I Business & Finance Abbreviation

Interest

Interest is a fixed charge that is given as compensation for parting with immediate liquidity.

Introduction

Beginnings of essays that establish the purpose and tone; introductions should attract the reader's attention and guide the reader naturally into the rest of the paper.

International

Mostly means something involving more than a single country.

Institute

Instruct

To give information or knowledge, usually in a formal setting such as a lesson or briefing. \nExample: The safety officer instructs employees on the use of the breathing equipment. The training captain instructs trainee pilots in the simulator.

No Smoking

Investment

A flowable mixture a graded refractory filler, a binder or slurry, and a liquid vehicle that conforms to their shape. The mixture subsequently sets hard to form the investment mold when poured around the patterns.

Interior

Intermediate

Any chemical compound that is primarily of interest as one of the steps between the starting material and the final product. It is usually best to design chemical processes so that intermediates do not need to be transported from place or stored in large quantities. Methyl isocyanate, an intermediate in the manufacture of certain pesticides, is a good example.

Inactive

Not switched on, in a passive state.