Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

'back .order noun [c] {Commerce; Production) an order for goods that have not yet been produced or supplied: It is our aim to fill back orders as soon as the merchandise is available, ►.back 'order verb [+ obj or no obj]

.back 'room noun [c] a place where secret, administrative or other important work is done: deals made in back rooms о back-room staff

'back shift {BrE) (ЛmE 'swing shift) noun [c,U] {HR) a period of work from the middle of the afternoon until late at night, between the day and the night periods; the group of people who work during this period: to work (the) back shift

backslash /'baskslasj'/ noun [C] a symbol (\ ) used in computer commands forward slash

backspace /'baskspeis/ noun, verb

noun [C]

the key on a computer keyboard which you press to move back towards the beginning of the line of text and which removes the last letter that you typed; the act of using this key

verb [no obj]

to use the backspace key on a keyboard

.back-to-back loan {also .parallel loan)

noun [C]

{Finance) an arrangement where companies in different countries lend money to each other at the same time in different currencies, in order to avoid high interest rates, restrictions on changing currency, etc.

backup /'Ьаэклр/ noun [C]

(IT) a copy of a file, program, etc. that can be used if the original is lost or damaged: Always make a backup of your work, о a backup copy

extra help, ideas, equipment, etc. that you can use if the first fails: We have a backup plan if the merger falls through.

back sb/sth up at back verb

backwardation зе

backwardation .baekwa'deijn; AmE -war'deijn/

noun [u] (also inserted market [sing.]) -(Finance) a situation where prices for goods that will be delivered in the future are lower than prices for goods that will be delivered immediately: A shortage of supplies has caused a state of backwardation on the coffee futures market. contango

backward inte gration noun [u] (,Economics) a situation where a company buys a company which supplies it or begins to do the same work as that companyvertical integration, forward integration—Picture at integration

backyard /,baek'ja:d; AmE -'ja:rd/ noun iron in your (own) back'yard in or near the place where you live or work: Local residents didn't want the new factory in their own backyard. Nimby

В ACS /baeks/ abbr Bankers' Automated Clearing System a

company owned by the UK banks that uses an electronic system to make payments between accounts in member banks. It is often used by companies to pay their employees. APACS

bad debt noun [c,u] [Accounting) a debt that will not be paid: The company has written off over $500 million of bad debts.

bad debt recovery noun [u]

{Law) legal action to force sb to pay a debt which should have been paid already: bad debt recovery consultants

(Accounting) payment of a debt which seemed unlikely to be paid

bad 'faith noun [c.u] an intention to deceive sb: The judge decided that the garage owner had acted in bad faith. good faith

bad 'loan noun [c] {Finance) a loan that is not being paid back as arranged and may never be: plans to use public funds to help banks dispose of their bad loans

baggage /'ЬаедМз/ noun [u]

see also: excess baggage, hand baggage

bags, cases, etc. that you carry your clothes and things in when you are travelling: excess baggage (= weighing more than the limit allowed on a plane) Hyn] luggage

baggage .reclaim (BrE) {AmE 'baggage claim)

noun [u]

the place at an airport where you get your suitcases, etc. again after you have flown

baggage room = left luggage bail /beil/ noun, verb • noun [u]