Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

'basis point noun [c] (Finance) one hundredth of one per cent. This is often used to express the interest rate on bonds: Yields on Treasury notes were roughly 30 basis points (0.3%) higher than last month.

'basket case noun [c, usually sing.] (AmE) (informal) (used especially in newspapers) a country or an organization whose economic or financial situation is very bad: The company he had built up was reduced to a basket case four years after he retired.

.basket of'currencies noun [c, usually sing.] (Economics) a fixed group of different currencies which some countries use to set a value for their own currency; the value that is calculated for this group: The dollar fell against a basket of currencies including the yen, the euro and the Canadian dollar.

batch /baetJY noun, verb

noun [C]

a number of things or tasks that are dealt with as a group: a batch of letters/emails/bills о We deliver the goods in batches, о All products with this batch number (= that were manufactured at the same time) have been recalled.

verb [+ obj]

to put things into groups in order to deal with them: The program will batch and sort orders as they come in.

'batch .costing noun [u] {Accounting) a way of expressing the cost of a product based on the cost of producing a group (batch) rather than on an individual item job costing

'batch .processing noun [u] (IT) a way of getting a computer to do a long series of jobs all at the same time automatically -» transaction processing

'batch production noun [u] (Production) a way of manufacturing a product by making small or large groups of the items rather than producing them continuously: We specialize in batch production which we tailor to each customer's requirements. -» job production, mass production

battery /'baetri; -tari/ noun [c] (plural batteries)

a device that is placed inside a car engine, clock, radio, etc. and that produces the electricity that makes it work: I need to recharge the batteries in my laptop, о battery-powered/-operated

a large number of things of the same type: a battery of aptitude tests

-»idiom at recharge

battle /'baetl/ noun, verb

noun

[c] a battle (between A and В) | a battle (with sb) (for/over sth) a competition, an argument or a struggle between people or groups of people trying to win power or control: a battle between the old and the new о Several senior executives quit after a boardroom battle over the future of the company, о He is involved in a bitter legal battle with his former employers for compensation.

О a bitter/fierce/hard-fought/long-running battle ♦ a bid/boardroom/legal/takeover battle

[c, usually sing.] a determined effort that sb makes to solve a difficult problem or succeed in a difficult situation: It's an uphill battle to persuade customers to buy new phone handsets, о Many firms are facing a battle for survival.

О a tough/an uphill battle

Ш221 do battle (with sb) (for/over sth) to argue or be in competition with sb

verb [+ obj or no obj]

battle (with/against sb/sth) (for/over sth) to try

very hard to achieve sth difficult or to deal with sth unpleasant or dangerous: The industry is battling with low demand, о The two companies battled for market share.

battleground /'baetlgraund/ noun [C] a subject or thing that people are arguing about or competing for: Japan is the next battleground for big international supermarket operators.

BBA /.bi: .bi: 'ei/ abbr Л (AmE) Bachelor of Business Administration, a university degree 2 British Banker's Association

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