Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

{Law) money that sb agrees to pay if a person accused of a crime does not appear at their trial. When bail has been arranged, the accused person is allowed to go free until the trial: She was released on bail, о The judge granted bail. О to allow/deny/give/grant/refuse (sb) bail о verb [+ obj]

{Law) to release sb on bail: He was bailed to appear in court on 15 March.

ОПЮ .bail out (of sth) (BrE spelling also bale out (of sth)) (also bail, especially in AmE informal) {Law) to stop doing or taking part in sth because it is difficult or unpleasant: When the companies merged, several key people decided to bail (out), .bail sb out to pay sb's bail for them .bail sb/sth out (of sth) {BrE spelling also bale sb/sth out (of sth) i to rescue sb/sth from a difficult situation: The government had to bail the company out of financial difficulty. -» bailout

bailiff /'beilifI noun [c] (Law)

(BrE) a law officer whose job is to take the possessions and property of people who cannot pay their debts

{AmE) an official who keeps order in a court, takes people to their seats, watches prisoners, etc.

bailout /■ beilaut/ noun [c] an act of giving money to a company, a foreign country, etc. that has very serious financial problems: The airline's shareholders voted in favour of a government bailout, о The country has received an international bailout package worth $48 billion. bail sb/sth out at bail verb

.bait-and-'switch noun [c.u] (,Marketing) a selling method where advertisements for products with low prices are used to attract customers, who are then persuaded to buy something more expensive in the range: Salespeople can pressure you with bait-and-switch tactics unless you know what to look out for. 1Л'1Н This term is often used in a disapproving way, as the method can be illegal.

balance /'baelans/ noun, verb

noun

see also: adverse balance, adverse trade bank closing compensating competitive credit

etc.

transferred. $5 ООО from our deposits to balance the accounts.

[+ obj or no obj] balance (sth) (out) to be equal in value, amount, etc. to sth else that has the opposite effect: This year's profits will balance our previous losses, о The advantages and disadvantages seem to balance out.

[+ obj] balance A against В to compare the relative importance of two contrasting things: The cost of bringing in consultants needs to be balanced against the benefits.

.balance brought 'down (abbr balance b/d) {also .balance brought 'forward abbr balance b/f, balance b/fwd) noun [c]

(Accounting) the amount that you use to start an account for a new period, which is equal to the balance (= the difference between the total debits and the total credits) at the end of the previous period balance carried down том This is usually written as an abbreviation in accounts.

balance carried 'down (abbr balance c/d) (also .balance carried 'forward abbr balance c/f, balance c/fwd) noun [c] (Accounting) the balance at the end of one accounting period that will then become the balance brought down for the beginning of the next period СЕШ This is usually written as an abbreviation in accounts.

.balanced 'budget noun [c, usually sing.] (Economics) a plan by a government to spend the same amount of money as it receives in a particular year

.balanced 'fund (also .balanced 'mutual fund)

(both especially AmE) noun [c](Finance) a type of fund that invests its customers' money in a way that makes a good profit but does not involve a lot of risk, by investing in both shares and bonds