dry powder

finance Cash reserves kept to cover unforeseen future obligations or purchases; low-risk liquid assets or securities that can easily be converted to cash. I learned early on in my career that any viable business has to have dry powder ready for anything. I've kept a decent amount of dry powder on hand, so we should be able to get through your unemployment.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Braith	BRAYTH	English (Australian)
Aileen	ie-LEEN, ay-LEEN	Scottish, Irish, English
Mohammed	[məu'hæmed]
Joelle	-	English
Chiyoko	chee-yo-ko	Japanese
Bastiaan	BAHS-tee-ah:n	Dutch