Ingles de negocios

Glossary of business terms
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above board adj [not before a noun] honest and legal acquire v [T] if one company acquires another, it buys it acquisition n [C] when one company buys another or part of another company, or the company or part of a company that is bought advertising campaign n [C] an organization’s programme of advertisingactivities over a particular period with specific aims, for example an increase in sales or awareness of a product agenda n [C] 1 a list of the subjects to be discussed at a meeting 2 the things that someone considers important or that they are planning to do something about aggressive adj 1 an aggressive plan or action is intended to achieve its result by using direct and forceful methods 2 anaggressive person or organization is very determined to achieve what they want alliance n [C] an agreement between two or more organizations to work together AOB n [U] any other business; the time during a meeting when items not on the agenda can be discussed application n [C] 1 a formal, usually written, request for something or for permission to do something 2 a formal request for work 3 apractical use for something 4 a piece of software for a particular use or job apply v 1 [I] to make a formal, usually written request for something, especially a job, a place at university, or permission to do something 2 [T] to use something such as a law or an idea in a particular situation, activity, or process 3 [I,T] to have an effect on someone or something, or to concern a person, group, orsituation approximate adj an approximate amount, number etc is a little more or a little less than the exact amount, number etc —approximately adv asset n [C] something belonging to an individual or a business that has value or the power to earn money attend v [I,T] to go to an event such as a meeting attribute n [C] a characteristic, feature, or quality awareness n [U] knowledge or understanding of aparticular subject, situation, or thing background n [C] someone’s past, for example their education, qualifications, and the jobs they have had 168

balance sheet n [C] a document showing a company’s financial position and wealth at a particular time. The balance sheet is often described as a ‘photograph’ of a company’s financial situation at a particular moment bankrupt1 n [C] someone judged tobe unable to pay their debts by a court of law, and whose financial affairs are handled by a court official until the debts are settled bankrupt2 adj not having enough money to pay your debts bankrupt3 v [T] to make a person, business, or country go bankrupt bankruptcy n plural bankruptcies [C,U] when someone is judged to be unable to pay their debts by a court of law, and their assets are sharedamong their creditors (=those that they owe money to), or a case of this happening bank statement n [C] information sent regularly by a bank to a customer, showing the money that has gone into and out of their account over a particular period barrier to trade also trade barrier n plural barriers to trade [C] something that makes trade between two countries more difficult or expensive, for...