Finance Glossary

This is the complete APSM Finance Glossary. An A-Z index of every contract, salary cap, business, valuation, legal, betting, and other financial terms used across sports.

Each definition includes examples from every major league, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, International soccer, combat sports, golf, tennis, racing and individual sports.

Click any term below to open its full breakdown.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

Arbitration
Assets vs. Liabilities

B

Base Salary
Bird Rights

C

Cap Holds
Cap Space
Collective Bargaining
Contract Extension

D

Dead Cap

E

Escrow

F

Franchise Tag
Free Agency

G

Gross Income
Guaranteed Money

H

I

Incentives
Index Funds

J

K

L

M

N

Net Worth
Net Income

O

Option Bonus

P

Proration

Q

Qualifying Offer

R

Restricted Free Agent
Return on Investment
Rookie Contracts

S

Salary Cap
Service Time
Signing Bonus
Sponsorship
Sports Draft

T

Tax Bracket

U

Unrestricted Free Agent

V

W

Waivers

Y

X

Z