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BizTerms for the Letter S
Section 1244 Stock
Share
Stated Capital
S Corporation, S Corp, Sub S, Subchapter S
Sole Proprietorship
Standard Filing
Stock Physical evidence of ownership
Stock Certificate
Stock Ledger, Stock Transfer Book
Stockholder
Sole Proprietorship
Secondary Market
Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE)
SCORE
Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)
Search Engine
Server Refers to a computer program or computer
Server Error
Spider
Suffix (Domain Name)
Spam (or Spamming): Unwanted bulk email messages
Standard Industrial Code, SIC, Business Classification Code
Single Member Limited Liability Company A LLC with one member
Series, Stock Series A sub-category of a stock class
Subchapter S Filing to IRS
Stock Certificates,Membership Certificates
SEC Securities Exchange Commission
Special Charges
Sub S Status Filing
Submitted Your papers Mailed, faxed or sent electronically
Sniffing
Statutory Agent Same as registered agent
SSN, Social Security Number
Sub S Election, Subchapter S Election IRS Request to become a S Corporation
Services & Products Included
Sub S Filing Assistance
SmallBiz Secretary
Shipping & Handling
Scrambler
Secam
Signal to Noise Ratio (S/N)
Single-Channel-Per-Carrier (SCPC)
Spectrum
Splitter
Spread Spectrum
Synchronization (Sync)
Switched 56
Saved credit card
Salvage
Self-Administered Plan
Self-Administration
Self-Insured Retention
Senior Citizen Policies
Separate Account
Service-Type Plans
Settlement Options
Short-Term Disability Income Insurance
Sickness Insurance
Skip person
Social Security Freeze
Social Security Option
Soft Market
Special Damages
Special Risk Insurance
Split Funding
Spouse's Benefit
Standard Insurance
Standard Markets
Standard Provision
Standard Provisions
Standard Risk
State Disability Plan
State Fund
State Insurance Department
State-of-the-Art Defense
Statutory Accounting
Statutory Accounting Principles (SAP)
Statutory Surplus
Statutory Underwriting Profit or Loss
Step-Rate Premium
Step-up in basis
Stock Company
Stock Exchange
Stockholder (or shareholder), shareholders
Stock Insurance Company
Stock Life Insurance Company
Straight Life Insurance
Strict Liability
Subrogation
Substandard (Impaired Risk)
Substandard Insurance
Substandard Risk
Supplementary Contract
Surety Bond
Surgical Expense Insurance
Surgical Schedule
Surplus
Surplus Lines
S corporation
search warrant
secondary meaning
secret warranty program
secured debt
security deposit
seizure
self-proving will
service mark
servient tenement
setback
setoff
settlor
severability clause
severance pay
sexual harassment
shared equity mortgage
Shareholder Owner of one or more shares of stock
shareholders' agreement
short sale (of house)
shotgun charge
sick leave
sickness benefits
slander
SLAPP suit
small claims court
small entity
Social Security
sole proprietorship
sound mind
spam
special administrator
special power of attorney
specials
specific bequest
specific performance
specification
spendthrift trust
spite fence
sponsor
springing durable power of attorney
sprinkling trust
stare decisis
state court
State's Attorney
status (immigration)
statute
statute of limitations
statutory damages
statutory share
statutory subject matter
stepped-up basis
stipulated insurance
stirpes
sua sponte
sublease
subpena
subpena duces tecum
subpoena
substituted service
substitution of parties
succession
successor trustee
sui generis
summary adjudication of issues
summary judgment
summary probate
summons
sunset law
sunshine laws
superior court
Supplemental Register
Supremacy clause
Supreme Court
surrender value
surrogate court
surviving spouse
surviving spouse's trust
survivors benefits
swearing match
special damages- Legal
subrogation- Legal
S&P
S&P 100 Index
S&P 500 Index
S.A.G.I.T.T.A.I.R.E.
S.W.I.F.T.
S.W.I.F.T. codes and Countries
S.W.I.F.T. connections
S.W.I.F.T. priority
S.W.I.F.T. testkey
SA
SAA
SAFE
Saitori
Same day funds
Samoa
Samurai
San José Stock Exchange
Santiago Stock Exchange
Sao Paulo Stock Exchange
Sao Tome and Principe
SAR
sàrL
Satellite
Saudi Arabia
SBD
SBF
Scalable fonts
Scaling
Scanner
Schedule
SCO
Score
SCR
Screen
Screen capture
Screen dump
Script
SD
SDA
SDP
SEAQ
Search Tree
SEC
Secondary market
Secure
Secured amount
Securities
Securities borrowed
Securities Clearing Corporation
Securities Industries Automation Corporation
Securitization
Security
Security audit
Security audit trail
Security firm
Security life
Security related control information
Seed key
SEK
Select
Self service terminals
Selling rate
Semantic Network
Semiconductor
Sender
Sender date and time
Sender identifier code
Sender name and address
Sender transaction reference
Sender's correspondent
Sender's correspondent bank
Sender's correspondent identifier
Sender's correspondent name and address
Sender's ref.
Sender's reference number
Sending bank
Sending bank's reference
Sending bank's transaction reference
Senegal
Sensitivity
Seoul Stock Exchange
Sequence of total
Serial transmission
Series designation
SERPS
Server
Service code
Service indicator
Services (no risk)
Serving local branch
SES
SESDAQ
Session key
SET
Settlement
Settlement account
Settlement amount
Settlement code
Settlement conversion rate
Settlement currency code
Settlement date
Settlement date OTD
Settlement end date
Settlement fee amount
Settlement institution
Settlement institution country code
Settlement institution identification code
Settlement instructions
Settlement method
Settlement processing fee amount
Settlement start date
Seychelles
SGD
Shells
Shield
Shielded twisted pair
Shielding
Shite
Shite kabu
Shöken gaisha
Shoko- chukin bank
Short cover
Short position
Short term
Short term stock speculation
SHP
SIA
SIB
sic Mistake made
Siemens Nixdorf
Sierra Leone
SIG
Sign- on procedure
Sign- on procedure Signature
Silicon
Silver
SIMEX
sine die
Singapore
Singapore International Monetary Exchange
Singapore Stock Exchange
Single Density
Single Sided
Single-user System
Sites
SLL
Smart card
Smart Modem
Smartsizing
SMCs
SME
SMI
SMTP
Società Interbancaria per l'Automazione
Société des Bourses Françaises
SOFFEX
Soft font
Soft Sectored
Software
Sögö
Sögö shösha
Sökaiya
Solomon Islands
Somalia
SOS
Source institution
South Africa
South African Stock Exchange
South Korea
Soviet Central Bank
Spain
Spanish Stock Exchanges
SPARC
Special concessions
Special drawing right
Special warning limit
Speech Recognition
Speech Synthesis
Spindle
Split knowledge
Split value date
SPM
Spot contract
Spot date
Spot liquidity position
Spot maturity date
Spot purchase
Spot rate
Spot sale
Spreadsheet
SRG
Sri Lanka
SRO
SS
SSAP
St Pierre and miduelon
St. Helena
Staff grade
Staff personal data
Standard
Standard & Poor
Standard cost/income rate
Standard interface
Standard International Trade Classification
Standard position codes
Standard reports
Standardization
Standing data
Star network
Stars
Start sentinel
Start-of-day job
Statement
Statement of accounts
Statement of budget outstanding risk
Statement of holdings
Statement of numbers
Statement of open orders
Statement of outstanding risk
Statement of pending transactions
Statement of substantial credit
Statement of transactions
Statement period
Static data
Statistics reports
Status
Status indication
status quo ante
STD
stet
STIC
Stock Exchange indexes
Stockbroker
Stockholm Fondbors
Stop payment instructions
Storage
Storage Capacity
Stored
Story stock
Strategy
Streaming
Strike
Strike price
Structure
Structured English
Stuttgart Stock Exchange
sub judice
sub rosa
Sub-limit
Submitted job
Subordinate loan
Subordinated credit/subordinated loan
Subscribe
Subscription price
Subsidiary account number one (SAN- 1)
Subsidiary account number two (SAN- 2)
Subsystem
Sudan
Sum of amounts
Sum of net proceeds
Sundry
Sundry creditors
Sundry debtors
Sundry debtors/creditors
Suomen Pankki
Supplementary details
Support
Supported Structures Incorporating Ladders
Supranational bodies
SUR
Suriname
Suspense account
Suspense account off-balance sheet items
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
SVC
Sveriges Riksbank
Swap rate/swap points
Swaziland
Sweden
Swedish Stock Exchange
Swiss Markets Index
Swiss stock exchanges
Swiss Stock Exchanges (2)
Switching
Switzerland
Sydney Stock Exchange
Sync Code
Syndicate
Syndicate underwriting
SYP
Syria
System
System date
System information
System position administration & fiating
System Reference Number (SRN)
System time
System Trace Audit Number (STAN)
Systematics
SZL
Sales charge
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Security Certificate Security Certificate
Selling Group
Selling Shareholders
Selling short
Series
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
Share repurchase
Shares
Short position (options)
Short position (stocks)
Short sale
Simple interest
SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol)
Slippage
Small Business Investment Corporation (SBIC)
SMDS (Switched Multimegabit Data Service)
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
Spam (or Spamming)
Spinning
Spin-off
SQL (Structured Query Language)
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Stabilization
Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC)
Stock dividend
Stop (-Loss) Order
Stuffed
Surety bonds
Sweat equity
Sysop (System Operator)
Sole proprietorship - Internet
Server - Internet
Secondary market - Trading
Syndicate - Trading
Strike price - Trading
Story Stock - Trading
Settlement date - Trading
SIC - Trading
Sanctions
Scienter
Secondary boycott
Separation of powers
Standing
Status quo
Substantive law
Sabbatical
Sabotage
Sacred Cow
Safe Harbor Rule
Safety Margin
Safety Stock
Salability
Salable
Sale
Sales
Sales and Leaseback
Sales and Marketing
Sales Budget
Sales Coverage
Sales Driven
Sales Effort
Sales Force
Sales Force Composite Method
Sales Forecast
Sales Incentive
Sales Ledger
Sales Letter
Sales Literature
Sales Planning
Sales Promotion
Sales Quota
Sales Revenue
Sales Target
Sales Tax
Sales Territory
Salient Attribute
Salvage Value
Sample
Satellite Operation
Satisfaction of Debt
Saturation
Save The Drama For Your Mama
Saving
Savings and Loan Associations
Savings Bank
Savings Element
Savings Rate
Scale
Scapegoat
Scarcity
Scenario
Scrambled Merchandising
Screening
Scrip
Scut Work
Sealed Bid
Season
Seasonal Downturn
Seasonality
Seasoned Loan
Second Class
Second Mortgage
Second Source
Secondary Issue
Secondary Mortgage Market
Secondary Offering
Secondary Research
Seconds
Sector
Secured Bond
Secured Debt (or Loan)
Secured Loan
Secured Note
Secured Party
Securities and Exchange Commission
Securities Loan
Security Agreement
Security Element
Security Interest
Security Rating
Seed Capital (or Money)
Segment
Selective Distribution
Self Central
Self Directed Team
Self Fulfilling Prophecy
Self Insurance
Self Liquidating
Sell
Sell Off
Seller Liability
Seller's Market
Selling Costs
Selling Platform
Semiannual
Semi-Durable Goods
Semimonthly
Semivariable Costs
Senior Debt
Senior Discount
Sensitive
Sensitive Market
Sentiment Indicators
Sentimental Value
Separation
Serial Bond
Service Bureau
Service Business
Service Center
Service Contract
Service Life
Service Sector
Settle
Severalty
Shakedown
Shakeout
Shakeup
Shareholders' Agreements
Shareholders' Equity
Shares Authorized
Shark
Shark Repellent
Shark Watcher
Shelf Life
Shelf Space
Shelf Velocity
Shell Company
Shelve
Shift Gears
Shiftless
Ship's Manifest
Shoddy
Shopping
Short
Short Bond
Shortchange
Shortfall
Short-Term
Short-Term Debt
Short-Term Funds
Shotgun
Show Time
Showboat
Shrinkage
Shutdown
Shyster
Side Collateral
Sight Draft
Signature Loan
Signed Copy
Silent Partner
Silver Standard
Simulation
Sin Tax
Single Line Store
Single-Entry Bookkeeping
Single-Payment Loan
Sinking Fund
Site
Site Development Cost
Situation Analysis
Skill
Skill-Intensive
Skimming
Slack
Sleazy
Sleeper
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Giant
Slogan
Slowdown
Slump
Slushfund
Small Business
Small Business Administration
Small Business Development Center
Small Business Innovation Research Program
Small Business Institute
Small Business Investment Company
Small Investor
Smoke and Mirrors
Smokescreen
Smokestack Industry
Smuggle
Snowballing
Social Costs
Social Marketing
Socially Conscious Investor
Soft Currency
Soft Dollars
Soft Goods
Soft Loan
Soft Money
Soft Sales Promotion
Soft Sell
Software Architecture Document
Soil Bank
Sole Supplier
Solid Citizen
Solo
Solvency
Solvent
Song and Dance
Sophisticated Investor
Source
Source and Application Statement
Source Code
Source Code Tracing
Span of Control
Special Purpose Value
Special Situation
Special Use Property
Specialist
Specialist Research
Specialization
Specialty Advertising
Specialty Goods
Specialty Retailer
Specialty Selling
Specialty Shop
Specie
Speculate
Speculation
Speculative Risk
Speculative Value
Speedup
Spike
Spilt
Spin
Spin Doctor
Spin Off
Split Commission
Spoilage
Spokesperson
Sponsorship
Sporadic Quality Problems
Spot Cash
Spot Check
Spot Exchange
Spot Loans
Spot Market
Spot Price
Spread
Spreading Agreement
Spur
Square Footage
Squeeze
Staff
Stage of Development
Stagflation
Stagnation
Stake
Stale Check
Standard and Poor's
Standard Costing
Standard Deviation
Standard Industrial Classification
Standard of Living
Standard Stocks
Standards
Standby Commitment
Standby Fee
Standing Order
Staple Stock
Star
Start Rate
Start-Up
Start-Up Capital
Stat
Stated Value
Statement of Account
Statement of Affairs
Statement of Change in Financial Position
Statement of Condition
Statement of Partners' Capital
Statement of Retained Earnings
Statement of Work
Statistical Process Control
Statistically Significant
Statute of Frauds
Statutory Law
Staying Power
Steamship Conference
Step Down
Step-Down Lease
Step-Up Lease
Stevedore
Stiff
Stimulus
Stipulate
Stipulation
Stock Control
Stock Corporation
Stock in Trade
Stock Ledger
Stock Split
Stock Ticker Symbols
Stock Turnover
Stockholder
Stockpile
Stonewalling
Stop Limit Order
Stop Order
Stop Payment
Store
Store Brand
Straight Bill of Lading
Straight Debt
Straight Line Depreciation
Straight Loan
Straight Paper
Straight Time
Strategic Business Unit
Strategic Metals
Strategic Plan
Strategic Positioning
Stratify
Street
Street Smarts
Strip Development
Structural Inflation
Structural Unemployment
Structured Analysis
Stub-Period Financial Information
Subchapter S Corporation
Subcontractor
Subdivider
Subfactor
Subjective Value
Subliminal
Suboptimization
Subordinated Debt
Subsequent Offering
Subsidiary
Subsidiary Journal
Subsidiary Ledger
Subsidy
Succession Planning
Sue
Suggested Retail Price
Sum of the Years Digits
Summary
Sunbelt
Sunk Costs
Sunset Industry
Superfund
Supermarket
Superstore
Supplier
Supply
Supply and Demand
Supply Side Economics
Support Activity
Support Level
Support Price
Surcharge
Surety
Surety Bonding Assistance
Surrogate
Surtax
Survivorship
Swap
Sweatshop
Sweetener
Swing Loan
Swing Time
SWOT Analysis
Symposium
Symptom
Syndication
Syndrome
Synergy
System Software
System Test
Systemic
Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Systems Selling
SmallBiZ Filing Service
SIC Standard Industrial Classification
Standard Shipping & Handling
State Fees