Unit trust

A unit trust invests money in the stock market on behalf of a group of private investors that have put […]

Unquoted shares

Some companies choose to not be listed on the stock market, or they may not meet the listing requirements. Therefore […]

Unstable equilibrium

An equilibrium such that, if a shock disturbs the equilibrium, there is a subsequent tendency to move even further away […]

Up Selling

Prompting customers to buy upgraded products when they had intended to buy something of lower value.

Update

To modify a database record to insert new information into it, or to delete it. Updating is either done in […]

UPS

Uninterruptable Power Supply. A system of batteries that permits a mainframe to keep going even when the power fails. It […]

Upsell

An attempt to increase a buyer’s spending by offering upgrades, additions or modifications for an additional fee.

Utility

A numerical indicator of the value that one places on an outcome, such that higher valued outcomes will be chosen […]

Value added

For a production process this is the value of output minus the value of all inputs (called intermediate goods). The […]

Value based pricing

A pricing methodology that involves setting prices based upon perceived value (rather than cost to the producer). Although its use […]