Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

'analyze .'analyzer = analyse 'anchor .tenant noun [c] {Property) a very important tenant (= a person or an organization that pays rent) in a building or on a piece of land, especially one that will attract others: The store signed a 99-year lease to become an anchor tenant in the mall.

ancillary /aen'silari; AmE 'aensaleri/ adjective

providing necessary support to the main work or activities of an organization: ancillary workers in the health service such as cleaners and cooks о industries ancillary to car manufacture

ancillary equipment/services/staff/workers

in addition to sth else but not as important: ancillary rights under the law

► an cillary noun [c] {plural ancillaries): The company and its ancillaries could cost the taxpayer $1.5 billion.

.and Company {also and 'Co, & 'Co, only used in written English) phrase

used with the name of a company that is owned by more than one person: Levi Strauss & Co

,angel in'vestor noun [c] {Finance, informal) a private person who invests their own money in a project, especially a new business: The majority of small businesses receive money from friends, family and angel investors. venture capitalist

angel in'vestmentnou/? [u,c]

annex {BrE spelling also annexe) /'aeneks/ noun [C] a section attached to the end of a document or report: The information is given in annex В of the report.

annual /'aenjual/ adjective [usually before noun]

happening or done once a year: He can earn an annual bonus of 70% of his basic pay.

О an annual bonus/fee/increase/wage ♦ an annual conference/event/meeting

relating to a period of one year: Annual earnings rose 3%. о an average annual growth rate of 8% о Your basic annual leave entitlement is 20 days, о the annual budget

О annual costs/earnings/income/losses/profits/ revenue ♦ annual growth/output/sales/turnover

► 'annually adverb: The company's earnings have grown annually by 15% over the last five years.

biannual

.annual .general 'meeting {abbr agm) (BrE) {AmE,annual 'meeting) noun [c]

an important meeting of the shareholders or members of a company, held once a year, to present the accounts and discuss important topics: The shareholders proposed breaking up the group at the last AGM.

a meeting of the members of any organization, held once a year

.annual 'hours .contract noun [c] {HR) a contract in which employees agree to work for a particular number of hours per year rather than per week or per month, in exchange for an annual salary (= money you are paid regularly for work): Staff with annual hours contracts work longer hours during busier periods of the year.

annualized , -ised /'aenjualaizd/ adjective [only before noun]

{Accounting) (about rates of interest, inflation, etc.) calculated for the period of a year, using figures for a shorter period: Inflation is currently running at an annualized rate of 10%.

.annual 'meeting {also 'annual 'meeting of 'stockholders) {also .annual 'stockholders' .meeting, less frequent) = annual general

meeting

.annual re'port {also re'port) noun [c] {Accounting) a financial report that a company must by law present each year to its shareholders: The company's problems are reflected in its annual report.

.annual re'turn noun [c] {Law) in the UK, a formal statement that a company must make each year for government records, giving details of the company, its directors, its shares and its assets

to make/file an annual return

.annual 'stockholders' .meeting