Numbers dressed up in fancy suits pretending to be words.
Long-term assets like buildings, equipment, and vehicles that aren't meant to be sold as part of normal operations. They're on the balance sheet for years and gradually depreciated as they slowly become worthless.
Trading ahead of client orders by using insider knowledge of pending transactions; highly illegal and incredibly profitable if caught slowly.
The difference between a company's book balance and actual bank balance due to checks written but not yet cleared. Temporary money that doesn't belong to you but you can use anyway.
An independent examination of financial statements to verify they're accurate and follow accounting standards. It's the financial equivalent of a teacher grading a student's homework—usually they find mistakes.
Being stuck in a frustrating limbo where you don't qualify for assistance but also can't afford to live comfortably—the economic equivalent of being too tall for some doorways and too short for others.