Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

a machine that pays out money automatically: automatic teller machines [synI ATM

temp /temp/ noun, verb (HR)

noun [C]

a temporary employee in an office: Well need to get in a temp while Anna's away, о a temp agency

fsynl casual

verb [no obj] (informal)

to do a temporary job or a series of temporary jobs: I've been temping for an employment agency.

template /'templeit/ noun [c]

a thing that is used as a model for producing other similar examples: This contract may be used as a template for future agreements, о The program lets you set up a basic email template for orders.

a shape cut out of a hard material, used as a model for producing exactly the same shape many times in another material

temporary /'temprari; AmE-pareri/ adjective lasting or intended to last only for a short time; not permanent: The canteen has been closed as a temporary measure while the problem is investigated, о More than half the staff are temporary, о workers on temporary contracts IoppI permanent temp

.temporary help agencynoun [c](HR) a business that provides workers for other businesses for limited periods of time

ten /ten/ number [ЕЙ tens of 'thousands/'millions/'billions (of sth) used to refer to any large amount or number between ten thousand/million/billion and one hundred thousand/million/billion: The company paid tens of thousands of dollars in bonuses last year.

tenable /'tenabl/ adjective

(about an opinion, a theory, a situation, etc.) easy to defend against attack or criticism: Following the scandal, it was no longer tenable for him to stay on as CEO.

(HR) (about a job, position, etc.) that can be held for a particular period of time: The scholarship is tenable for up to three years.

tenancy /'tenansi/ noun (plural tenancies (Law; Property)

[C,U] the right to live or work in a building or on land that you rent: a tenancy agreement о They have taken over the tenancy of the building.

О to get/give up/take (over)/hold/surrender a tenancy * to grant/offer/renew/terminate a tenancy

[c] a period of time that you rent a house, land, etc. for: a 12-month tenancy

a life/fixed-term/long-term/short-term tenancy » a tenancy expires/lapses

tenant /'tenant/ noun, verb (Law; Property)

noun [C]

see also: prime tenant, anchor tenant

a person or company that pays rent for the use of a building, land, room, etc. to the person or company that owns it: The shopping mall has 115 tenants.

verb [+ obj] (usually be tenanted

to work or live in a place as a tenant: a tenanted farm/pub

.tenant at'willnoun [c] (plural tenants at will, (Law) a tenant that can be forced to leave a property, piece of land, etc. without any warning

tender /'tenda(r)/ noun, verb

noun [C,U]

see also: legal tender, self-tender

tender offer 558

(format) [+ obj] ta offer money as payment: The program reads the purchase price and the amount tendered and calculates the change.

[formal) [+ obj] to offer or give sth to sb: The CEO and the finance director tendered their resignations last Sunday.

► 'tenderer noun [c]: Unsuccessful tenderers will be told why their bids failed.

WHICH WORD?

tender/bid

If a business bids or tenders for work, they offer to do it for a particular price in competition with others: The company is bidding for a Health Department contract.

The offer itself, usually in the form of a document, is referred to as the bid or tender. Tenders submitted after 31 October will not be accepted.

Tender [U], not bid, is used to refer to the process of competing to do the work: They put the contract out to tender, о a tender application