Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

{Law) giving you a good reason to bring a claim against sb in a court: Our lawyer advised us that the breach of contract was actionable.

'action group noun [c] (often used in the name of an organization) a group that represents the interests of its members in a firm and clear way, especially one that works for social or political change: a shareholder action group

'action .item = action point

action teaming 8

actson Jearnmg noun [u] (HR) a method of training in which small groups of people (sets) come together to help each other learn from real problems from the work situation

'action-.oriented adjective

(about a person or an organization) very active; likely to do sth in response to a situation rather than just think and plan: creative and action- oriented staff

that involves particular actions; that helps you in a practical way to achieve sth: an action-oriented training programme

'action plan noun [c] a description of a set of things you need to do in order to achieve an aim or to solve a problem: Develop an action plan for your first year in business.

'action point (also 'action .item, especially in AmE) noun [c]

a job or task that is mentioned at a meeting and noted down to be done or dealt with by a particular person later

active /'aektiv/ adjective

making a determined effort and not leaving sth to happen by itself: playing an active role in the board of the company

[not before noun] (about a company) doing a particular type of business; operating in a particular place: The bank is active in raising finances for public agencies, о The company is active in more than 60 countries.

operating or working; being used: The company has several million active customer accounts.

doing sth frequently; having a lot of activity: The company has been extremely active recently, with several major acquisitions.

(Finance) if shares, bonds, etc. or a market is active, there is a lot of buying and selling: Stock, prices closed lower in active trading on the London Stock Exchange.

(Finance) used to describe a way of investing in which shares, bonds, etc. are bought and sold according to changes in value: active fundmanagement

(IT) being used at a particular time: Pressing the 'cmd' and 'W' keys together closes the active window.

inactive, passive

.active 'partner (also .working partner)

noun [c]

a member of a partnership who is involved in running the business as compared to one who only invests money in it (a sleeping/silent partner)

activity /aek'tivati/ noun (plural activities)

[u] a situation in which sth is happening or a lot of things are being done: a rise in the level of economic activity о Manufacturing activity fell in March.

О business/commercial/economic activity ♦ construction/industrial/manufacturing/trading

activity ♦ to boost/stimulate activity

[c, usually pi.] the things done by an organization or a person, especially in order to make money: The group's activities include food retailing and travel agencies, о a review of the company's commercial activities

О business/commercial/day-to-day/economic activities ♦ core/non-core activities [2] to be involved in/engage in/focus on/limit activities

ac'tivity .sampling = work sampling ,act of'bankruptcy noun [c] (Law) something that you do that shows you are bankrupt (= that you do not have enough money to pay your debts) actual /'aektjual/ adjective [only before noun] real; that happened, as opposed to what was expected to happen: Total actual sales have gone up by 8.9 per cent, о We will pay you up to 80% of your actual loss of earnings.

.actual 'damages = compensatory damages actuals /'aektjualz/ noun [pi.] (Accounting) real costs, sales, etc. that have happened, rather than ones that were estimated or expected: Compare the targets with the actuals in Table 3. -> out-turn (2) ЕППЗ The word actuals is often used in financial reports.

actuary /'aektjuari;/\mЈ -eri/ noun [C] (plural actuaries)