slippage

Definition 1

Commodities or securities trading: Difference in the price at which a broker is instructed by a principal to execute an order, and the price at which the order is actually executed.

Definition 2

Marketing: Ratio of (1) the number of potential consumers to the number of those who took advantage of a sales-promotion offer, or (2) number of consumers who purchased a product with an offer to the number of those redeemed the offer.

Definition 3

Planning: Delay in meeting scheduled objectives and its associated financial impact on a campaign, program, or project.


Nearby Terms

Search volume for slippage

Browse by Letter: # 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