Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

unveil /.An'veil/ verb [+ obj] (used especially in newspapers) to show or introduce a new plan, product, etc. to the public for the first time; to announce sth publicly: The supermarket chain has unveiled plans to create 10 000jobs this year.

unwind /.An'waind/ verb (unwound, unwound

/, An'waund/)

[+ obj or no obj] (used especially in newspapers) to undo or change sth; to change or be undone: More than a third of the takeovers that had been agreed are now being unwound, о The price of oil, which is still high, may start to unwind soon.

(Finance) [+ obj] unwind a long/short position to sell or buy shares, currencies, etc. in order to gradually end the position you are in

[no obj] to stop worrying or thinking about problems and start to relax [syn! wind down

► un wind noun [C] .un'winding noun [U]: the unwinding of our stake in the power company unz^tf-Afi'prp'/'w/bf-bobj] (pp) (.IT) to return computer files to their original size after they have been made smaller (compressed) isyni decompress ioppi zip

up /лр/ adverb, adjective, verb, noun

adverb

to or at a higher level: Prices are well up on last year's, о Total sales were up by 7%. IoppI down See note at increase

ШЛЯ up for sth 1 on offer for sth: The house is up for sale. 2 being considered for sth: All the directors will be up for re-election next year, up to sth 1 as far as a particular number, level, etc: The Human Resources Manager spends up to half her time interviewing. 2 (also up until sth) not further or later than sth: Up to now everything's been running smoothly. 3 as high or as good as sth: The production quality is not up to our usual standards, •adjective [not before nounj

see also: bottom-up, completely built--, dial--, hard joined--, pent--, pop--

{IT) (of a computer system) working: Our system should be up again by this afternoon. IoppI down ШИВ up and 'running (about a system, for example a computer system) working; being used: It will be a lot easier when we have the database up and running.

verb [+ obj] (-pp-)

to increase the price or amount of sth: The group upped its bid from $10 to $30 a share, [syn] raise idiom at ante

noun

ШЕЗ on the 'up

see also: break-up, build--, catch--, clean--, drive- follow--, gross--, etc.

589 upscale

2 not trying to hide what you think or do: Investors are claiming that the company was not upfront about its financial problems.

adverb (usually up front)

as payment in advance: We'll pay you half up front and the other half when you've finished the job.

upgrade /.Ap'greid/ verb

[+ obj or no obj] to make a piece of machinery, computer system, etc. more powerful and efficient; to start to use machinery or systems of this type: We've just upgraded to the latest version of the operating system, о upgraded computers

(Finance) [+ obj] to give sth a higher grade, value or status: The Bank has upgraded its rating on the stock to 'buy', о The company's credit rating has been upgraded (= they are now considered to be more likely to pay their debts), [syn] promote