adjustment — ad‧just‧ment [əˈdʒʌstmənt] noun [countable, uncountable] 1. a change that is made to something in order to correct or improve it: • We have made an adjustment to our target. • Grants are to be slashed by 33%, after adjustment for inflation. ˌcost … Financial and business terms
adjustment — noun 1 small change made ADJECTIVE ▪ delicate, fine, minor, slight, small ▪ important, major, significant ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Inflation accounting — is a term describing a range of accounting systems designed to correct problems arising from historical cost accounting in the presence of inflation. [ [http://financial dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/inflation+accounting Wall Street Words: An… … Wikipedia
adjustment — ad|just|ment [əˈdʒʌstmənt] n [U and C] 1.) a small change made to a machine, system, or calculation adjustment for ▪ Once we make the adjustments for inflation, the fall in interest rates is quite small. adjustment to ▪ a slight adjustment to the … Dictionary of contemporary English
adjustment */*/ — UK [əˈdʒʌs(t)mənt] / US [əˈdʒʌstmənt] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms adjustment : singular adjustment plural adjustments 1) a change in something that makes it better, more accurate, or more effective The upward adjustment in salaries… … English dictionary
adjustment — [[t]əʤʌ̱stmənt[/t]] adjustments 1) N COUNT: oft N to/for/in n An adjustment is a small change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something. Compensation could be made by adjustments to taxation... Investment is up by… … English dictionary
adjustment — ad|just|ment [ ə dʒʌstmənt ] noun count or uncount ** 1. ) a change in something that makes it better, more accurate, or more effective: The upward adjustment in salaries reflects the current rate of inflation. make adjustments: We ll see how… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
adjustment trigger — /ə dʒʌstmənt ˌtrɪgə/ noun a factor such as a certain level of inflation which triggers an adjustment in exchange rates … Dictionary of banking and finance
Structural adjustment — is a term used to describe the policy changes implemented by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (the Bretton Woods Institutions) in developing countries. These policy changes are conditions (Conditionalities) for getting new … Wikipedia
Seasonal adjustment — is a statistical method for removing the seasonal component of a time series used when analyzing non seasonal trends.Time Series ComponentsThe investigation of many economic time series becomes problematic due to seasonal fluctuations. Series are … Wikipedia