Definition of Green Card

Green Card

The I-551 Permanent Resident card, held by a resident alien.

CARDs

Certificates of Amortized Revolving Debt. Pass-through securities backed by credit card receivables.

Evergreen credit

Revolving credit without maturity.

Greenmail

Situation in which a large block of stock is held by an unfriendly company, forcing the target
company to repurchase the stock at a substantial premium to prevent a takeover.

Greenshoe option

Option that allows the underwriter for a new issue to buy and resell additional shares.

Wild card option

The right of the seller of a Treasury Bond futures contract to give notice of intent to deliver
at or before 8:00 p.m. Chicago time after the closing of the exchange (3:15 p.m. Chicago time) when the
futures settlement price has been fixed. Related: Timing option.

Balanced Scorecard

A system of non-financial performance measurement that links innovation, customer and process measures to financial performance.

balanced scorecard (BSC)

an approach to performance
measurement that weighs performance measures from four
perspectives: financial performance, an internal business
perspective, a customer perspective, and an innovation and
learning perspective

procurement card

a card given to selected employees as a
means of securing greater control over spending and eliminating
the paper-based purchase authorization process

standard cost card

a document that summarizes the direct
material, direct labor, and overhead standard quantities and
prices needed to complete one unit of product

Clear Card

A credit card from which payments are deducted over subsequent time periods.

Paycard

A credit card into which a company directly deposits an employee's net pay.

Signature Card

A bank document containing the signatures of all approved signatories
that a company has approved to sign checks.

Timecard

A document or electronic record on which an employee records his or
her hours worked during a payroll period.

credit card

A revolving source of credit with a pre-established limit. You have to pay interest on a credit card if you have an outstanding balance.

debit card

A card which enables you to directly access your bank account when paying for purchases. So instead of paying in cash or with a credit card, a debit card allows the specified amount of the purchase to be electronically debited, or withdrawn, from your bank account. See Interac Direct Payment for an explanation of the actual procedures that you follow at the point of sale (POS) terminal to use your debit card.

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