LibGuides: Finance: Find Background Information

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

These examples of finance dictionaries and encyclopedias provide specialized definitions and overviews of concepts in the discipline.

Additional finance reference sources can be found by searching the library catalog.

Gale Virtual Reference Library (Thomson Gale)
Online resources in the social sciences and business areas.

Encyclopedia of Business and Finance
ISBN: 0028660617
Publication Date: 2007
A Dictionary of Finance and Banking
ISBN: 0198607490

Contains short definitions of terms used in banking.
Dictionary of Real Estate Appraisal
ISBN: 1935328077
Financial Lexicon: A Compendium of Financial Definitions, Acronyms, and Colloquialisms
ISBN: 1403936099
Handbook of Modern Finance
ISBN: 079134794X

Provides practical explanations with real world examples on topics such as the financial markets, security analysis, short and long term financial management, financial policy, and international finance.
International Dictionary of Finance
ISBN: 1861974787

Contains short definitions and explanations of international finance topics.