Share option

A contract that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to subscribe to the entity’s shares at a fixed or determinable price for a specified period of time.         IFRS terms or definitions come from the Official Journal of the European Union (© European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu). Individual jurisdictions around the … Read more

Acquiree

The business or businesses that the acquirer obtains control of in a business combination.         IFRS terms or definitions come from the Official Journal of the European Union (© European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu). Individual jurisdictions around the world may require or permit the use of (locally authorised and/or amended) IFRS Standards for all … Read more

Equity interests

For the purposes of this IFRS (editor: IFRS 3), equity interests is used broadly to mean ownership interests of investor‑owned entities and owner, member or participant interests of mutual entities.         IFRS terms or definitions come from the Official Journal of the European Union (© European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu). Individual jurisdictions around the … Read more

Net investment in a foreign operation

Net investment in a foreign operation is the amount of the reporting entity’s interest in the net assets of that operation.         IFRS terms or definitions come from the Official Journal of the European Union (© European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu). Individual jurisdictions around the world may require or permit the use of (locally … Read more

Hedged item

A hedged item is an asset, liability, firm commitment, highly probable forecast transaction or net investment in a foreign operation that (a) exposes the entity to risk of changes in fair value or future cash flows and (b) is designated as being hedged (paragraphs 78–84 and Appendix A paragraphs AG98–AG101 elaborate on the definition of … Read more

Amortisation

Depreciation (Amortisation) is the systematic allocation of the depreciable amount of an asset over its useful life¹. 1 In the case of an intangible asset, the term ‘amortisation’ is generally used instead of ‘depreciation’. The two terms have the same meaning. OR Amortisation is the systematic allocation of the depreciable amount of an intangible asset … Read more

Market condition

A performance condition upon which the exercise price, vesting or exercisability of an equity instrument depends that is related to the market price (or value) of the entity’s equity instruments (or the equity instruments of another entity in the same group), such as: attaining a specified share price or a specified amount of intrinsic value … Read more

Warrant

A financial instrument that gives the holder the right to purchase ordinary shares.           IFRS terms or definitions come from the Official Journal of the European Union (© European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu). Individual jurisdictions around the world may require or permit the use of (locally authorised and/or amended) IFRS Standards for all … Read more

Options, warrants and their equivalents

Options, warrants and their equivalents are financial instruments that give the holder the right to purchase ordinary shares.         IFRS terms or definitions come from the Official Journal of the European Union (© European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu). Individual jurisdictions around the world may require or permit the use of (locally authorised and/or amended) … Read more

Income

Increases in economic benefits during the accounting period in the form of inflows or enhancements of assets or decreases of liabilities that result in an increase in equity, other than those relating to contributions from equity participants.         IFRS terms or definitions come from the Official Journal of the European Union (© … Read more