Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

assurer /a'J"o:ra(r); -'Juar-; AmEa'Jur-/ noun [C] (BrE)

(Insurance) a person or company that provides people with assurance: Prudential, the life assurer

,at 'best adverb (Stock Exchange) sell/buy sth at best to sell or buy shares at the best possible price

.at'call adverb (Finance) used to describe money that has been lent but must be paid back immediately if the person who lent the money asks for it back: The sum will be lent at call.

,at-'home adjective [only before noun]

used to describe people who work at home or parents who do not work outside their home: At- home employees may lack the proper space or equipment.

happening in the home rather than outside: at- home training

ATM /,ei ti: 'em/ noun [c] automated teller machine a machine in or outside a bank, etc., from which you can get money from your bank account using a special plastic card: Where's the nearest ATM? о to withdraw money from an ATM о an ATM card [гш cash machine

.at-risk 'pay (also .at-risk compen'sation, less frequent) noun [u] (also .at-risk 'salary [C]) (HR) a percentage of the pay of some employees

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that is linked to how well they are doing or how successful their company is. It can go up or down: The 20% at-risk salary component aims to provide an incentive to perform well bonus, performance-related pay

at 'sight adverb (Finance) written on a bill of exchange to show that the bill should be paid immediately: We only accept payment at sight. after sight

attach /a'taetj[4]/ verb

[+ obj] to fasten or join one thing to another: an alarm that can be attached to laptops о (figurative) They have attached a number of conditions to the agreement. detach

(IT) [+ obj or no obj] to connect computer equipment together: You can log in from any computer attached to the network. Isyn] connect

(IT) [+ obj] to send a document to sb using email: I attach the full conference timetable for your information. enclose

[+ obj or no obj] to be connected with sb/sth; to connect sth to sth: No one is suggesting that any health risks attach to this product, о She will be attached to this department for two months.

attachment /a'taetjmant/ noun

(IT) [C] a document that you send to sb using email: The document can be sent as an email attachment.

(Law) [u] an order by a court for money or property to be taken from sb who owes money in order to pay their debt: When an attachment of earningsorder is made by the court, the money is deducted from the debtor's pay.

[c.U] the act of joining one thing to another; a thing that joins one thing to another: attachment points for seatbelts о (figurative) the attachment of new conditions to the contract

[c] an object or a device that you can fix onto a machine to make it do a particular job: a video attachment for a microscope

(HR) [C.U] a short period of time when sb is connected to a particular company, department, etc: Most students on the course have a 'Week in Industry' attachment.

attend /a'tendI verb [+ obj or no obj]

to go to an event: The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders, о All members of staff are invited to attend.

Ш1П at tend to sb/sth to deal with sb/sth; to take care of sb/sth: I have some urgent business to attend to.

attendance /a'tendans/ noun

see also: certificate of attendance

[u.C] the act of being present at a place or an event: All staff are invited to the talk but attendance is voluntary.

[c,U] the number of people present at an organized event: falling attendances at conferences

at'tendance .bonus noun [c] (HR) extra pay that some companies give their workers for coming to work regularly

at'tendance .record noun [c] a record of how often sb has been present at a place, especially work or school: His attendance record showed that he had missed six vjeeks through illness.

attendee /a.ten'di:/ noun [C] a person who is present at an organized event: Attached is a list of attendees at the conference.

attention /a'tenfn/ noun [u] {only used in written English) (also at'tention of, fao)

see also: selective attention