Skip to main content

Translate Your Page

banking terms

  ✍️ CRR Cash Reserve Ratio is the minimum fraction of total deposits of a bank’s customers that banks have to hold as reserves with the central bank. ✍️ SLR Statutory Liquidity Ratio is the ratio of liquid assets to the net demand and time liabilities. ✍️ LAF Liquid Adjustment Facility is a tool to allow banks to borrow money through repurchase agreements. It consists of repo and reverse repo operations. ✍️ MSF Marginal Standing Facility allows scheduled banks to borrow funds overnight from RBI against approved government securities. ✍️ MSS Market Stabilization Scheme is a monetary policy intervention by RBI to withdraw excess liquidity by selling government securities in the economy. ✍️ OMO Open Market Operations refers to the buying and selling of government securities in the open market so as to expand or contract the amount of money in the banking system. ✍️ REPO Repo...

Idioms And Phrases

1.White elephant - Very expensive but of no use.

2.Shoulder to Shoulder - Very fast friend or relative in difficult time.

3.Play Ducks and Drakes - To Waste money onworthless articles.

4.Mother Wit - Common sense.

5.Long in the Tooth - Old people (or horses).

6.In Like Flynn - To be easily successful, especially when sexual or romantic.

7.High on the Hog - Living in Luxury.

8.Give Him The Slip - To get away from. To escape.

9.Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining – Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.

10.Dry Run - Rehearsal.

11.Buy A Lemon - To purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems or stops running after you drive it.

12.Back Seat Driver - People who criticize from the sidelines, much like someone giving unwanted advice from the back seat of a vehicle to the driver.

13.A Doubting Thomas - A skeptic who needs physical or personal evidence in order to believe something.

14.A Dime A Dozen - Anything that is common and easy to get.

15.Charley Horse - Stiffness in the leg / A leg cramp.

Comments

Popular Posts

Inflation: Types, Causes, Effects and Remedies

Inflation refers to a situation when there is an overall increase in the prices of goods leading to a general decline in the value o  Types We will discuss the two major types of inflation: 1 . Demand Pull Inflation:   Inflation arises when there is an increase in the supply of money but there is no corresponding increase in the supply of goods useful to the community. Accumulation of more money than before raises the purchasing power of people and stimulates the demand for goods but the supply of the latter being limited, the necessary consequence will be the inflation of the price level. Demand Pull Inflation thus means, in plain words, too much money chasing too few goods. 2. Cost Push Inflation:  When the prices of goods increases because of an increase in the cost of production, it is known as cost push inflation. What causes Inflation? Additional money put in the hands of people naturally creates in them a desire to spend more on goods. The sellers these commodities get more mone...

Idioms and phrases...

1. Acid Test: Meaning -  Acid test proves the effectiveness of something. Example -  I practiced hard at the dance sessions but the acid test will come when the master will assess our solo performances. 2. Cut the ground from under feet : Meaning -  When you cut the ground from under someone's feet, you do something which weakens their position. Example -  When team India hit more than 350 runs in the ODI, they cut the ground from under the opponent's feet. 3. Chase your tail: Meaning -  Spending a lot of time and energy doing a lot of things but actually achieving too little. Example -  He's been chasing his tail all week collecting data but the report is still not ready 4. Whole bag of tricks - Meaning -  Means trying all the clever means to achieve something. Example -  It was really difficult to find the information even after applying the whole bag of tricks. 5. Deliver the goods - Meaning -  Do what is expected or promised. Example -  I have given my car to a new mech...

Question and Answers on GST

Question No.1: What kind of Taxes will GST replace? Central Excise Tax Service Tax Entertainment Tax All the types of taxes Answer:  GST will remove or replace all the types of taxes that will include Entry Tax, Luxury Tax, Purchase Tax, Octrol, Service Tax, Central Excise Tax etc on goods and services. Question No: 2 What does G stands for in GST? General Global Goods Great Answer:   G in GST stands for Goods and Service Tax Bill Question No: 3 What is GST officially called? GST is also known as The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Second Amendment) Bill, 2014 Question No: 4 To what percent there will be economic growth in the country with the help of GST? The economic growth will be 1- 1.5% per year Question No: 5   What industries will GST benefit? GST will benefit Trade and agriculture industry the most Question No: 6 Will GST benefit Importers OR Exporters? GST will benefit exporters more than importers. Question No: 7 Which areas will be benefitted more by GST? GST will be mo...