Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

[+ obj or no obj] to remove things from a vehicle or ship after it has taken them somewhere: It can take a whole day to unload a freighter, о Several ships were waiting to unload. [oppI load

(informal) [+ obj] to get rid of or sell sth, especially sth illegal or of bad quality: They want to unload their shares at the right price.

unlock /.An'lDk; AmE,лп'1а:к/ verb [+ obj] to allow sth to start being used that has existed but not been available for use: The group is selling its publishing arm in an attempt to unlock value for shareholders, о The deal with the USA will unlock billions of dollars of aid.

unmanageable /лп'таеп^зэЫ/ adjective difficult or impossible to control or deal with: companies with unmanageable debt

unmetered /.An'mktad; AmE -tard/ adjective (about the use of a service) not being measured, for example by a meter: unmetered Internet access

unmoved /,An'mu:vd/ adjective (about the value of sth) not having changed: The FTSE100 was unmoved for much of the day.

unnerve /,An'n3:v; AmE-'n3:rv/ verb [+ obj] (often used in newspapers) to make sb feel nervous or lose confidence: The poor results have unnerved investors.

unofficial /,лпэ'fi.fl/ adjective

that does not have permission or approval from sb in authority: Unofficial estimates put the figure at over 2 million, о The unofficial exchange rate is 2 000 dinar to the dollar.

that is not part of sb's business: The Prime Minister is on an unofficial visit to Spain. [oppi official

unofficially/.Ana'fijali/adverb

unof ficial 'strikenoun [c](HR) a strike that does not have the approval or permission of an accepted trade union ioppi official strike

unpaid /.An'peid/ adjective see also: delivered duty unpaid

unproductive 588

unproductive /.Aapro'dAktav/ adjective 1 not producing very much; not producing good results: an unproductive meeting о unproductive use of resources [о^»1 productive

unprofessional /.Anpra'fejanl/ adjective not reaching the standard expected in a particular profession: She was found guilty of unprofessional conduct. IoppI professional s non-professional

unprofessionally /.Anpra'fejanali/ adverb

unprofitable /An'piDfitabl; AmE -'pra:f-/ adjective

not making enough financial profit: unprofitable product lines [syn] uneconomic

unprofitable businesses/companies/products/stores

not bringing any advantage [oppj profitable

»► unprofitably /An'prDfitabli; AmE -'pra:f-/ adverb: The company had been trading unprofitably for a long time.

unquoted .An'kwautid/ = unlisted (1)

unrealized, -ised /,An'ri:alaizd; BrE also -'rial-/ adjective

not achieved or done

О unrealized potential/projects

(Finance) (about a profit, loss, etc.) that has been made but not turned into real money yet: The bank has 400 billion yen in unrealized gains on its investments (= the investments have risen in value but have not yet been sold).

unrealized capital gains/gains/losses/profits

unreasonable /An'ri:znabl/ adjective not fair; expecting too much: He claimed his boss was making unreasonable demands, о The fees they charge are not unreasonable. IoppI reasonable

unrecoverable Длпп'клуэгэЫ/ adjective

(about money that has been lent or lost) that you will never be able to get back: The bank lost $300 m in unrecoverable loans. IoppI recoverable

(IT) (about information on a computer) that cannot be found again: an unrecoverable file

{IT} (about an error in a computer program) that cannot be corrected

unredeemed /,Anri'di:md/ adjective