Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

LilHU vote sb/sth 'down to reject or defeat sb/sth by voting for sb/sth else .vote sb 'in; .vote sb 'into/'onto sth to choose sb for a position or as a member of sth by voting: Castorri was voted in as CEO when he was only 32. о She was voted onto the board of governors, .vote sb 'out; .vote sb 'out of/ 'off sth to dismiss sb from a position by voting: He was voted out of office, .vote sth 'through to approve of sth by voting: Shareholders voted through an emergency issue of 2.3 billion new shares.

vote of confidence noun [c, usually sing.]

an act that shows that people trust sb/sth: The appointment to CEO is a vote of confidence in her leadership abilities, о Financial markets have given the new currency a vote of confidence (= its value on the markets has risen).

a formal vote to show whether people support a leader, a political party, an idea, etc: The prime minister resigned after the government lost a vote of confidence.

,vote of no 'confidence noun [c, usually sing ]

an act that shows that people do not trust sb/sth: Taking management of the company's property away from the directors amounts to a vote of no confidence in the board.

a formal vote to show that people do not support a leader, a political party, an idea, etc: He has narrowly survived a vote of no confidence.

'voting rights noun [pi ] [Finance) the right of shareholders to vote at company meetings: The family owns 40% of the company's shares with 60% of the voting rights, о Not all shareholders exercise their voting rights.

'votingsharesnoun [pi.] (AmE 'voting stock [u]) (Finance) shares that give the people who hold them the right to vote at company meetings: They hold 30% of the voting shares.

voucher /'vautja(r)/ noun [c] see also: gift voucher

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*wage /weid3/ noun [sing.] (also wages [pi.])

see also: award wage, base basic fair guaranteed living minimum etc.

a regular amount of money that you earn, usually every week, for work or services: wages of 500 a week о Wages are paid on Fridays, о You will receive a basic weekly wage of 500 plus bonuses, о The union submitted a wage claim for a 9% rise. See note at salary

an average/a high/low/standard wage • an aftertax/a gross/net/pre-tax wage ♦ hourly/regular/ weekly wages ♦ to earn/pay/receive a wage ♦ to increase/push up/raise wages ♦ wages go up/ increase/rise ♦ wage bargaining/negotiations/talks ♦ a wage agreement/claim/rise/settlement ♦ a wage cut/freeze/reduction

'wage bill (also 'wages bill, less frequent) noun [c] the total amount of money that a company, an organization or an industry pays to its employees: The company lost $47 million as the wage bill trebled to $54 million.

waged /weid3d/ adjective

(about a person) having regular paid work: waged workers

(about work) that you are paid for: waged work/ employment 3 the waged noun [pi ] people who have regular paid work: The cost is 40 for the waged and 25 for the unwaged.

salaried

'wage differential noun [c](Economics) the difference in rates of pay between groups of workers, especially the difference between workers with similar jobs in different industries, or between workers with different skills in the same industry: Wage differentials between large and small firms have widened. earnings

differential, wage gap