Equity

partial ownership

Royalty

sum of money paid to the patentee

Propriety

Ideas and process that are usually protected by patents

Profit

A business's total revenue less its expenses

Patent

Government issues license

Overhead

costs that a business pay regardless of its peformance

Market Value

The price a product would fetch on the market

Margin

The difference between a product or services selling point and its costs of production

Liquidity

The degree at which an asset or security can be quickly sold or bought in the market without affecting the assets price

Break Even

A point in a business venture when the profits are equal to costs

Stake

Share or interest in something.