March 2026
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Glossary
Glossary of Acronyms
- ABAR
- Accredited in Business Appraisal Review
- ABV
- Accredited in Business Valuation
- AICPA
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- ANA
- Adjusted net assets
- ANAB
- ANSI National Accreditation Board
- ANSI
- American National Standards Institute
- APT
- Arbitrage pricing theory
- A/P
- Accounts payable
- A/R
- Accounts receivable
- ARM
- Appeals and Revenue Memorandum (IRS)
- ASA
- American Society of Appraisers
- ASC
- Accounting Standards Codification (FASB)
- ASU
- Accounting Standards Update (FASB)
- BIG
- Built-in gain
- BLS
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- BUM
- Build-up model
- BVIC
- Book value of invested capital
- BVR
- Business Valuation Resources
- CAGR
- Compound annual growth rate
- CAPM
- Capital asset pricing model
- CBA
- Certified Business Appraiser
- CBI
- Certified Business Intermediary
- CBV
- Chartered Business Valuator
- CCF
- Capitalized cash flow
- CFF
- Certified in Financial Forensics
- CICBV
- Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators
- COGS
- Cost of goods sold
- CPE
- Continuing professional education
- CRSP
- Center for Research in Security Prices
- CSRP
- Company-specific risk premium
- CTM
- Completed transactions method
- CV
- Coefficient of variation
- CVA
- Certified Valuation Analyst
- DCF
- Discounted cash flow
- DE
- Discretionary earnings
- DLOC
- Discount for lack of control
- DLOL
- Discount for lack of liquidity
- DLOM
- Discount for lack of marketability
- DMDM
- Direct market data method
- DOL
- U.S. Department of Labor; Degree of operating leverage
- DPS
- Dividend per share
- EBIT
- Earnings before interest and taxes
- EBITDA ...
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