Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

= annual meeting annuitant /a'nju:itant; AmE -'nu:-/ noun [c] {Insurance) a person who receives an annuity

annuity /a'nju:ati; AmE -'nu:-/ noun [C] {plural annuities)

{Finance)

an amount of money paid to sb every year, usually for the rest of their life

a type of investment that you can buy from an insurance company, usually with one large amount of money, that pays an amount of money each year: Should I use the whole sum to buy an annuity? о a life annuity

(a payment made from this type of investment: an annuity of $2 000 a year

annul /э'пл1/ verb [+ obj] (-II-) {Law) to state officially that sth is no longer legally valid: The contract was annulled. ► an'nulment noun [c,U]

ANSI /'aensi/ abbr American National Standards Institute an organization in the US that sets standards of quality and safety for manufactured items: ANSI has devoted a standard to the proper use of safety signs, о Our sunglasses pass the ANSI StandardZ80.3-1996. ISO

.Ansoff 'matrix /'aenzDf; AmE-zo:f/ noun [C] {Marketing) a way of analysing the possible strategies that a company could use to increase its business

Ansoff matrix

existing new

product product

market

; product

penetration

: development

strategy

: strategy

market

: diversification

extension

: strategy

strategy

existing market

new market

'answering ma.chine (BrE also 'answerphone)

noun [c]

a machine which you connect to your telephone to answer your calls and record any message left by the person calling: I called several times, but only got the answering machine.

'answering .service noun [c]

a business that receives telephone calls for people or organizations and records messages for them to listen to

(especially BrE) a service that provides recorded information when you telephone or allows you to record a message: For timetable information please call the 24-hour answering service.

answerphone /'a:nsafaon; AmE "aensarfoon/

= answering machine

ante /'aenti/ noun [sing.] ШЕЯ raise/up the 'ante to increase the level of sth, especially sums of money or competition between businesses: Quickbuy upped the ante in the battle for customers by slashing 5% off its prices.

anti /'aenti/ preposition (informal) if sb is anti sb/sth, they do not like or agree with that person or thing: I'm not anti the plan—I just want to go slowly.

anti- /'aenti/ prefix

opposed to; against: anti-euro campaigners о anti-business

the opposite of: anticlockwise

preventing: anti-discrimination laws

.anticipatory'breach noun [c] [Law) the breaking of a contract in advance by sb who says they will not be able to do what the contract says they must do: They accepted the anticipatory breach and immediately claimed damages.

,anti-com'petitive adjective {Economics) not allowing other companies to compete in a fair way: The company was penalized for anti-competitive behaviour by distributing its software free to schools, о alleged anti-competitive practices

.anti-'dumping adjective [only before noun] {Economics) aimed at protecting the economy of a country by preventing other countries from selling goods there at prices that are unfairly low: These cheap cars were regarded in Europe as unfair competition and attracted anti-dumping duties.

countervailing duty

.anti-in'flation adjective [only before noun] aimed at lowering inflation or preventing it from rising, for example by controlling increases in wages or interest rates: anti-inflation policies

I21 appeal

.anti-'spam adjective [only before noun] (IT) aimed at preventing the sending of advertising by email that people do not want to receive: anti- spam software/tools

.anti-'takeover adjective [only before noun] aimed at preventing a company from taking over another one that does not want it or agree to it: anti-takeover provisions/insurance