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Every trade has words it uses without explaining. In business the cost of not knowing one is real: some of them are ordinary jargon and some of them are a decision that can take a house.
Please note: This page explains what a term means. It is general information, not legal, financial, tax or investment advice, and it does not know anything about your business. Before you sign, file or commit to anything, check it with an accountant, a solicitor, or the official guidance we link to.
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71 terms filed under C, showing 51–60 (page 6 of 8).
C
Corporation tax
The tax a limited company pays on its profits. Due nine months and a day after the year end, before the return is even filed.
Cost centre and profit centre
Splitting the business into parts you can measure separately.
Cost of sales
Also called COGS, Cost of goods sold, Direct costs
The costs that only exist because you made the sale. Everything else is an overhead.
Cost per acquisition by channel
What each marketing route actually costs you per customer.
Cover and covers per hour
A meal served. The basic unit of a hospitality business.
CPM, CPC and CTR
Also called Cost per mille, Cost per click, Click-through rate, Impressions
The three numbers every advertising report leads with, and none of them is a business outcome.
CQC registration
Registering with the Care Quality Commission. Mandatory for regulated activities in England.
Credit control
The unglamorous discipline of making sure the money you have earned actually arrives.
Credit note
A document reducing or cancelling an invoice. Not a refund.
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