| ABN (n) | Australian Business Number A tax number that qualifies you as a business. |
| ATO (n) | Australian Tax Office equivalent to the IRS |
| AUD, AUD$, A$ (n) | Australian dollar |
| award rates (n) | minimum standard pay and conditions (pay scale) |
| BAS (n) (pronounced baaz) |
Business Activity Statement Tax form for figuring your GST payment. |
| bickie (n) | dollar |
| bludge, bludger (n) | person who dodges work |
| bourse (n) | stock exchange |
| brass, brass razoo (adj) | money "He hasn't got a brass razoo." |
| CBD (n) | Central Business District, downtown area of a city "I've got to go into the CBD." |
| clawback (v) (adj) | the recovery of funds already disbursed "The plan would clawback benefits." |
| compo (n) | worker's compensation |
| crust (adj) | wage money |
| diary (n) | appointment book or calendar, Day Runner |
| docket (n) | receipt, ticket |
| dosh (n) | money "Bring the dosh." |
| drive-away (adj) | out-the-door price (car dealership) Price of the car, GST, stamp duty, license, and third party insurance included. |
| EFTPOS (n) | debit card, Electronic Funds Transfer At Point Of Sale Can access check or savings accounts by credit or bank card through a terminal in a shop or bank. |
| excess (n) | deductible (insurance) "My car insurance has a $200 excess on theft." |
| expression of interest (n) | a real estate term meaning one is asked to bid on a property |
| exy (adj) | expensive |
| FIRB (n) | Federal Investment Review Board |
| flat chat (v) | very busy, very fast |
| flat spot (adj) | an opening in the schedule "Do you have a flat spot tomorrow?" |
| flick it on (v) | quick resale |
| flog (v) | to sell something "I'm going to flog off my old Ford Falcon." |
| follow on customer (adj) | repeat customer |
| franking credits (n) | Tax credits for investors on dividends from company profits that have already had taxes paid on them. Eliminates double taxation: first on company's profits, second on dividends from those profits. A standard stock benefit. |
| gold coin (n) | $1 or $2 Australian coins (gold-colored) "Admission to the charity fete by gold coin donation." |
| GST | Goods and Services Tax ten percent nationwide |
| imputation (adj) | way of avoiding double taxation on dividends See section on franking credits. |
| let off (v) | to be laid off from a job |
| long service leave (n) | a sabbatical |
| make a quid (v) | earn a living A quid is slang for a pound (unit of money in Aus. until 1966). |
| mooted (v) | suggested |
| no shortage of oscar (adj) | having lots of money |
| outcome (n) (adj) | results |
| outgoings (adj) | expenditures |
| overtime loadings (n) | overtime pay |
| pay rise (n) | pay raise |
| PAYG (n) | payroll withholding tax Pay As You Go |
| penalty rates (n) | rates of pay higher than normal rates, for work performed outside normal working hours |
| pensioner (adj) | retiree |
| rationalisation (v) | To eliminate equipment or staff to make a business more efficient. |
| redundant (v) (adj) | laid off from work "I was made redundant." |
| rort (v) | to steal, illegally taking advantage of the system (an Aussie tradition) "The pollies travelling first class on the ratepayers is a rort." |
| sack, to (v) | to fire someone "The boss sacked him for taking too many sickies." |
| SEATS (n) | Stock Exchange Automated Trading System replaced the "cry-out" trading on the share (stock) exchange floor. |
| shares (n) | stocks (stock market) also known as: share market |
| sickie (n) | sick day "He's taking a sickie to go surfing." |
| skint (adj) | broke, out of money |
| spruik, spruiker (n) | to promote; a huckster, pitchman, super salesman |
| stock take (n) (v) | inventory "Myer are having a huge end of year stock take sale." |
| stood down (v) | laid off, forced to resign "They were stood down without pay." |
| stores (n) | supplies "The stores were delivered to the clinic." |
| superannuation, super (n) | retirement fund |
| tee-up (v) | to set up an appointment We'll tee-up a meeting |
| TFN (n) | Tax File Number equivalent to Social Security Number |
| the order of the boot (adj) | to get fired |