Glossary - E
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- Early Adopter
- A customer who begins to use a product early in the product lifecycle. (Wikipedia article on Early Adopter, Wikipedia article on Diffusion)
- Early Majority
- The body of customers who begin to use a product once it has been proven by the Early Adopters. (Wikipedia article on Diffusion)
- Earnings
- See Profit.
- Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
- The profit made by a business before considering interest and taxes. (Wikipedia article on Earnings Before Interest and Taxes)
- Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
- The profit made by a business before considering interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. (Wikipedia article on Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization)
- Economy of Scale
- A cost advantage resulting from expanded production. (Wikipedia article on Economy of Scale)
- Effective Demand
- The aggregate demand for a product or services taking into account the purchasing power of its market. (Wikipedia article on Effective Demand)
- Effective Tax Rate
- The actual rate of tax payed by a business, taking into account offsets and payments. (Wikipedia article on Effective Tax Rate)
- Equity
- See Stock.
- Equity Financing
- The sale of stock in order to raise finance. (Wikipedia article on Ownership Equity, Article on the Business Owners Toolkit site)
- Expense
- An outflow of money. (Wikipedia article on Expense)
- Experience Curve
- A curve explaining the relationship between experience and efficiency. (Wikipedia article on Experience Curve)
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