# Glossary

Reference > Words · Reference · https://vendordue.com/docs/glossary

**In short:** Every word VendorDue uses with a meaning of its own, in one list. Each means one thing everywhere, in the app, on your vendors' pages and in these docs.

VendorDue uses the words your vendor's accountant would use, and one word for each thing. Where you might say split or commission, VendorDue says **consignor rate**, and every page means the same by it.

A word underlined with dots anywhere in these docs opens its meaning from this list.

## Words VendorDue avoids

| You might say | VendorDue says | Why |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Commission, split, cut | Consignor rate | One word for what a vendor earns, whichever way your deal runs |
| Statement | Payout | The thing that lands, is paid and has a receipt |
| Settle | Pay, or record a payment | Says who did what |
| Rule, terms of a rate | Rate row | A rate is a number on a row, not a rule |
| Close the month | Nothing to do | Payouts land on their own days. See Month end with your accountant |

## Common questions

**Why "consignor rate" when my vendors aren't consignors?** It's the word most shops and accountants know for a vendor's share, whether the deal is consignment, a booth or a split. Your vendors see the same word on their page.

Checked against VendorDue on 2026-10-06.