Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

abbreviated accounts

Numbers

@ symbol (only used in written English) at

the symbol used in email addresses: jsmith@oup.com

used to show a rate or price for something, especially on a bill: 15 boxes @ $12 per box: $180

10 ООО-foot view /.ten '0auznd 'fut 'vju:/ noun [C] (informal)

a broad general view or description of a problem

[synl helicopter view, overview

16PF™ /,siksti:n .pi: 'ef/ abbr (,HR) 16 personality factors a test used, especially by employers, to find out about a person's character by asking questions which are designed to judge 16 different aspects of their character

psychometric test

2+2=5 /'tu: pIas 'tu: i:kwalz 'faiv/ phrase two plus two equals five a phrase used to express the idea that when two organizations work together or when two companies join together (merge), more can be achieved than if they are working separately synergy

24/7 /.twenti fo: 'sevan; AmE fo:r/ adverb twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week (used to mean 'all the time'): The web store is open 24/7. ЕЕШ 24/7 is also used as an adjective: a 24/7 schedule and a noun: Our business needs 24/7.

24-hour /.twenti fo:r 'аиэ(г)/ adjective [only before noun]

used to describe sth that is open or available all day and night: a 24-hour store о 24-hour telephone banking

used to describe sth that relates to one day or happens only on one day: a 24-hour strike

24-hour dock /.twenti fo:r аиэ 'klDk; AmEаиэг 'kla:k/ noun [sing.]

the system of using twenty-four numbers to talk about the hours of the day, rather than dividing the day into two units of twelve hours

24-hour society /.twentifo:r аиэ sa'saiati; ДтЕ аиэг/ noun [U; sing.]

the fact that people can now work, play, shop, etc. all night as well as all day: The 24-hour society may let people shop at midnight and buy shares on the Internet at dawn, but it could damage our health.

2G /,tu: 'd3i:/ = second-generation (2)

360-degree feedback /.Gri: .siksti di.gri: fi:dbaek/ (also ,360-degree ap'praisal, .full-circle 'feedback) noun [u]

(HR) information or criticism about sb's work from all the types of people they work with, including their manager, people on the same level, the people they manage, customers, etc.; a judgement of the value of their work based on this

3G /,0ri: 'd3i:/ = third-generation (1)

401 (k) /.fD:(r) эи 'WAn ('kei); AmE ou/ noun [C] [plural 401 (k)s or 401 (k)'s) in the US, a way of saving money for your retirement in which a percentage of your wage is paid into an investment fund chosen by your employer, to which employers sometimes add a similar amount. Tax is only charged when you take money out of the fund: a 401 (k) plan/contribution

the 4 Ps (also spelled four Ps) /.fo: 'pi:z; AmE ,fo:r/ noun [pi.]

(.Marketing) product, price, promotions and place, which together form the marketing mix, and which should be carefully planned if a product is to be sold successfully

the 5 Ss (also spelled Five Ss) /.faiv 'esiz/ noun [pi.] a method of making and keeping an office or workplace clean and well organized. The 5 Ss are: sort (= organize and decide what to keep or throw away), systematize (= arrange things according to a system), scrub (= clean thoroughly), standardize (= make these activities regular and normal) and sustain (= continue to do it).

the 80/20 rule /.eiti 'twenti ru:l/ (also the ,80/ '20 .principle) noun [sing.] a theory that 80% of results come from 20% of effort or causes: According to the 80/20 rule, 80% of your revenue comes from just 20% of your customers. IsynIPareto's law—Picture at Pareto

analysis

Aa

A1 /.ei 'WAn/ adjective

(Finance) used to describe a company that is considered to be able to pay its debts and to be safe to lend money to: The company is rated A1 by Moody's and A+ by Standard and Poor's. triple-a

used to describe sth such as a ship, or a person, that is in the best possible condition