If you need to sharpen up on your business-related terminology, this list of business words that start with B I’ve put together is going to be just what you’re looking for.
Sometimes you need a word starting with a certain letter to emphasize a point, I get it.
I’m a writer, businessman, and entrepreneur, I’ve had to search for specific words more times than I can remember!
This is why I put together this list of business-related words that begin with the letter B – to help you out if you’re looking for a specific, powerful word.
I’ve tried to cover everything from finance to economics and general business terms. I hope you find what you’re looking for – good luck!
Business Words That Start With B
Backlog – an accumulation of uncompleted work or matters needing to be dealt with.
Bad Credit – a company’s history of failing to pay bills on time
Bail Bond – money or property offered as a deposit to ensure a defendant’s appearance at trial.
Balance Of Payments – the difference in total value between payments into and out of a country over a period.
Balance Sheet – a statement of the assets, liabilities, and capital of a business or other organization at a particular point in time, detailing the balance of income and expenditure over the preceding period.
Ballpark Figure – a rough numerical estimate or approximation of the value of something that is otherwise unknown.
Bandwidth – the energy or mental capacity required to deal with a situation.
Banker’s Draft – a cheque drawn by a bank on its own funds.
Bankruptcy – the state of being bankrupt.
Base Pay – the minimum amount you can expect to earn in exchange for your time or services.
Base Rate – (in the UK) the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks, used as the benchmark for interest rates generally.
Bear Market – when a market experiences prolonged price declines.
Bid-Offer Spread – the amount by which the asking price exceeds the bid price for an asset in the market.
Black Friday – the day after the US holiday of Thanksgiving, regarded as the first day of the Christmas shopping season, on which retailers make many special offers.
Black Swan – an unpredictable or unforeseen event, typically one with extreme consequences.
Blue Chip – denoting companies or their shares considered to be a reliable investment, though less secure than gilt-edged stock.
Bond – a fixed income instrument that represents a loan made by an investor to a borrower.
Boost – encouragement, improvement, or help. a boost to morale.
Brand Awareness – the extent to which consumers are familiar with the qualities or image of a particular brand of goods or services.
Breakeven – the point or state at which a person or company breaks even.
Breakthrough – a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development.
Brexit – the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
Bridging Loan – a sum of money lent by a bank to cover an interval between two transactions, typically the buying of one house and the selling of another.
Broker – a person who buys and sells goods or assets for others.
Budget – an estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time.
Buildings Insurance – covers the cost of repairing damage to the structure of your property.
Bull Market – a market in which share prices are rising, encouraging buying.
Business Cycle – a cycle or series of cycles of economic expansion and contraction.
Business Plan – a document setting out a business’s future objectives and strategies for achieving them.
Buy-Out – pay someone to give up ownership or a share of something.
Buy-To-Let Mortgage – a mortgage sold specifically to people who buy property as an investment, rather than as a place to live.
Buyout – the purchase of a controlling share in a company.
As you can see, there is a decent amount of business-related words that start with the letter B that you can use to describe various activities.
‘Budget’ and ‘Balance’ are two that are pretty common when talking about accounting and finance, and of course ‘Business Plan’ is a fundamental document that is created when planning a business’s strategy.
If you know of any words I’ve missed that would be helpful to others please drop me a comment below and I’ll add them to the list, thanks!
For more professional and business words starting with different letters of the alphabet, please click any of the letters in the table below to go to that list:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R |
S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
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Phil lives in England, UK, and has around 20 years experience as a professional life, career and executive coach. He started this blog to help others find and define their own self development journey. Blogging about a wide range of topics to help facilitate a better future.