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name: explain-this-finance-term
description: "A plain-language explanation of any finance term in under 150 words. Use when the user wants help with Explain This Finance Term. Related topics: Finance, Learning."
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# Explain This Finance Term

A plain-language explanation of any finance term in under 150 words.

## How to use this skill

1. Ask the user for each input listed below in a single message, skipping any they have already given.
2. Where options are listed, offer them, but accept other answers too.
3. Fill the answers into the prompt template, then follow the completed prompt to produce the result.

## Inputs

- **Explain** (free text, e.g. "the term")

## Prompt template

Explain {{Explain}} in plain language, in under 150 words. One everyday analogy, one sentence on when it actually matters for a normal person, and the one mistake people commonly make with it.

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Source: [Explain This Finance Term on PromptBuild](https://promptbuild.io/prompt/SwT5OvTjIDfAnuO90bcf/explain-this-finance-term)