Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

to put sth somewhere and keep it there to use later: The goods are stored in warehouses until a buyer is found, о The stand was dismantled (= taken apart) and stored away until the next conference.

(IT) to keep information or facts in a computer: These portable drives store up to one gigabyte of data.

.store-and-'forwardadjective [only before noun] (IT) using or relating to an electronic system in a plan that is intended to achieve a particular purpose; the process of planning sth: We need to develop a global marketing strategy, о basic pricing strategies о He outlined his strategy for taking the business forward, о a change/shift in strategy О to build/develop/devise/formulate/plan a strategy ♦ to follow/implement/pursue a strategy ♦ a clear/ coherent/good/successful/viable/winning strategy ♦ a basic/broad/core/general/an overall strategy ♦ a long-term/medium-term/short-term strategy ♦ a strategy consultant/director/group/team/unit

.stratified 'samplingnoun [u](Marketing) a method of research in which people from different groups of the population are used in tests to find information about the whole population -» random sampling at random sample ►.stratified sample noun [c]

streak /stri:k/ noun [c] a series of successes or failures: The company has been on a winning streak recently, о Wall Street

1 [u.C] pressure or worry caused by the problems in sb's life or work: The course teaches you to handle workplace stress, о She never escapes the stresses of the CEO post completely, о Can you make decisions under stress? о Increasing work pressure on staff is leading to rising stress levels, о the stresses and

(AmE) a street that has many shops/stores, restaurants, etc. along it: Sunset Strip

(Finance) the right to interest payments on a bond (the coupon) that is sold as a separate investment

'strip mall noun [c] (AmE) a set of shops/stores, restaurants, etc. that are built together along a main road: With a loan of $5000 she opened one small retail women's clothing store in a strip mall in Chicago.

[19] strong /strmj; AmE stro:r)/ adjective (stronger /-дэ(г)/ strongest /-gist/)

(about a business or an industry) in a safe financial position: Their catering business remained strong despite the recession, о a strong balance sheet о one of the strongest banks in Europe

(about prices, an economy, etc.) having a value that is high or increasing: The euro is getting stronger against the dollar, о a stronger demand for powerful laptops о strong growth in profits о strong share prices о The carmaker posted stronger-than- expected results.

[20] subscription /sab'skripjn/ noun [C.u]

1 an amount of money that you pay to receive a service, regular copies of a magazine, etc.; the act of paying this money: to take out a subscription to a

a short statement that gives only the main points of sth, not the details: a two-page summary of the report о The following is a summary of our conclusions. abstract

[21] verb /'sindikeit/

[Finance) [+ obj] [usually be syndicated) to control or manage sth as a syndicate: The bank syndicated the loan to five other banks to cut the risk.

[+ obj or no obj] to form a syndicate: syndicated lenders

► syndication /.sindi'keijn/ noun [U]: the syndication of loans

syndicated /'sindikeitid/ adjective [only before noun]

[Finance) (about a loan) provided by a group of banks or investors (a syndicate) О a syndicated credit facility/credit line/loan

synergy /'sinad3i; AmE -drdzi/ noun [C,U] [plural synergies)