,top-'ranked
adjective [only before noun] considered to be the best or most popular of a number of similar things: the top-ranked business schools [syn] top-rated,top 'ranking noun
[c.u]the highest or most important position in an organization, an industry, etc: The airline has
earned top ranking in customer-service measures.{
IT) a high, or the highest, position in the list of websites given by a search engine (= a computer program that searches the Internet for information): ways to achieve a top ranking for your website► top-ranking
adjective [only before noun]: top- ranking executives in manufacturing о We have a top-ranking website with new visitors every day.,top-'rated
adjective [only before noun]considered to be the best or most popular of a number of similar products or people: the top-rated
brand of soft drinks о a top-rated media analyst [syn] top-rankedthat has received a high score for the measurement of a particular quality: The top-rated bonds are known as 'investment grade', followed by 'high yield' and then by 'junk' bonds.
,top-'selling
adjective [only before noun] (about a product) that has sold more than others,top-'tier
adjective [only before noun] considered to be one of the best: competing with top-tier companies in the printer and copier markets'top-up
noun [C] an extra amount of money that is added to the original amount so that there is enough: pension- fund top-ups о a top-up loan/payment'top-up card
noun [c] a card that you can buy which allows you to make more calls from your mobile phone/cellphone to the value of the cardtorrid
/'tDnd; AmE 'to:r-; 'ta:r-/ adjective [usually before noun](often used in newspapers) very difficult: a torrid
period on the stock markettort
/to:t; AmE to:rt/ noun [c.u] {Law) something wrong that sb does to sb else that is not criminal, but that can lead to action in a civil court: tort law о the US tort systemtotal
/'tautl; AmE 'toutl/ adjective, noun, verbadjective
[usually before noun]being the amount or number after everyone or everything is counted or added together: These latest redundancies bring the total number of job cuts to over 3 ООО. о Total sales were up 2.3%. о Medical products accounted for 61% of the company's total revenues.
complete; including everything: a total ban on tobacco advertising о The venture was a total disaster.
noun [c]
see also: grand total, running sum ~
total pro ductive maintenance пост [u] [abbr TPM)
(,
Production) a way of improving the way a factory's machines and equipment are used by continuously making sure that they are working as efficiently as possible'Total 'Quality 'Management
{alsospelledtotal quality management)(abbr TQM)(also'quality management)noun [u] a system of management that considers that every employee in the organization is responsible for keeping the highest standards of work in every aspect of the company's work in order to meet the needs of the customers; the techniques used for controlling and checking quality: Total Quality Management means that our customers can expect the highest quality service, о to institute total quality management о total quality management programmes/practicestotal 'shareholder re'turn noun
[u,c] (abbrTSR)
(Finance)
a measure of the profit gained from investing in the shares of a particular company over a fixed period of time, usually expressed as a percentage over one year: The company's aim is to double total shareholder return every four years.touch
/UtJY verb, nounverb
[+ obj]to reach a particular level, etc: Shares in the company touched a two-year low of 7.6.
to put your hands or fingers on sth/sb: Every time you touch a key, the computer voice tells you what command you have executed.