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The OALD 250 Business and Finance Words

The OALD 250 Business and Finance Words

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[formal] according to a rule or the way that sb says that sth should be done

in accordance with

[U] the work or profession of an accountant or bookkeeper

accountancy
a person whose job is to keep or check financial accounts

accountant

[C,U] [business] a company, piece of land, etc. bought by sb, especially another company; the act of buying

acquisition

[C,U] small change made to sth in order to correct or improve it

adjustment

(also [informal] admin) [U]; the activities that are done in order to plan, organize and run a business, school or other institution

administration
connected with organizing the work of a business or an institution

administrative

(~ to sb, on sth) a person who gives advice, especially sb who knows a lot about a particular subject

advisor

a list of items to be discussed at a meeting

agenda

[C+sing./pl. v.] a company that provides regular flights to take passengers and goods to different places

airline
(~ sth for sth | ~ sth to sb/sth | ~ sb/sth sth) to give sth officially to sb/sth for a particular purpose

allocate

1. [C] an amount of money, space, etc. that is given to sb for a particular purpose 2. [U] the act of giving sth to sb for a particular purpose

allocation

an amount of money that is given to sb regularly or for a particular purpose

allowance

a person whose job involves examining facts or materials in order to give an opinion on them

analyst
[C] a spoken or written statement that informs people about sth

announcement

(~ sb/sth as sth) to make a judgement about the nature or quality of sb/sth [vn]

assess

[C] an opinion or a judgement about sb/sth that has been thought about very carefully; [SYN] evaluation

assessment

[usually pl.] a thing of value, especially property, that a person or company owns, which can be used or sold to pay debts

asset
[C] a belief or feeling that sth is true or that sth will happen, although there is no proof

assumption

1. [C, U] an independent examination of business and financial records to see that they are true and correct (noun) 2. to examine business and financial records to see that they are true and correct (verb)

audit

a person who independently examines the business and financial records of a company

auditor

to give official permission for sth, or for sb to do sth [vn]

authorize
a person who owns a bank or has an (important) job at a bank

banker

[U] [technical] the use of living cells and bacteria in industrial and scientific processes

biotechnology

[C] an agreement by a government or a company to pay you interest on the money you have lent; a document containing this agreement

bond

an extra amount of money that is added to a payment, especially to sbÕs wages as a reward

bonus

1. (~ in sth) a sudden increase in trade and economic activity; a period of wealth and success (noun) 2. (trade, business etc.) to increase rapidly; to have a very high volume (verb)

boom

1. to make sth increase, or become better or more successful (verb) 2. something that helps or encourages sb/sth (noun)

boost

a person or an organization that borrows money, especially from a bank

borrower

1. [C,U] ~ of sth, a failure to do sth that must be done by law (noun) 2. [C,U] ~ of sth, an action that breaks an agreement to behave in a particular way (noun) 3. to break (an agreement or contract) (verb)

breach

a way of connecting a computer to the Internet which allows you to receive data very quickly

broadband

a person who buys and sells things for other people

broker

(the ~ of sth | a ~ on/to sb) a duty, responsibility, etc. that causes worry, difficulty or hard work 2. (~ sb/sth with sth) to place an unwelcome responsibility on sb/sth

burden

a company that carries goods or passengers from one place to another, especially by air

carrier

1. (~ for sb/sth) to provide food and drinks for a social event 2. (~ to sb/sth) to provide the things that a particular type or person wants, especially things that the speaker/writer does not approve of

cater

to provide the things that a particular person or situation needs or wants in a neutral or positive sense

cater

the work of providing food and drinks for meetings or social events

catering

qualified according to the rules of a professional organization, which, in the UK, has a royal charter

chartered

an item in a legal document that says that a particular thing must or must not be done

clause

company (abbreviation)

Co.

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