Pre-market is the period of trading activity occurring before the regular market hours.

Progressive tax is a tax that imposes a lower tax rate on low-income tax payers compared to those with a higher income. 

Accretion is gradual growth of assets’ price and earnings to business expansion. 

Annual return is the return that an investment provides over a year. 

Disinflation is a temporary slowing sown of the price inflation rate. A term, particularly used to describe situations when inflation rate reduced significantly over the short period of time.

Disequilibrium is a situation in the markets where internal or external circumstances prevent market equilibrium from being reached or cause market volatility.

Price level is the average of current prices across the entire spectrum of goods and services produced in all of the economy. 

A price ceiling is a fixed maximum price a seller may charge for a product or service. 

A financial asset is a liquid asset that gains its value from a contractual right or an ownership claim. Cash, stocks, bonds, mutual funds as well as bank deposits are the examples of financial assets.

Financial distress is a condition in which a company or an individual is not able to generate profit due to their inability to pay their financial obligations.