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



  • AAA
    A shares
    A 1
    A1
    A2
    A3
    A4
    A5
    Abandon
    Abandonment
    Abatement
    Abroad
    Absence
    Absent
    Absentee
    Absenteeism
    Absolute
    Absolutely
    Absorb
    Absorption
    Abstract
    a/c & acc
    Accelerated
    Accelerated Depreciation
    Accept
    Acceptable
    Acceptance
    Acceptance Bank
    Acceptance House
    Acceptance Sampling
    Accepting House
    Access : Noun
    Access Time
    Access : Verb
    Accident
    Industrial Accident
    Accident Insurance
    Accommodation
    Accommodation Address :1
    Accommodation Address :2
    Accompany
    Accordance
    According to
    Accordingly
    Account : Noun
    Account : Verb
    Bank Account
    Banking Account (US)
    Budget Account
    Current Account
    Checking Account (US)
    Cheque Account
    Deposit Account
    Expense Account
    External Account
    Frozen Account
    Joint Account
    Overdrawn Account
    Savings Account
    Account Day
    Account Executive
    Accounts Department
    Accounts Manager
    Accounts Payable
    Accounts Receivable
    Annual Accounts
    Management Accounts
    Profit and Loss Account
    Accountancy
    Accountant
    Certified Accountant
    Certified Public Accountant (US)
    Chartered Accountant
    Cost Accountant
    Management Accountant
    Accounting
    Accounting Period
    Cost Accounting
    Current Cost Accounting
    Accredited
    Accrual
    Accrual of Interest
    Accrue
    Accrued Dividend
    Acct
    Accumulate
    Accumulated Profit
    Accurate
    Accurately
    Accuse
    Achieve
    Acknowledge
    Acknowledgement
    Acquire
    Acquirer
    Acquisition
    Data Acquisition
    Acquisition of Data
    Acre
    Across-The-Board
    Act : Noun
    Act : Verb
    Companies Act (GB)
    Health and Safety at Work Act
    Finance Act
    Act of God
    Acting
    Action
    Active
    Actively
    Activity
    Activity Chart
    Monthly Activity Report
    Actual : Adjective
    Actual : Plural Noun
    Actuary
    Actuarial
    Actuarial Tables
    Ad
    Add
    Add Up
    Add Up To
    Adding
    Addition
    Additional
    Address : Noun
    Address : Verb
    Accommodation Address
    Address List
    Cable Address
    Forwarding Address
    Home Address
    Addressee
    Addressing Machine
    Adequate
    Adjourn
    Adjournment
    Adjudicate
    Adjudication
    Adjudication Tribunal
    Adjudicator
    Adjust
    Adjuster
    Average Adjuster
    Adjustment
    Average Adjustment
    Adjustor
    Adman
    Admen
    Admin
    Administer
    Administered Price (US)
    Administration
    Administration Staff
    Administrative
    Administrator
    Admission
    Admit
    Admittance
    Adopt
    Ad Valorem
    Advance : Noun
    Advance : Verb
    Advantage
    Adverse
    Advertise
    Ad
    Coupon Ad
    Display Ad
    Advert
    Advertisement
    Advertiser
    Advertising
    Advice
    Advise
    Advise Against
    Adviser or Advisor
    Advisory
    Affair
    Affect
    Affiliated
    Affirmative
    Affluent
    Afford
    AFL - CIO
    Afraid
    After-Hours
    After-Sales Service
    After-Tax Profit
    Against
    Agency
    Advertising Agency
    Employment Agency
    Estate Agency
    News Agency
    Sole Agency
    Travel Agency
    Agent
    Sole Agent
    Agent's Commission
    Agenda
    Aggregate
    Agio
    AGM
    Agree
    Agree With
    Agreed
    Agreement
    Agribusiness
    Agriculture
    Agricultural
    Agricultural Co-Operative
    Agricultural Economist
    Common Agricultural Policy
    Ahead
    Aim : Noun
    Aim : Verb
    Air : Noun
    Air : Verb
    Air Cargo
    Air Carrier
    Air Forwarding
    Air Letter
    Aircraft
    Air Freight : Noun
    Air Freight : Verb
    Airline
    Airmail : Noun
    Airmail : Verb
    Airport
    Airport Bus
    Airport Tax
    Airport Terminal
    Air Terminal
    Airtight
    Airworthiness
    Certificate of Airworthiness
    All
    All-In
    All-Out
    Allocate
    Allocation
    Allot
    Allotment
    Allow
    Allow For
    Allowable
    Allowable Expenses
    Allowance
    Allowed Time
    All-Risks Policy
    All-Time
    Alphabet
    Alphabetical Order
    Alter
    Alteration
    Alternative : Noun
    Alternative : Adjective
    Altogether
    A.M.
    Amend
    Amendment
    Amex
    Amortize
    Amortizable
    Amortization
    Amount : Noun
    Amount : Verb
    Analog Computer
    Analyse or Analyze
    Analysis
    Analyst
    Announce
    Announcement
    Annual
    Annual Accounts
    Annual General Meeting
    Annualized
    Annualized Percentage Rate
    Annually
    Annuity
    Reversionary Annuity
    Annuitant
    Annul
    Annullable
    Annulling
    Annulling Clause
    Annulment
    Answer : Noun
    Answer : Verb
    Answering
    Answering Service
    Antedate
    Anti
    Anti-Dumping
    Anti-Inflationary
    Anti-Trust
    AOB
    Aperture
    Aperture Envelope
    Apologize
    Apology
    Appeal : Noun
    Appeal : Verb
    Customer Appeal
    Sales Appeal
    Appear
    Apply
    Applicant
    Application
    Appoint
    Appointee
    Appointment
    Apportion
    Apportionment
    Appraise
    Appraisal
    Staff Appraisals
    Appreciate
    Appreciation
    Apprentice : Noun
    Apprentice : Verb
    Apprenticeship
    Appro
    Approach : Noun
    Approach : Verb
    Appropriate
    Appropriation
    Approve
    Approval
    Approximate
    Approximately
    Approximation
    APR
    Arbitrage
    Arbitrage Syndicate
    Arbitrager (or) Arbitrageur
    Arbitrate
    Arbitration
    Arbitration Board (or) Arbitration Tribunal
    Arbitrator
    Area
    Area Code
    Area Manager
    Argue
    Argument
    Around
    Arrange
    Arrangement
    Arrears
    Arrive
    Arrival
    To await arrival
    Arrivals
    Article
    Articled
    Articulated Lorry (or) Articulated Vehicle
    Aside
    Ask
    Ask For
    Asking Price
    Assay Mark
    Assemble
    Assembly
    Car Assembly Plant
    Assembly Line
    Assess
    Assessment
    Asset
    Capital Assets
    Current Assets
    Frozen Assets
    Intangible Assets
    Liquid Assets
    Personal Assets
    Tangible Assets
    Asset Value
    Asset Stripper
    Asset Stripping
    Assign
    Assignation
    Assignee
    Assignment
    Assignor
    Assist
    Assistance
    Financial Assistance
    Assistant
    Personal Assistant
    Shop Assistant
    Assistant Manager
    Associate : Adjective
    Associate : Noun
    Associate Company
    Associate Director
    Associated
    Association
    Articles of Association
    Assume
    Assumption
    Assure
    Assurance
    Assurer (or) Assuror
    At Best
    At Par
    ATM
    Attach
    Attaché
    Commercial Attaché
    Attaché Case
    Attachment
    Attempt : Noun
    Attempt : Verb
    Attend
    Attend To
    Attention
    Attorney
    Power of Attorney
    Attract
    Attractive
    Attributable
    Auction : Noun
    Auction : Verb
    Dutch Auction
    Auctioneer
    Audio-Typing
    Audio-Typist
    Audit : Noun
    Audit : Verb
    External Audit
    Independent Audit
    Internal Audit
    Auditing
    Auditor
    External Auditor
    Internal Auditor
    Authenticate
    Authority
    Local Authority
    The Authorities
    Authorize
    Authorization
    Authorized
    Authorized Capital
    Authorized Dealer
    Automated
    Automation
    Automatic
    Automatic Data Processing
    Automatic Telling Machine
    Automatic Teller Machine
    Automatic Vending Machine
    Automatically
    Available
    Availability
    Average : Adjective
    Average : Noun
    Average : Verb
    General Average
    On an Average
    Particular Average
    Weighted Average
    Average Adjuster
    Average Due Date
    Average Out
    Averager
    Average-Sized
    Averaging
    Avoid
    Avoidance
    Avoirdupois
    Await
    Award : Noun
    Award : Verb
    Away
    Awkward
    Axe : Noun
    Axe : Verb


    Business Dictionary Index



    HOME PAGE