#business terminology

• Markup — What is added to an object to complete, enlarge, supplement it, or increase its value; an extra element included in a structural assembly. In economics, the term designates the percentage rate or fixed amount added to the cost price of merchandise to obtain the retail price, ensuring the merchant's profit and distribution cost coverage.
• Also — A rare international surname or commercial designation utilized as a corporate acronym or structural brand within the technology and distribution industry (for instance, ALSO Holding, a major European technology provider). Etymologically, when appearing as a proper name, it can stem from a regional adaptation or an ancient onomastic abbreviation preserved in civil registries.
• Canceled — Deprived of legal, administrative, or technical validity; a contract, deed, flight, or scheduled event that has been abolished, revoked, or declared null and void; a phenomenon or effect that has been neutralized or reduced to zero by an opposing force or decision.
• Argent comptant — A phrase of French origin used in international commercial and financial jargon to denote hard cash, currency, or liquid monetary assets immediately usable to settle a payment obligation. In a transactional sense, it represents the instant, direct, and un-deferred settlement of a purchase, eliminating the need for credits, securities, or other delayed financial instruments.