Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

[+ obj] to change sth slightly to make it more suitable or more accurate: We must adjust our prices to meet demand, о When incomes are adjusted for inflation, many families are poorer today than 10 years ago.

[+ obj or no obj] adjust (yourself) to sth to get used to a new situation by changing the way you behave and/or think: It took staff time to adjust to the new working practices. Isyni adapt

adjusted

adjustable /a'd3Astabl/ adjective that can be changed slightly, especially to become better or more suitable: Your chair should have an adjustable back and seat, о an adjustable-rate mortgage variable

adjustable peg noun [c] (,Economics) a way of controlling the exchange rate (= the price of a currency in relation to other currencies) by fixing the value of currencies in relation to another currency, such as the dollar, but changing it from time to time if necessary -» crawling peg

adjusted /a'd3Astid/ adjective [usually before noun]

see also: inflation-adjusted

changed slightly in a particular way or for a particular purpose: an adjusted operating profit/loss о Production fell 0.8 per cent on an adjusted basis from the previous month.

a'djusted 'gross 'income noun [u] {abbr agi {Accounting) in the US, your total income after you

adjuster 10J

have taken away particular costs, used when .the amount of tax you have to pay is calculated

adjuster (also spelled adjustor, especially in AmE) /a'd3ASta(r)/ - loss adjuster

adjustment /a'd3AStmant/ noun [C.U]

see also: cost-of-living adjustment, debt adjustment

a small change made to sth in order to correct or improve it: We'll have to make a few adjustments to the design, о adjustments in the exchange rate о Wages have fallen by 10% in real terms (after adjustment for inflation).

a fine/minor/slight/small adjustment [3] an important/a major/significant adjustment

a process of changing to meet a new situation: The company's adjustment to the new markets has been successful.

(Insurance) the agreement reached between an insurance company and a person making a claim about how much money that person will receive

(Insurance) the amount of money paid to the person who makes the claim

adjustment ac.count = control account ad justment .factor noun [c] ('Technical) a figure that is used to correct the result of a calculation

adland /'aedlaend/ noun [sing.] (informal) used to refer to the advertising industry ad litem /.aed 'laitem; AmE 'laitam/ adjective [Law) used about a person who represents sb, especially a child, who cannot represent themselves in a legal case: The court must appoint a guardian ad litem. СЕШ Ad litem is a Latin phrase.

adman /'aedmaen/ noun [c] [plural admen) /-men/ (,informal)

a person who works in advertising: Our adman has come up with a new slogan.

admin /'aedmin/ noun [u] {BrE) (informal) administration: She works in admin, о admin staff

administer /ad'mirtlsta(r)/ verb [+ obj]

(also administrate) (often be administered) to manage and organize the affairs of a company, an organization or a country: The pension funds are administered by commercial banks. Isyni manage

to organize the way that sth is done: The questionnaire was administered by trained interviewers.

{formal) to make sure that sth is done fairly and in the correct way: It is a judge's duty to administer justice quickly and fairly.

administration /ad.mim'streijn/ noun

see also: business administration, Federal Aviation Administration independent person: The company will go into administration if it cannot find extra funds.

admini'stration .order noun [c] (Law) in the UK, an order made by a court for sb to take over the management of a business that cannot pay its debts: If the administration order is granted the company has three months to find a solution to its problems.