Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

'ballpark /'bo:lpa:k; AmE-pa:rk/ noun ПЕН in the (right) 'ballpark (informal) (used about a price, an amount, etc.) approximately right or acceptable: If you said five million you'd be in the right ballpark, о A price tag of around $20 million is in the ballpark, in the wrong/same 'ballpark (informaf) (used about a price, an amount, etc.) wrong or almost the same: The offers for the contract were all in the same ballpark, a 'ballpark figure/estimate/price (informaf) a number, an amount, etc. that is approximately correct: How much will the project cost? Give me a ballpark figure.

the,Baltic Ex'change noun [sing ] (Trade) an organization in London that arranges agreements for the transport of raw materials between countries, especially by ship СИН The full name of the Baltic Exchange is the 'Baltic Mercantile and Shipping Exchange'.

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ban /baen/ verb, noun

verb [+ obj] (-nn-)

to officially say that sth is not allowed, often by law: They decided to ban company-wide emails, о The government has banned the import of all meat and dairy products for health reasons.

(usually be banned) to officially say that sb is not allowed to do sth or go somewhere: She was banned from holding public office.

noun [C]

an official rule that says that sth is not allowed: a ban on overtime/on tobacco advertising о Congress has been urged to impose a ban on all cloning research.

to impose/lift a ban

bancassurance /'baeqkaj^rans; -J"uar-;/Amf -8j"ur-/ noun [u] {BrE)

(Finance-, Insurance) the combination of banking and insurance services that is offered by many major banks [synIallfinanz ► bancassurer noun [с]: a well-known high street bancassurer

bandwagon /'baendwaegan/ noun ™ climb/jump on the 'bandwagon to become involved in an activity or idea which is becoming popular or fashionable in order to become popular or successful'yourself: This is another major publishing house to jump on the e-books bandwagon.

bandwidth baendwidG; -wit9/ [U,C] (IT) a measurement of the amount of information that a particular computer network or Internet connection can send in a particular time: We need greater bandwidth, о The server has a permanent connection to the Internet with a bandwidth of 128 Kbps (= kilobits per second), о (figurative) He doesn't have enough personal bandwidth (= time; mental ability) to manage the project.

the Bank /baeqk/ noun [sing.] the Bank of England -> central bank

bank /baeqk/ noun, verb

noun [c]

see also: advising bank, agent agricultural banker's cash at central clearing etc.

allows you to keep your money there, to pay in or take out money, etc: You can open a bank account with as little as 100. о Do we have enough funds in our bank account to pay the bills? о The money will be paid directly into your bank account. -> account noun (1)

to close/have/hold/open a bank account ♦ to pay money into/take money out of a bank account

bank ad,vance noun [c] money which a bank lends to a customer

bank assistant noun [c] (especially AmE) a person who works in a bank but is not a manager -> bank teller, cashier

'bank .balance noun [c] the amount of money that sb has in their bank account at a particular time: My bank balance is always low at the end of the month. -> balance noun (1)

bank bill noun [c]

(Finance; Trade) (BrE) (also.banker's acceptance,BrE, AmE) a type of bill of exchange that is signed by a bank, which means that it agrees to pay the amount stated on the bill -> trade bill

(AmE) = banknote

bank borrowing noun