Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

[u,C] official permission or power to do sth; the act of giving permission: Who gave the authorization to release the data? о He had acted without authorization.

О to give/grant/refuse (sb) authorization ♦ to ask for/ get/have/need/obtain/require authorization

[c] a document that gives sb official permission to do sth

authorization code noun [c] a secret set of numbers or letters that allows sb to do sth such as use a website, accept payment with a bank card, etc. password

authorize, -ise /'D:9araiz/ verb [+ obj]

to give official permission for sth, or for sb to do sth: I can authorize payments of up to $5 ООО. о authorized dealers unauthorized

.authorized 'capital {BrEalso .authorized 'share .capital) {also spelled authorised ~) noun [u] {Finance) the maximum amount of money that a company is allowed to raise by selling shares Hyn] nominal capital, registered capital issued capital

.authorized 'shares noun [pi.] {also .authorized

'stock [u]) {also spelled authorised ~) {Finance) the maximum number of shares that a company can offer for sale

auto /'o:tau; AmE 'o:tou/ noun [C] {plural autos) (AmE)

a car: the auto industry

auto companies/dealers/manufacturers/retailers/ workers ♦ auto production/sales

auto- I'xtau; AmE 'o:tou/ combiningform

by itself without a person to operate it: automatic о autopilot

of or by yourself: autonomous о The project is auto-financing {= it operates without borrowing money).

autocratic /.o:ta'kraetik/ adjective expecting to be obeyed and not caring about the feelings and opinions of others: an autocratic management style

automaker /'o:taumeika(r); AmE 'o:tou-/ noun [C]

(Am?)

a company that makes cars

automate /'oitameit/ verb [+ obj] {usually be automated)

to use machines and computers instead of people to do a job or task: The entire manufacturing process has been automated, о The factory is now fully automated, о an automated production line [syn] mechanize

automatic /.oita'maetik/ adjective 1 (about a machine, device, etc.) having controls that work without needing a person to operate them: automatic doors о an automatic gearbox/ transmission (= in a car, etc.) 2 always happening as a result of a particular action or situation: There is an automatic fine for late payment, о A further drop in the share price would trigger automatic sell orders.

automatically /,o:ta'maetikli/ adverb: The system automatically deletes any viruses attached to emails.

automatic 'pilot (also 'autopilot) noun [u] a device in an aircraft or a ship that keeps it on a fixed course without the need for a person to control it: The aircraft was set on automatic pilot. ГПТ771 be on .automatic 'pilot to do sth without thinking because you have done the same thing many times before: For the first hour at work I'm on automatic pilot.

automation /.o.-ta'meijn/ noun [u] the use of machines to do work that was previously done by people: Automation using programmable machine tools meant the loss of many factory jobs, о office automation {= the use of computers in the office)

automobile /'o:tamabi:l/ noun [C] (especiallyAmE) a car: The organization set the standardfor the production of automobiles. О the automobile business/industry ♦ automobile manufacturers/workers

automotive /,o:ta'mautiv; AmE-'mou-/ adjective [only before noun] (usually used in written English) connected with motor vehicles

the automotive industry ♦ automotive products/ sales

automotive engi'neer noun [c] a person whose job is to design, develop and test cars and other motor vehicles

autonomous /o:'ti>namas; AmEoz'tcr.n-/ adjective