source: Common consumer terminology

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A leverage metric comparing total liabilities to shareholder equity, revealing whether a company is conservatively financed or one recession away from bankruptcy. Financial analysts' favorite way to judge how recklessly a company borrows.

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A person or business so financially submerged that accountants gave up and lawyers got involved. The point where 'broke' becomes a court-acknowledged legal catastrophe requiring formal government intervention.

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investments

Capital placed somewhere with the expectation of future returns, or what people call their lottery tickets when they want to sound financially sophisticated. Can range from buying stocks and bonds to funding your cousin's cryptocurrency scheme that's 'definitely going to moon.' The difference between an investment and gambling is mostly how you explain losses at dinner parties.

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investing

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