Origin Dictionary
The language of financial transition.
The Dictionary is the public language and distribution layer of Origin Protocol. Each definition turns the underlying grammar into a discrete, searchable and distributable entry point — designed to travel across platforms and lead audiences into the wider body of work.
Adverse Selection
Adverse selection occurs when hidden differences between participants cause the terms of an exchange to disproportionately attract less favorable risks or types.
Bargaining Power
Bargaining power is the ability to influence the terms of an agreement in one’s favor.
Broke
Broke is an informal word for having little or no money available, especially for current expenses. It does not identify one fixed financial condition.
Budgeting
Budgeting is planning how available money will cover spending, saving and other commitments over a period.
Cash Flow
Cash flow is the movement of money into and out of a person, business or other entity over a period.
Charm Pricing
Charm pricing sets prices just below a round number, often ending in nine, to make them feel lower.
Compound Interest
Compound interest is interest calculated on an amount that includes previously accumulated interest, as well as the original principal.
Cost per Wear
Cost per wear divides a garment's purchase price, or another clearly stated cost basis, by the number of times it is worn.
Credit Score
A credit score is a numerical estimate of credit risk, calculated from information such as a person's borrowing and repayment history.
Debt
Debt is an obligation to repay borrowed money or another amount owed, according to agreed or legally imposed terms.
Drip Pricing
Drip pricing reveals additional charges in stages during the purchase process instead of presenting the full payable price upfront.
Emergency Fund
An emergency fund is money reserved for unplanned expenses or a disruption to income, with access available when it is needed.
False Economy
A false economy is an apparent saving that leads to greater costs or losses overall.
Financial Freedom
Financial freedom is an informal description of having enough financial capacity to make desired life choices without money being the dominant constraint.
Hold-up Problem
The hold-up problem arises when relationship-specific investment leaves one party vulnerable to the other demanding better terms afterward, discouraging such investment.
House Poor
House poor describes someone whose housing costs consume so much of their resources that little remains for other needs or wants.
Inflation
Inflation is a rise in the general level of prices over time, reducing what a unit of money can buy.
Information Asymmetry
Information asymmetry exists when parties to an interaction have unequal access to relevant information.
Investing
Investing means committing money to assets or activities with the expectation of future income or gain, while accepting the possibility of loss.
Lifestyle Inflation
Lifestyle inflation is an increase in spending as income rises, reducing how much of the extra income becomes savings or financial flexibility.
Money
Money is something widely accepted for payments, used to express prices and debts, and held to carry purchasing power into the future.
Money Illusion
Money illusion is judging money mainly by its nominal amount while overlooking changes in its purchasing power.
Moral Hazard
Moral hazard occurs when protection from some consequences gives someone an incentive to take greater risks or exercise less care.
Net Worth
Net worth is the value of what a person or organization owns minus what it owes at a given time.