Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

ad'visory .service noun [c] part of an organization that gives expert information on a particular subject: the director of advisory services о The bank provides a financial advisory service for all its clients.

AEI /,ei i: 'ai/ = average earnings index AER /,ei i: 'a:(r)/ abbr {Finance) annual equivalent rate a rate of interest on investments and money you save that shows how much you would receive in one year if each interest payment was added to the deposit before the next payment was calculated APR

aeronautics /,eara'no:tiks; ЛmE .era-/ noun [U] the science or practice of building and flying aircraft: the company's aeronautics business

aero'nautic adjective: the European aeronautic sector aeronautical /-'no:tikl/ adjective: an aeronautical engineer

aerospace /'earauspeis; AmE 'erou-/ noun [U] {often used as an adjective) the industry of building aircraft and the vehicles and equipment to be sent into space: jobs in aerospace and defence о the aerospace industry

affiliate noun, verb

noun /a'filiat/ [C]

a company or an organization that is connected with or controlled by another larger one: Our organization has 32 overseas affiliates, о Airbus is an EADS affiliate. See note at group

verb /a'filieit/ [+ obj or no obj] (usually be affiliated)

(about a company or an organization) to be connected to a larger one: All three major rail unions are affiliated to the Trades Union Congress.

(about a person) to have a close professional connection with an organization: He is an independent consultant affiliated with McKinsey & Co.

affiliation /a.fili'eijn/ noun [u.c]: The affiliation with the plastics giant {= large company) gives the business many advantages, о Please put your name, address and affiliation (= the organization that you work for or represent) on the form.

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af filiated 'company noun [c] a company that is closely connected to or controlled by another larger company or organization: There are 33 000 people working in our wholly owned and affiliated companies.

isynl subsidiary

af filiate 'marketing noun [u] (.E-commerce) the use of other websites to advertise and market the products and services of your website. The other websites receive a payment for this.

affinity card noun [c] a credit card that has the name of a particular charity (in the UK) or an organization (in the US) that receives an amount of money from the card company every time you use the card

affirmative 'action noun [u] {AmE) a practice or policy intended to make sure that everyone has the same chances of education or employment and to correct the fact that people from some groups are often treated unfairly because of their race or sex IsynI positive discrimination (BrE) positive action

affluent /'aefluant/ adjective having a lot of money and a good standard of living: an energetic and affluent city о a young, affluent professional couple Isyni prosperous ► 'affluence noun [u]: Increased exports have brought new affluence.

afford /a'fo:d;\ AmE a'fo:rd/ verb [+ obj] {not used in the passive.) ШЕ) Usually used with can, could or be able to especially in questions or negative sentences.

to have enough money to be able to buy sth: Buy the most powerful system you can afford, о How much can you afford (to spend)? о Mobile phone operators said they could not afford the 4.95 bn fee set for each licence.

{usually used in negative sentences) if you can't afford sth/to do sth you are not able to do sth or let sth happen because it would have a bad result for you: We can't afford any more delays, о I couldn't afford to lose the goodwill of my customers, о Can you afford any more time off work?

affordable /a'fo:dabl; AmE a'fo:rd-/ adjective that people can afford; that does not cost a lot of money: We offer high quality at an affordable price, о Luxury cars became affordable in the 1990s for millions of customers, о There is a lack of affordable housing in the area. ► affordability /a,fo:da'bilati; AmE a,fo:rd-/ noun [U]: the affordability of property in the area

AFL-CIO /,ei ef'el ,si: ai 'au; AmE 'ou/ abbr American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations in the US, an