Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

arrange sth (with sb) | arrange for sb to do sth | arrange to do sth to organize sth; to make plans for sth to happen: Willyou arrange it with my secretary? о I must arrange a meeting for next week, о We will arrange for somebody to meet you at the airport, о The company has arranged a $3.5 billion loan facility with its bankers.

О to arrange an appointment/interview/a meeting ♦ to arrange a facility/loan'

Making arrangements

Can we arrange a time to discuss this?

They called a meeting of the committee.

(formal) The annual general meeting is convened by the company secretary.

We're organizing a sales conference for later this year.

(when the date/time might change) I've pencilled you in for two hours on Thursday.

The elections were fixed for May 7.

The company scheduled an afternoon news conference.

All conference calls are set up ahead of time.

See note at postpone

25 articles of association

★ arrangement /a'reind3mant/ noun

see also: deed of arrangement, scheme of voluntary ~

[C, usually pi.] plans or preparations for sth that will happen in the future: travel arrangements

[c,U] a way of doing or organizing things, especially one that is formally agreed by two people or organizations, etc: More open trading arrangements should increase investment in the country, о You can cash cheques here by prior arrangement with the bank.

[C] a formal relationship between two companies, etc. that provides some benefit to them both, usually over a long period of time: The company has set up a new distribution arrangement with a Canadian publisher. See note at agreement

(Finance) [C, usually sing.] a formal agreement made between sb who owes money but cannot pay it all back and the person or organization that they owe money to, so that only part of the money will be paid

[U] the act of arranging sth: arrangement fees array /a'rei/ noun [C]

a group or collection of products, often one that is large or impressive: a vast array of goods to choose from fSYNl range

a broad/vast/wide array of sth

arrears /a'riaz; AmEa'rirz/ noun [pi.] money that sb/sth owes that they should have paid earlier: rent/tax arrears о The airline has now paid its arrears in landing fees, о The country has accumulated debt arrears of $715 million. ггатп be in arrears (with sth); fail/get into arrears (with sth) to be late in paying money that you owe: Wages are already more than two months in arrears, о The tenant fell into arrears with the rent, in arrears after the time that work is done, items supplied, etc: Passengers pay in advance, but the holiday company pays its suppliers in arrears. iqppi in advance

arrival /a'raivl/ noun

[u,C] the act of coming or being brought to a place: We record the date and time of arrival of all deliveries, о the arrivals hall (= at an airport)

departure

[C] a person or a thing that comes to a place: late arrivals о welcoming new arrivals on their first day

[U] the time when sb starts a new job: Since her arrival as chief executive, sales have increased by 19%.

[u] the time when sth new starts, especially a new product or technology coming into the market: the arrival of colour-screen mobile phones

article /'artikl; AmE 'a:rt-/ noun

[С] a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine: an article in the Wall Street Journal

{Law) [c] (often used about international laws) a section of a law, an agreement or other legal document that deals with a particular point