Numbers dressed up in fancy suits pretending to be words.
The upper limit you're not supposed to exceed—whether it's a price cap, altitude restriction, or your boss's patience. The thing above your head that prevents you from going higher.
To convert assets or opportunities into liquid capital or profit, or to exploit a favorable situation before it vanishes—the art of turning 'what you have' into 'what you can actually use'.
The total market value of a company's outstanding shares, or the process of converting assets into liquid capital—essentially what makes investors either sleep soundly or panic-sell at 3 a.m.
The direct costs of producing your products—basically the stuff that physically goes into making what you sell.
Combining financial results from a parent company and all its subsidiaries into one statement—to hide where the actual problems are located.