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B Shares, Baby Bonds and Back
• Write your address on the back of the envelope. Back : adjective : referring to the past Back Interest = interest not yet paid Back Orders = orders received in the past and not fulfilled (usually because the item is out of stock) • After the strike it took the factory six weeks to clear all the accumulated back orders. Back Pay = salary which has not been paid • I am owed £500 in back pay. Back Payment = paying money which is owed • The salesmen are claiming for back payment of unpaid commission. Back Payments = payments which are due. Back Rent = rent owed • The company owes £100,000 in back rent. Back : adverb : as things were before • He will pay back the money in monthly instalments. Back : verb : (a) to back someone = to help someone financially • The bank is backing him to the tune of£ 10,000. (b) to back a bill = to sign a bill promising to pay it if the person it is addressed to is not able to do so Business Dictionary Index |
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