Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

★ trend /trend/ noun [C] a general direction in which a situation is changing or developing: There is a growing trend towards shorter contracts, о current trends in advertising о The success of this car set a trend for smaller vehicles (= made them popular), о The company has bucked (= been an exception to) the trend for lower sales, о Growth remains below the long-term trend. О economic/political/social trends ♦ business/ industry/market/pricing/sales trends * a downward/growing/negative/positive/rising/an upward trend ♦ current/future/long-term/recent trends • a broad/clear/general/global trend * to break with/reverse a trend ► trend verb [no obj] (especially AmE): Unemployment has been trending upwards.

'trend line(also spelled trend line)noun [c] the general direction in which sth is changing or developing, shown, for example, by a line on a

a journey to a place and back again for business or pleasure, or for a particular purpose: Bill's away on a trip this week, о I'm going on a three-day trip to China.

a journey to or back from a place: The truck was delayed on the return trip, о the outward trip

.triple-'A adjective (abbr AAA) (Finance) used to describe a company that is considered one of the safest to lend money to: The company lost its triple-A credit rating following its financial problems.

triple-,witchingnoun [u; sing ] (Stock Exchange, informal) the situation that occurs on the third Friday of March, June, September and December when three types of futures and options reach the end of the time when they are valid: triple-witching day/hourdouble- witching

triplicate /'triplikat/ noun ГГЛ7П in 'triplicate 1 done three times: Each sample was tested in triplicate. 2 (about a document) copied twice, so that there are three copies in total: Fill out the forms in triplicate. duplicate

,Trojan 'horse /'traud3an; AmE 'trou-/ noun [C]

a person or thing that is used to deceive an enemy in order to achieve a secret purpose: The move by supermarkets into banking is a Trojan horse. Banks may soon no longer exist.

(IT) a computer program that seems to be helpful but that is, in fact, designed to destroy data, etc.

troll /traul; AmE troul/ verb [+ obj or no obj] (informal)

to search for sth, especially on the Internet: trolling Internet sites looking for information о Many people troll for jobs in company time.

(Marketing) to try to get new customers by telephoning or visiting people you do not know: They were criticized for trolling for customers willing to sign on for legal services they might not need.

a large motor vehicle for carrying heavy loads by road: a ten-ton truck [syn] lorry {BrE)—Picture at

transport

a commercial/delivery/heavy-duty/light/medium- duty/refrigerated truck

(BrE) an open railway vehicle for carrying goods or animals

a vehicle that is open at the back, used for carrying goods, animals, etc.

a vehicle for carrying things, that is pulled or pushed by hand

• verb

[+ obj or no obj] to change into a particular state; to make sth do this: The loss has been turned into a profit.

[no obj] to change and start going in a different direction: After a good start, the markets turned lower.