(FORTUNE Small Business) – economic / -ed 487 economic profit /ek´-o-nom´-ik prof´it/ n. Yet another measurement that purports to describe the true health of a company's finances, often suggested as an alternative to the now reviled "accounting profit." Calculated by subtracting the cost of capital (including opportunity costs) from a firm's total operating profit.

karoshi / kayaking 556 karoshi /ka-ro´-she/ n. A Japanese term meaning "death by overworking." No such term exists in the U.S., even though Americans work about the same hours as the Japanese, according to a recent study by the International Labor Organization.

snaparazzi / snappy 777 snaparazzi /snap-a-rat´-se/ n. People who take photographs of unsuspecting celebrities using camera-enabled cellphones. The snaparazzi posted their shots of J. Lo's shopping spree on their weblogs.