Business Dictionary

Business Dictionary


This Business Dictionary gives the user the basic business vocabulary used in both British and American English. The dictionary contains 4,500 words and phrases which cover all aspects of business life from the office to the Stock Exchange and the international trade fair. Each word is clearly defined in very simple English. Only 470 words are used in the definitions which do not appear in the dictionary as main words. Many examples are given to show how the words are used in normal contexts and the examples themselves are translated into simple English. Some entries have simple grammar notes to remind the user of irregular word forms, constructions used with particular words, differences between American and British usage and other useful points. Because English is a world language of business, we have included short quotations to show how it is used in various countries round the world.

We would like to thank the many people who have helped in the editing of this dictionary.

The special features of this Dictionary are :

  • Basic business vocabulary of 4,500 words, with a further 3,500 derived words and compounds


  • Explanations in simple English


  • Examples of words used in context


  • Short grammatical notes on usage and constructions


  • Real quotations from current magazines and newspapers from round the world


  • B Shares
    Baby Bonds
    Back : Adjective
    Back : Adverb
    Back : Noun
    Back : Verb
    Back Interest
    Back Orders
    Back Pay
    Back Payment
    Back Payments
    Back Rent
    Backdate
    Backer
    Background
    Backhander
    Backing
    Currency Backing
    Backlog
    Back Out
    Back Up
    Backup
    Backup Copy
    Backwardation
    Bad
    Bad bargain
    Bad buy
    Bad debt
    Bag
    Shopping bag
    Baggage
    Free baggage allowance
    Baggage room
    Bail
    To jump bail
    Bail Out : VERB
    Bail Out : NOUN
    Balance : NOUN
    Credit Balance
    Debit Balance
    Balance In Hand
    Balance brought down
    Balance brought forward
    Balance carried forward
    Balance due to us
    Balance of payments
    Balance of trade
    Trade Balance
    Adverse or unfavourable balance of trade
    Favourable trade Balance
    Bank Balance
    Balance : VERB
    Balance Sheet
    Bale : NOUN
    Bale : VERB
    Ballot : NOUN
    Ballot Paper
    Ballot Pox
    Postal Ballot
    Secret Ballot
    Ballot : VERB
    Ballot-Rigging
    Ban : NOUN
    Overtime Ban
    Ban : VERB
    Band
    Rubber Band
    Bank : NOUN
    Bank Loan
    Bank Advance
    Bank Borrowing
    Bank Deposits
    Central Bank
    Savings Bank
    Merchant Bank
    The High Street Banks
    Data Bank
    Bank : VERB
    Bankable
    Bank Account
    Bank Balance
    Bank Bill
    Bank Book
    Bank Charges
    Bank Clerk
    Bank Draft
    Banker : NOUN : 1
    Merchant Banker
    Banker's Bill
    Banker : NOUN : 2
    Banker's Order
    Banker Giro
    Banker Holiday
    Banking
    Banking Account
    A Banking Crisis
    Banking Hours
    Bank Manager
    Bank Note (or) Banknote
    Bank On
    Bank Roll
    Bank Statement
    Bankrupt : NOUN
    Certificated Bankrupt
    Discharged Bankrupt
    Undischarged Bankrupt
    Bankrupt : VERB
    Bankruptcy
    Adjudication of Bankrupt
    Declaration of Bankrupt
    To file a petition in Bankrupt
    Bar
    Sandwich Bar
    Snack Bar
    Bar Chart
    Bar Code
    Bareboat Charter
    Barely
    Bargain : NOUN
    Bargain Hunter
    Bargains Done
    Bargain : VERB
    Bargain Basement
    Bargain Counter
    Bargain Offer
    Bargain Price
    Bargain Sale
    Bargaining
    Collective Bargaining
    Bargaining Power
    Bargaining Position
    Barrel
    Barrier
    Customs Barriers
    Tariff Barriers
    Barrister
    Barter : NOUN
    Barter Agreement
    Barter Arrangement
    Barter Deal
    Barter : VERB
    Bartering
    Base : NOUN
    Base Year
    Bank Base Rate
    Database
    Base : VERB
    Based On
    Basement
    Bargain Basement
    Basic : adjective
    BASIC : noun
    Basics
    Basically
    Basis
    Bases
    Basket
    Batch : Noun
    Batch : Verb
    Batch processing
    Batch Number
    Battery
    Battle
    Bay
    b/d
    Bear : noun
    Bear : verb
    Bear Market
    Bearer
    Bearer Bond
    Bearing
    Beat
    Become
    Bed and Breakfast Deal
    Begin
    Beginning
    Behalf
    Behind : adverb
    Behind : preposition
    Believe
    Belong
    Below
    Below-The-Line
    Benchmark
    Beneficial
    Beneficial Occupier
    Beneficial Interest
    Beneficiary
    Benefit : noun
    Benefit : verb
    Death Benefit
    Fringe Benefit
    Bequest
    Berth : Noun
    Berth : Verb
    Best : adjective
    Best : noun
    Best-Seller
    Best-Selling
    Bet : Noun
    Bet : Verb
    Betting Tax
    Better
    Beware
    Beware of Imitations
    Bi-
    Bid : Noun
    Bid : Verb
    Opening Bid
    Closing Bid
    Bidder
    Bidding
    Big Board
    Bilateral
    Bill
    To foot the bill
    Bill Of Exchange
    Accommodation Bill
    Bank Bill
    Demand Bill
    To accept a bill
    To discount a bill
    Bills Payable
    Bills Receivable
    Bill of Lading
    Bill : in USA
    Bill Of Sale
    Bill : noun
    Bill : verb
    Billing
    Billion
    Bin
    Dump Bin
    Bind
    Binder
    Ring Binder
    Binding
    Black : adjective
    Black : verb
    Black Market
    Black Economy
    In The Black
    Blackleg
    Black List
    Blacklist
    Blame : noun
    Blame : verb
    Blank : adjective
    Blank : noun
    Blank Cheque
    Blanket
    Blanket Agreement
    Blanket Insurance
    Blanket Refusal
    Blister Pack
    Block : noun
    Block : verb
    Block Booking
    Block Vote
    Block Capitals
    Block Letters
    Blocked Currency
    Blue
    Blue-Chip Investments
    Blue-chip shares
    Blue chips
    Blue-Collar Worker
    Blue-Collar Union
    Blurb
    Board : noun
    Board : verb
    Board Meeting
    Advisory Board
    Editorial Board
    Free On Board
    Boarding Card
    Boarding Pass
    Boardroom
    Boardroom Battles
    Boat
    Cargo Boat
    Passenger Boat
    Bona Fide
    Bonanza
    Bond
    Bearer Bond
    Debenture Bond
    Mortgage Bond
    Premium Bond
    Bonded
    Bonded Warehouse
    Bondholder
    Bond-Washing
    Bonus
    Capital Bonus
    Cost-Of-Living Bonus
    Christmas Bonus
    Incentive Bonus
    Productivity Bonus
    Bonus Share
    No-Claims Bonus
    Book : noun
    Book : verb
    Account Book
    Cash Book
    Order Book
    Purchase Book
    Sales Book Sales
    Book Value
    Bank Book
    Cheque Book
    Phone Book
    Telephone Book
    Booking
    Booking Clerk
    Booking Office
    Block Booking
    Double Booking
    Bookkeeper
    Bookkeeping
    Single-Entry Bookkeeping
    Double-Entry Bookkeeping
    Booklet
    Bookseller
    Bookshop
    Bookstall
    Bookstore
    Bookwork
    Boom : noun
    Boom : verb
    Booming
    Boost : noun
    Boost : verb
    Booth
    Telephone Booth
    Ticket Booth
    Borrow
    Borrower
    Borrowing
    Borrowing Power
    Borrowings
    Bank Borrowing
    Boss
    Bottleneck
    Bottom : noun
    Bottom : verb
    Bottom Price
    Rock Bottom Price
    Bottom Line
    Bottomry
    Bought
    Bought Ledger
    Bought Ledger Clerk
    Bounce
    Bounty
    Boutique
    Box
    Box File
    Box Number
    Cash Box
    Letter Box
    Mail Box
    Call Box
    Boxed
    Boxed Set
    Boycott : noun
    Boycott : verb
    Bracket : noun
    Bracket : verb
    Branch : noun
    Branch Manager
    Branch : verb
    Brand
    Brand Name
    Brand Image
    Brand Loyalty
    Own Brand
    Branded
    Branded Goods
    Brand New
    Brand
    Breach of Contract
    Breach of Warranty
    Break : noun
    Break : verb
    Coffee Break
    Tea Break
    Breakages Break
    Break Down : noun
    Break Down : verb
    Break Even
    Break Even Point
    Break Off
    Break Up
    Bribe : noun
    Bribe : verb
    Bridging Loan
    Brief
    Briefcase
    Briefing
    Bring
    Bring Down
    Bring Forward
    Bring In
    Bring Out
    Bring Up
    Brisk
    Brochure
    Broke
    To Go Broke
    Broker
    Foreign Exchange Broker
    Insurance Broker
    Ship Broker
    Stock Broker
    Brokerage
    Broker’s Commission
    Broking
    Buck : noun
    Buck : verb
    Bucket Shop
    Budget : noun
    Advertising Budget
    Cash Budget
    Overhead Budget
    Publicity Budget
    Sales Budget
    The Budget
    Budget Account
    Cheap Budget Department
    Budget Prices
    Budget : verb
    Budgetary
    Budgetary Policy
    Budgetary Control
    Budgetary Requirements
    Budgeting
    Build
    Build Into
    Building
    The Shell Building
    Building and Loan Association
    Building Society
    Build Up : noun
    Build Up : verb
    Built-In
    Bulk
    In Bulk
    Bulk Buying
    Bulk Purchase
    Bulk Carrier
    Bulk Shipments
    Bulky
    Bull
    Bullion
    Bumper
    Bumping
    Bureau
    Computer Bureau
    Employment Bureau
    Information Bureau
    Trade Bureau
    Visitors Bureau
    Word-Processing Bureau
    Bureaux
    Bureau De Change
    Burn
    Burn Down
    Bus
    Bus Company
    Bushel
    Business
    Business Call
    Business Centre
    Business Class
    Business College
    Business School
    Business Correspondent
    Business Efficiency Exhibition
    Business Letter
    Business Lunch
    Business Trip
    To Be in Business
    To Go into Business
    To Go out Of Business
    On Business
    Business
    Business Address
    Business Card
    Business Correspondence
    Business Equipment
    Business Expansion Scheme
    Business Expenses
    Business Hours
    Big Business
    Business
    Business Agent
    Businessman
    Businesswoman
    Bust
    Busy
    Buy : noun
    Buy : verb
    Bad Buy
    Good Buy
    Buy Back
    Buyer : 1
    Buyer : 2
    Buyers Market
    Impulse Buyer
    Head Buyer
    Buy In
    Buying
    Bulk Buying
    Forward Buying
    Buying Forward
    Impulse Buying
    Panic Buying
    Buying Department
    Buying Power
    Buyout
    Management Buyout
    Leveraged Buyout
    By-Product
    Byte

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