Bank Routing Numbers. Bank Routing Numbers. Bank routing number or routing transit number (RTN) is a nine digit number used to identify financial institution in a transaction. Most common transaction types where routing numbers are used are ACH and wire transfers.
Expense Accounts. In financial accounting, expense is: The consumption of the business' own resources (assets). Examples: consumption of supplies, cash, materials inventory and deterioration of equipment etc. OR. The creation of a liability against the business when it consumes resources from outside.
DEFINITION of 'Expense Ratio'. A measure of what it costs an investment company to operate a mutual fund. An expense ratio is determined through an annual calculation, where a fund's operating expenses are divided by the average dollar value of its assets under management. Operating expenses are taken out of a fund's assets and lower the return to a fund's investors. Also known as management expense ratio (MER). Next Up.