Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

'transfer .register(also.register of 'transfers,'transfer book,less frequent) noun [c](Finance) a book in which all movements of a company's shares from one owner to another are recorded

★ transform /traens'fo:m; AmE-'fo:rm/ verb [+ obj]

to completely change the character or appearance of sth, especially so that it is better: The struggling company has been transformed into one of the most successful in its field, о The acquisition will be a transforming deal for the company (= one that will bring new types of business).

to change the form of sth: Photochemical reactions transform the light into electrical impulses.

transformation /.traensfa'meijn; AmE-far'm-/ noun [C,u]: the company's transformation from water utility to global media giant transformational /.traensfa'meijanl; AmE-far'm-/ adjectives transformative

,transfer,mational 'leadership noun [u] a way of managing people by making them feel enthusiastic about their work and willing to work hard for the company, and by providing a personal example transactional leadership

transformative /traens'fo:mativ; AmE -'fo:rm-/ adjective [usually before noun] able to completely change and improve the character of sth: transformative deals that move companies into new lines of business transform

tranship , transhipment = trans-ship

transient /'traenziant; AmE'traenjant/ adjective

continuing only for a short time: The company's recent growth is likely to be transient.

staying or working in a place for only a short time, before going to another place: Shorter contracts have meant an increasingly transient workforce.

'transfer book = transfer register

'transience /'traenzians; AmE "traenf-/ noun [U]

transistor /traen'zista(r); AmE-'sist-/ noun [C] a small electronic device used in computers, radios, televisions, etc. for controlling an electric current as it passes along a circuit

transit /'traenzit; -sit/ noun [U]

see also: stoppage in transit

(Transport) the process of being moved or carried from one place to another: The cost includes transit.

goods damaged or lost in transit.

the act of going through a place on the way to somewhere else: the transit lounge at Gatwick airport о a transit visa (= one that allows a person to pass through a country but not to stay there)

(AmE) a system for carrying people from one place to another using vehicles: the city's public transit system -> transport (1)

'transit .passengernoun [c] an air traveller who arrives at an airport and leaves again on the same or another plane

translate /traens'leit; traenz'leit/ verb

[+ obj or no obj] to change sth, or to be changed, into a different form: a system that translates Web data into phone data о translating customer desires into competitive products о I hope all this hard work will translate into profits.

[+ obj or no obj] to express the meaning of speech or writing in a different language: an Internet-based service that translates email web pages, etc. into 5 languages о I'll need someone to translate for me.

[no obj] to be changed from one language into another: The name 'Mitsubishi' translates as 'three diamonds'.

translation /traens'leijn; traenz'leijn/ noun

[U] the process of changing sth into a different form: the translation of research into new products о Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, net sales rose 2%.

[C,U] a text or work that has been changed from one language into another: to make/do a translation of a document

translator /traens'leita(r); traenz'leita(r)/ noun [C]

a person who translates writing or speech into a different language, especially as a job

an electronic device that helps you to translate into a different language: an automatic translator

-> interpreter

transmit

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transmission /traens'mijn; traenz'mijn/ noun see also: money transmission

transnational

transnational /(twenz'naejnal; .-traens'nacjnal/ adjective

operating or existing in or between many different countries, without being based in any particular one

transnational companies/corporations/links/ relations

transparency /traens'paeransi/ noun (plural transparencies)

[uj the quality of sth, such as glass, that allows you to see through it