Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

the purpose of doing sth; sth that you are trying to achieve: The aim of the changes is to save money, о Our main aim is to increase sales in Asia, о He set out the company's aims and objectives in his speech. objective

a key/long-term/strategic aim ♦ the main/primary/ principal aim ♦ to achieve/fulfil/meet an aim

verb

[no obj] to try or plan to achieve sth: We are aiming at/for 2 000 new customers by next year, о They aim to increase sales by 20%.

[+ obj] be aimed at to have sth as an aim: The proposals are aimed at reducing debt.

[+ obj] aim sth at sb {usually be aimed) to produce sth that meets the needs of a particular group of customers or tries to influence them: The new airfares are aimed at business travellers, о a marketing campaign aimed at teenagers Isyni target

aircraft /'eakra:ft; AmE 'erkraeft/ noun [C] (plural aircraft)

any vehicle that can fly and carry goods or passengers: the leading European aircraft manufacturer

О cargo/civil/commercial/passenger aircraft airfare /'eafea(r); AmE 'erfer/ noun [c] the money that you pay to travel by plane: an airline offering cheap/low airfares low-fare

airfreight /'eafreit; лmE 'erf-/ noun [u] goods that are carried on a plane; the system of carrying goods in this way: The company provides shipping that is faster than airfreight.

airline /'ealain; AmE 'erl-/ noun [c] a company that provides regular flights to take passengers and goods to different places: international airlines о an airline pilot о an expansion in Europe's no-frills airline sector о The airline operates about 250flights a day. О domestic/international/national airlines *

commercial/private/state/state-owned airlines ♦ a charter/scheduled airline ♦ an airline employee/ operator/passenger/pilot ♦ the airline business/ industry

airliner /'еэ1атэ(г); 'erl-/ noun [c] a large plane that carries passengers airmail /'eameil; 'erm-/ noun [u] the system of sending letters and packages by air: Send it by airmail, о Send it airmail, о an airmail envelope/letter 'Air Miles™ noun [pi.] points that you collect by buying plane tickets and other products, which you can then use to pay for air travel, hotels, etc.

airport /'eapoit; AmE 'erpoirt/ noun [C]

see also: international airport

a place where planes land and take off and that has buildings for passengers to wait in: We will be landing at Narita Airport in approximately 30 minutes.

to arrive at/land at/touch down at an airport ♦ to depart from/fly from/take off from an airport ♦ an airport building/lounge/terminal

airtime /'eataim; ЛmE'ert-/ noun [U]

the amount of time that is given to a particular subject, or to an advertisement, on radio or television

the amount of time that a mobile phone/ cellphone is used in a particular period of time for sending or receiving calls that you usually pay for: This deal gives you 180 minutes free airtime a month.

airway /'eawei; A mE 'erwei/ noun [C] (often used in names of airlines) a route regularly used by planes: British Airways

aisle /ail/ noun [c]

a passage between rows of shelves in a supermarket; the shelves on either side of the passage: Coffee and tea are in the next aisle, о The aisles are stocked with food from all over the world.

a passage between rows of seats in a plane, train, theatre, etc: Would you like an aisle seat or a window seat (= on a plane)?

alienation /.eilia'neijn/ noun [u] (HR) a feeling that some employees have that their work is not important and they are not a valuable part of their company or organization