Business English - to English

initial

the first letter of a name or word

obselete

out-of-date, no longer in use

RSVP

please reply

Acronym

initials-name (NATO)

appraisal

evaluation

Balance sheet

الميزانية العامة

Earnings per share

net income or profit divided by the number of stock shares outstanding

Share

portion of stock, سهم

sack

to fire somebody

Fringe benefits

payments to employees other than wages or salary, الامتيازات

retirement scheme

خطة التقاعد

perquisites (perks)

Special benefits—usually noncash items, الامتيازات

Maternity leave

a period of time when a woman temporarily leaves her job to have a baby

Strike

to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet certain demands

Vacancy

unfilled position; شاغر

buy the dip

buy low, sell high, الشراء وقت انهيار الاسعار

Chief Executive Officer

(CEO)

Gross domestic product

The sum total of the value of all the goods and services produced in a nation

turn over

turn a page so that the other side is towards you

Bear With Me

be patient with me

Two-Way Street

علاقة تبادلية

attendees

people invited to the meeting

consensus

general agreement, موافقة بالإجماع

Point out

to draw attention to something or someone

Propose

to suggest

headcount

a count of all the people in a company

supervision

the act of managing or directing, اشراف

meeting minutes

notes that describe what was discussed at a meeting, what was decided, and what actions will follow, Summary

Absentee

Person not at the meeting

Ballot

the device voters use to register a choice in an election

Casting vote

the deciding vote

chairman, chairperson

The person who conducts the meeting.

Proxy vote

A vote cast by one person for another.

Unanimous

showing complete agreement

grapevine

the unofficial communication system of the informal organization

recipient

one who receives

handout

A printed copy of a presentation.

recapitulate

to summarize

overdue

late

query

to ask, inquire

enclosed

thoughtfully

thinking a lot, بعناية

amplify

(v.) to make stronger, larger, greater, louder

bargain

agreement between two groups or people, DEAL

close a deal

to bring negotiating to an end by reaching an agreement.

bottom line

Summary ,the most important thing

compensate

to pay, تعويض

confront

to meet face to face, يواجه

deadlock

a complete standstill; to bring to a standstill, طريق مقفول

indecisive

Unable to make choices, غير حازم او حاسم

feasible

possible

signpost

a very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas

digress

leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing

Rod

عصا

raise

to collect money

angel

An investor who invested in a facing bankruptcy company

aquisition

the act of gaining a possession of a company

Capital

money for investment, رأس المال

shareholder

A person who invests in a corporation by buying stock and is a partial owner

stockbroker

a person who links buyers and sellers of stock

Bind

إلزام

Bleeding edge

خدمة أو منتج تجريبي

Blue Chip Stock

a safe investment that generally attracts conservative investors

blue-sky thinking

creative thinking

Blurb

short publicity article on book jacket or brochure to promote book

Board

A group of people who manage the business of an organization

brisk trade

عملية تجارية نشطة أو سريعة

bullish market

Market where prices are going up

bureau de change

a business that deals in currency exchange.

cash dispenser

ATM

chain store

سلسلة متاجر

commodity

valuable product, سلعة

timberland

forest land capable of producing wood and not restricted from harvesting

Censor

an official who watches others for correct behavior, مراقب

circulation

نشر-توزيع-تداول

Cite

quote, يستشهد بـ

Clause

بند

Cold call

to call someone with the aim of selling something without them asking you to do so

Comprehensive

شامل - متكامل

Consequential loss

خسارة لاحقة \ غير مباشرة

convenience store

a small store, (located near a residential area, that is open long hours seven days a week and carries a limited line of high-turnover convenience goods)

competency

مهارات \ مؤهلات

Customs

رسوم جمركية

Defendant

مدعى عليه

Deficit

A deficiency or lack of something, عجز

Descend

to go down, يهبط

Dictate

(v.) - to pronounce, command, prescribe,

to give orders, يملي

Discreet

Confidential, سري

Dispatch

تقرير رسمي

Disruptive

مشوش - مخل بالنظام

Disruption

اضطراب - اختلال

Downsell

تقليص المبيعات

dress code

set of rules for what you can wear

Drill down

الحصول على المزيد من التفاصيل

Dutiable

خاضع للرسوم الجمركية

duly signed

موقع حسب القوانين

Duty free

tax free, معفي من الضرائب

Embodiment

living example of, تجسيد

Emerging Markets

الأسواق الناشئة