Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

(Finance) when a company is sold to another company, usually in the same industry: Shareholders are in favour of a trade sale to a large international company.

.trade 'secret noun [c] a piece of information, for example the method of making a product, that a company does not want other companies to know: The recipe for the drink is a closely guarded trade secret.

'trade show (also 'trade exhibition, 'trade fair)

noun [c]

(Marketing) an event at which many different companies producing related products show and sell their products -» expo

tradesman /'treidzman/, tradeswoman

/'treidzwuman/ noun [c] (plural tradesmen /-man/ tradeswomen /-wimin/)

a skilled person, especially one who makes or repairs sth: tradesmen such as carpenters and electricians

a person who buys and sells goods, especially on a small scale: market tradesmen

isyni tradesperson

the vehicles that are on a road at a particular time: I leave work early to avoid the rush-hour traffic, о The road was built to ease traffic congestion in the city.

О heavy/light/rush-hour traffic

the movement of ships, trains, aircraft, etc. along a particular route: transatlantic traffic о air traffic control/controllers

О air/rail/sea traffic ♦ domestic/international traffic

the movement of people or goods from one place to another: the traffic of goods between one country and another

the process of learning the skills that you need to do a job: New employees do a month's intensive training before starting, о He had no formal training in design, о You will receive in-house training throughout your first year, о a training and development budget See note at information О to do/get/receive training ♦ to give/offer/provide training ♦ corporate/employee/staff/workforce training ♦ formal/hands-on/in-house training * job/ leadership/management/skills/vocational training ♦ a training centre/course/programme/session/ workshop

training group = t-group

'training .manual noun [cj a book, etc. that teaches you the skills necessary to do or use sth: An online training manual is available for the software.

'training needs a,nalysis noun [c, usually sing.] (abbr ТЫ A)

(HR) a method of calculating what training is required to give a company's employees all the skills and knowledge that they need for the company to be successful

to carry out/do/perform/undertake a training needs analysis

'training /transfer = transfer of training

tranche /tra:nJY noun [c] (Finance) a part of a loan, a payment, an investment or other large amount of money: The first tranche of the fee will be paid when the contract is signed.

transact /trasn'zaskt/ verb [+ obj or no obj] to do business with a person or an organization: Manufacturers are getting used to transacting business online, о People from all over the world can now transact with one another instantaneously.

^-transaction /trasn'zaskjn/ noun

[C] a piece of business that is done between people, especially an act of buying or selling: financial transactions between companies о an increase in online transactions

О a business/financial/property/share transaction ♦ to carry out/complete/conduct/do/make a transaction

[u] the act or process of passing or sending sth from one person, place or thing to another: the company that owns the UK's gas and electricity transmission networks о the transmission of knowledge/diseases