Welcome to the Financial Times Lexicon

Browse thousands of words and phrases selected by Financial Times editors and suggest new terms for the glossary.

Entries starting with A

A(H1N1)A(H1N1): a subtype of flu virus which has been used as the official name given by the World Health Organisation to the 2009 pandemic. There...
A-shareA-shares are shares of Chinese companies listed on either the Shanghai or Shenzhen stock exchanges. They are denominated in renminbi and...
A-share/B-share marketsMainland China's two stock exchanges, in Shanghai and Shenzhen, both have A- and B-share markets. The key distinction is that A-shares are...
A/B/C shareA/B/C share - different classes of a company's shares. Each class has different characteristics, for example the right to vote at...
a/cWritten abbreviation for account.
A/DWritten abbreviation for after date.
a/rWritten abbreviation for all-risks.
A1In the Lloyds Register of shipping, an A1 ship is of the highest quality or in excellent condition.
AAAdvertising Association - a professional association of British organizations representing companies and people involved in advertising. 
AAAAbbreviation for American Accounting Association.
1-10 of 699 results

Lexicon on Twitter