Value stream

The steps utilized to create a desirable good.

Variable cost

A cost that increases as the quantity of an item is produced. Common examples include the costs of ingredients, shipping […]

Veblen good

A product for which a higher price stimulates increased customer demand. Such items are used to advance the status of […]

Venture capital

Capital invested into projects with higher risks, usually start-up businesses.

Vertical merger

A merger between companies that are in the same industry but are not at the same production stage. For example, […]

Vig

The common abbreviation for vigorish

Vigorish

The interest rate on a loan from a loan shark.