Foster Business Library


Business Dictionaries


This list consists of dictionaries in the Foster Business Library Reference Collection, arranged alphabetically by call number; click here for a list of titles in the entire Reference Collection. For online business dictionaries, see the Foster Business Library database Oxford Reference: Economics & Business, with the Oxford University Press's Dictionaries of Accounting, Business, Economics, Finance and Banking, Human Resource Management, and the Handbook of International Financial Terms. For foreign language dictionaries, see the UW Libraries' online Language Dictionaries.

On the atlas stand, next to the reference desk:

  • Webster's third new international dictionary of the English language   PE1625 .W36 1981 cop.30   (On atlas stand)   (There is also a copy of the 1971 edition of this 2,600-page dictionary, usually on a stand, atop one of the reference shelves' countertops)

    On the reference collection shelves:

  • A dictionary of statistical terms; prepared for the International Statistical Institute   HA17 .K4 1971b.
  • Dictionary of business and economics   HB61 .A53 1984.
  • Dictionary of economics / Graham Bannock, R.E. Baxter, and Evan Davis  HB61 .B33 1998.
  • Wirtschaftsworterbuch   HB61 .E44 1970.
  • An eponymous dictionary of economics: a guide to laws and theorems named after economists   HB61 .E66 2004.
  • Dictionary of free-market economics   HB61 .F65 1998.
  • A lexicon of economics / Kenyon A. Knopf   HB61 .K57 1991.
  • Link's international dictionary of business economics   HB61 .L56 1993.
  • The anti-capitalist dictionary: movements, histories & motivations   HB61 .L66 2006.
  • Economics dictionary / Donald W. Moffat   HB61 .M54 1983.
  • The New Palgrave: a dictionary of economics   HB61 .N49 1987b.   (Four Volumes)
  • Dictionary of economics, commercial and financial, English, French and Persian   HB61 .N54 1990.
  • The Dictionary of modern economics / general editor, David W. Pearce   HB61 .P42 1983.
  • Russian-English/English-Russian dictionary of free market era economics   HB61 .P68 1993.
  • Routledge dictionary of economics / Donald Rutherford   HB61 .R92 2002.
  • Dictionary of economic and statistical terms   HB61 .U55 1972.
  • Who's who in economics: a biographical dictionary of major economists, 1700-1981   HB76 .W46 1983b.
  • A dictionary of econometrics / Adrian C. Darnell  HB139 .D358 1994.
  • Dictionary of occupational titles / U.S. Department of Labor   HB2595 .D52 1991.   (Also available Online)

  • Corporate eponymy: a biographical dictionary   HC29 .R66 1992.
  • African-American business leaders: a biographical dictionary   HC102.5.A2 I52 1994.
  • Eurojargon: a dictionary of European Union acronyms, abbreviations and sobriquets   HC241.2 .R25 2000.

  • The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of accounting   HD30.15 .B455 1995 v. 1
  • The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of strategic management   HD30.15 .B455 1995 v.2
  • The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of management information systems   HD30.15 .B455 1995 v.3
  • The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of marketing   HD30.15 .B455 1995 v.4
  • The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of managerial economics   HD30.15 .B455 1995 v.5
  • The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of organizational behavior   HD30.15 .B455 1995 v.6
  • The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of international management   HD30.15 .B455 1995 v.7
  • The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of finance   HD30.15 .B455 1995 v.8
  • The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of human resource management   HD30.15 .B455 1995 v.9
  • The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of operations management   HD30.15 .B455 1995 v.10
  • The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of business ethics   HD30.15 .B455 1995 v.11
  • International dictionary of management   HD30.15 .J64 1990.
  • The MBI dictionary of modern business and management   HD30.15 .V36 1986.
  • Dictionary of strategy: strategic management A-Z   HD30.28 .K454 2004.
  • The dictionary of international business terms   HD62.4 .S54 2004.
  • International trade names dictionary   HD69 .B7 .I58 1988 / 1989.
  • The MBA's dictionary   HD70.U5 O68 1983.
  • Encyclopedia of real estate terms   HD1365 .A23 2000.
  • Glossary of real estate management terms   HD1365 .G58 2003.
  • The illustrated real estate dictionary / compiled by Michael C. Thomsett   HD1365 .T46 1988.
  • The dictionary of real estate appraisal   HD1387 .D435 2002.
  • Roberts' dictionary of industrial relations   HD4839 .R612 1994.
  • Employee benefits dictionary: an annotated compendium of frequently used terms   HD4928 .N6 .B75 1992.
  • Biographical dictionary of American labor   HD8073 .A1 .B56 1984.

  • Biz talk 1: American business slang & jargon   HF1001 .B78 1993.
  • Dictionary of business / P.H. Collin   HF1001 .C48 2001.
  • Prentice Hall encyclopedic dictionary of business terms   HF1001 .C68 1995.
  • Business buzzwords: the tough new jargon of modern business   HF1001 .J64 1990.
  • The Random House handbook of business terms   HF1001 .N55 1988.
  • Dictionary of business and management / Jerry M. Rosenberg   HF1001 .R79 1993.
  • Dictionary of retailing and merchandising / Jerry M. Rosenberg   HF1001 .R793 1995.
  • Encyclopedic dictionary of accounting and finance   HF1001 .S525 1989.
  • Dictionary of Asia Pacific business terms   HF1001 .T25 2004.
  • Dictionary of business terms [Vietnamese--English   HF1001 .T68 1990.
  • Arbejdsmarkedets terminologi [Danish--English]   HF1002 .A73 1975.
  • Dictionary of business: English--Spanish, Spanish--English   HF1002 .C64 1993.
  • NTC's dictionary of Japan's business code words   HF1002 .D412 1997.
  • Bilingual business dictionary [Spanish--English]   HF1002 .D477 1999.
  • Cassell English--Japanese business dictionary   HF1002 .F43 1993.
  • Harrap's French and English business dictionary   HF1002 .H3443 2005.
  • Harrap's Spanish and English business dictionary   HF1002 .H3444 2005.
  • Japanese business language: an essential dictionary   HF1002 .J373 1987.
  • Key words in international trade   HF1002 .K49 1996.
  • English-Ukrainian dictionary of business   HF1002 .K74 1997.
  • Wiley's English--Spanish, Spanish--English business dictionary   HF1002 .K323 1996.
  • NTC's French and English business dictionary   HF1002 .N93 1992.
  • Dictionary of business and management / Jerry M. Rosenberg   HF1002 .R68 1983.
  • Langenscheidt Routledge German dictionary of business, commerce and finance: English--German/German--English   HF1002 .R685 2003.
  • Incoterms [contract and commerce terminology, English—French]   HF1002.5 .I53 1990.
  • McGraw-Hill dictionary of business acronyms, initials, and abbreviations   HF1002.5 .R67 1992.
  • Green weenies and due diligence: insider business jargon   HF1002.5 .S78 2005.
  • Wiley's English-German, German-English business dictionary   HF1359 .B75 1995.
  • The international business dictionary and reference   HF1359 .P74 1991.
  • Terms of trade: glossary of international economics   HF1373 .D43 2006.
  • The McGraw-Hill dictionary of international trade and finance   HF1373 .G57 1994.
  • Dictionary of trade policy terms / Walter Goode   HF1373 .G77 2003.
  • Dictionary of international trade: handbook of the global trade community   HF1373 .H55 2005.
  • Dictionary of international trade / Jerry M. Rosenberg   HF1373 .R67 1994.
  • Diccionario basico de libre comercio: espanol-ingles, English-Spanish   HF1705 .D53 1993.
  • Dictionary of marketing communications   HF5412 .G68 2004.
  • The dictionary of marketing   HF5412 .O87 1988.
  • Dictionary of marketing & advertising / Michael J. Baker   HF5415 .B273 1990.
  • The marketing glossary: key terms, concepts, and applications in marketing management   HF5415 .C5414 1992.
  • Dictionary of marketing terms   HF5415 .D4873 1988.
  • Dictionary of marketing and advertising / Jerry M. Rosenberg   HF5415 .R577 1995.
  • Dictionary of marketing research   HF5415.2 .V35 1987.
  • The dictionary of retailing   HF5429 .O78 1985.
  • Facts on File dictionary of personnel management and labor relations   HF5549 .A23 .S52 1985.
  • English-Vietnamese, Vietnamese-English accounting dictionary   HF5621 .A653 1992.
  • Concise English-Vietnamese accounting dictionary   HF5621 .C664 1998.
  • Accounting: the language of business   HF5621 .D28 1977.
  • Dictionary of accounting   HF5621 .E77 1985.
  • Accounting dictionary: English-Spanish, Spanish-English   HF5621 .S26 2003.
  • An accounting thesaurus: 500 years of accounting   HF5625 .A56 1995.
  • Complete multilingual dictionary of advertising, marketing, and communications: English, French, German   HF5803 .P33 1984.

  • International dictionary of finance / Graham Bannock   HG151 .B274 2000.
  • Dictionary of finance and investment terms / John Downes   HG151 .D69 2006.
  • Webster's new world finance and investment dictionary   HG151 .E88 2003.
  • Dictionary of banking terms / Barrons   HG151 .F57 2006.
  • The dictionary of financial risk management   HG151 .G37 1999.
  • IMF glossary: English-French-Spanish / International Monetary Fund   HG151 .I57 1992.
  • New Palgrave dictionary of money & finance   HG151 .N48 1992.   (Three volumes)
  • English-Russian dictionary of finance   HG151 .P48 1995.
  • Dictionary of banking and financial services / Jerry M. Rosenberg   HG151 .R67 1985.
  • A glossary of financial/investment terms / prepared by Standard & Poor's Corp   HG151 .S74 1976.   (Pamphlet)
  • Swedish-English financial and business dictionary   HG151 .S93 1979.
  • Macmillan dictionary of international finance   HG151 .W34 1985b.
  • A dictionary of Japanese financial terms   HG151 .W55 1995.
  • The dictionary of banking: over 5,000 terms defined and explained   HG151 .W64 1994.
  • Dictionary of financial abbreviations / John Paxton   HG151.3 .P39 2003.
  • Dictionary of financial engineering   HG176.7 .M368 2000.
  • Handbook of international financial terms   HG3881 .M578 1997.   (Also available Online)
  • The Financial Times A-Z of international finance   HG3880 .M33 1997.
  • Encyclopedic dictionary of international finance and banking   HG3880 .S55 2001.
  • Dictionary of international investment terms   HG3880 .S548 2001.
  • Bilingual securities dictionary / English-Spanish   HG4513 .D53 1998.
  • The essential dictionary of investing & finance / Jerry M. Rosenberg   HG4513 .R67 2004.
  • McGraw-Hill dictionary of Wall Street acronyms, initials, and abbreviations / Jerry M. Rosenberg   HG4513 .R68 1992.
  • Wall Street words: an A to Z guide to investment terms for today's investor   HG4513 .S37 2003.
  • Investment and securities dictionary   HG4513 .T48 1986.
  • A glossary of terms used in the federal budget process   HJ2052 .G58 2005.   (Also available Online, in 182 PDF pages)
  • A dictionary of taxation / Simon James   HJ2305 .J328 1998.

  • International organizations: a dictionary & directory   JX1995 .S34 1983.

  • Black's Law dictionary   KF156 .B55 1979.
  • Shepard's McGraw-Hill tax dictionary for business   KF6287 .M56 1994.
  • A dictionary of arbitration and its terms: labor, commercial, international   KF9085 .A68 .S4 1970.

  • Acronyms, initialisms & abbreviations dictionary   P365 .A28.
  • The new Cassell's French dictionary: French-English, English-French   PC2640 .C3 1973.
  • Cassell's Spanish dictionary: Spanish-English, English-Spanish   PC4640 .C35 1968b.
  • Roget's descriptive word finder: a dictionary/thesaurus of adjectives   PE1591 .K544 2003.
  • Roget's international thesaurus   PE1591 .R73 1962.
  • Webster's third new international dictionary of the English language   PE1625 .W36 1981 cop.30   (On atlas stand)
  • American Heritage dictionary of the English language   PE1628 .A623 2000.   (Also available Online)
  • Random House Webster's college dictionary   PE1628 .R28 1995.
  • The new Cassell's German dictionary; German-English, English-German   PF3640 .B45 1965.
  • Business Russian   PG2120.C6 A38 1993.
  • Russian-English, English-Russian   PG2640 .B46 1993.
  • Harper Collins Russian dictionary: Russian-English, English-Russian   PG2640 .O98 1995.
  • Elgar dictionary of economic quotations   PN6084 .E36 .E44 2003.

  • Mathematical dictionary for economics and business administration   QA5 .S55 1976.
  • The computer glossary: the completed illustrated dictionary   QA76.15 .F734 2001.

  • NTC's dictionary of trade name origins   T324 .R66 1991.
  • Data & telecommunications dictionary   TK5102 .P48 1999.   (Also available in ENGnetBASE)

  • Dictionary of health insurance and managed care   W13 .D55717 2006.

  • Management Contents database thesaurus & dictionary   Z699.5 .M25 .M36 1984.   (Looseleaf)

    11 June 1999; updated 28 December 2006.   Peter Stevens, Business Librarian, stevens@u.washington.edu, 206-543-4360.