British/American Financial Terms in use

British	American
Annual General Meeting (AGM)	Annual Stockholders Meeting
Articles of Association	Bylaws
authorised share capital	authorized capital stock
barometer stock	bellwether stock
base rate bonus or capitalisation issue	prime rate stock dividend or stock split
bridging loan	bridge loan
cheque	check
company	corporation
creditors	accounts payable
current account	checking account
debtors	accounts receivable
gilt-edged stock (gilts)	Treasury bonds
labour	labor
Memorandum of Association	Certificate of Incorporation
merchant bank	investment bank
ordinary share	common stock
overheads	overhead
profit and loss account	income statement
building society	savings and loan association
property	real estate
quoted company	listed company
retail price index (RPI)	consumer price index (CPI
share	stock
share premium	paid-in surplus
shareholder	stockholder
shareholders' equity	stockholders' equity
stock	inventory
trade union	labor union
unit trusts	mutual funds
visible trade	merchandise trade