Glossary

Business Terms

Deal - A transaction in progress between buyer and seller after offer acceptance.

Due Diligence - 14-day period for buyer to verify business claims and financials.

Escrow - Secure holding of buyer funds until transaction completion.

Handover - Process of transferring business assets from seller to buyer.

Listing - A business profile created by seller for marketplace display.

Offer - Buyer's proposal to purchase a business at specific price and terms.

RLS - Row Level Security, database access control mechanism.

RPC - Remote Procedure Call, custom database functions.

Webhook - Automated HTTP callbacks for real-time event processing.

shadcn/ui - React component library built on Radix primitives.

Supabase - Backend-as-a-Service providing database, auth, and storage.

Blur Policy - Data-visibility mechanism that hides sensitive fields based on subscription/role.

blurred_fields - Configuration table controlling which field_key is blurred for unauth/free/starter/pro.

can_view_field - Postgres function that returns whether a user can view a field for a given listing.

listing_view_secure - Database view that projects listing columns with server-side masking using can_view_field.

Admin - Platform moderator with full system access.

Buyer - User purchasing businesses through the platform.

Seller - User listing businesses for sale.

Active - Live listing available for purchase.

Pending - Awaiting admin review and approval.

Funded - Escrow account successfully charged.

Completed - Transaction finished with asset transfer.

Related: Architecture Overview