Finance & Corporate Jargon · Vice President level

"Burn"

"Burn" refers to the amount of cash a company spends and loses over a given period, typically a month.

Say this instead: cash lost

How "Burn" shows up at work

A word borrowed from rocket science and applied to spreadsheets. Finance teams use it plainly; investors use it to quietly assess how long you have left before you need to call them again.

Buzzword

Our burn last quarter was higher than projected, so we are reassessing headcount.

Plain English

Our cash lost last quarter was higher than projected, so we are reassessing headcount.

Corporate Rank: Vice President · Category: Finance & Corporate Jargon

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