Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

a series of marks that is left by sth as it moves and that shows where it has been (figurative): She quit her job, leaving a trail of unfinished projects and unreturned phone calb behind her. ПЕШ be/go on the trail of sb/sth; be/go on the... trail to be following or trying to find sb/sth: Analysts expect the company to be on the acquisition trail next year, blaze a/the 'trail to be the first to do or to discover sth that others follow: Comet is blazing the jobs trail by creating 3 000 new jobs.

trailblazer /'treilbleiza(r)/ noun [c] a person or company that is the first to do or discover sth and so makes it possible for others to follow: The company was a trailblazer in e-commerce in the 90s. blaze a/the trail at trail noun

trailer /'treila(r)/ noun [c]

(Transport) a truck, or a container with wheels, that is pulled by another vehicle: The containers are lifted onto truck trailers for the last part of the journey.

(especially BrE) a series of short scenes from a film/movie or television programme, shown in advance to advertise it

.trailing'spousenoun [c] a husband or wife who gives up their job in order to follow their wife or husband to a new place where they have found a job

train /trein/ verb, noun

verb (often used as an adjective trained)

1 [+ obj or no obj] to teach a person the skills for a particular job or activity; to be taught in this way: The staff are fully trained to handle almost any situation, о She trained as a lawyer before starting her own company, о He felt he had been well trained for the job. о highly trained sales personnel О to be fully/highly/properly/well trained trainee 574

2 i + obj] to d-eveiop-a natural ability or quality sq that it improves: an alert mind and a trained eye • noun [C]

see also: gravy train

a railway/railroad engine pulling a number of coaches/cars or trucks, taking people and goods from one place to another: Britain's biggest train operator

О a commuter/passenger train ♦ a freight/goods train

trainee /.trei'ni:/ noun [c] (HR) a person who is being taught how to do a particular job: a management/sales trainee о a trainee manager/salesman/engineer о They have plans to recruit up to 800 new trainees. ► .trai'neeship noun [c]: businesses offering graduate traineeships

trainee solicitor(also.articled 'clerk,old-fashioned) (both BrE) noun [C](Law) the title used for a person employed by a group of lawyers (a law firm) while he or she is being trained to become a qualified solicitor

straining /'treiniq/ noun [U]

see also: assertiveness training, computer-based on-the-job transfer of ~ 2 | tttthe process of doing sth: He broke the law by using a residential property for the transaction of business.

► transactional /trasn'zaskjnl/ adjective

transactional costs — transaction costs

transactional leadershipnoun [u](HR) a way of managing people by setting them clear tasks and rewarding them for good performance transformational leadership

transaction costs (also tran sactional costs) noun [pi ]

(Economics) the amount of effort, time and money (not including the cost of buying sth) that it takes to arrange a piece of business: the high transaction costs of buying property