Một số từ ngữ thường gặp trong Business English, Chữ A và B

across the board

MEANING: including everyone or everything. Toàn diện, Toàn bộ, tất cả mọi thứ

EXAMPLE:

The computer company decided to give the workers an across-the-board increase in their salary.

at a loss

MEANING: sell something and lose money. Bán lỗ

EXAMPLE:

We were forced to sell the computers at a big loss.

bail a company out

MEANING: help or rescue a company with financial problems. Bảo lãnh (tài chính)

EXAMPLE:

The government decided to bail out the failing bank in order to maintain stability in the economy.

ball park figure/estimate

MEANING: a rough estimate or figure. Ước tính, tính sơ bộ

EXAMPLE:

The contractor gave us a ball park figure for the cost of repairing the new building.

bang for the buck

MEANING: value for the money spent. thu lợi, khoản lợi (cho phần tiền bỏ ra)

EXAMPLE:

We were able to get a big bang for our buck when we advertised on the Internet.

banker's hours

MEANING: short work hours

EXAMPLE:

My sister's husband owns his own company and is able to work banker's hours with his large staff.

Bean-counter

MEANING: an accountant. Kế toán

EXAMPLE:

We asked the bean-counters to look over the figures in the new budget.


big gun/cheese/wheel/wig

MEANING: an important person, a leader. Nhân vật quan trọng

EXAMPLE:

The new director was a big wheel in his previous company but is not so important now.


bottom fall out/drop out

MEANING: to fall below an earlier lowest price. giá rơi xuống mức thấp hơn cả lúc trước

EXAMPLE:

When the bottom fell out of the coffee market many companies had to stop doing business.

bottom line

MEANING: the total, the final figure on a balance sheet


EXAMPLE:

When they examined the bottom line of the company they decided not to invest in it.

bottom out

MEANING: reach the lowest or worst point of something

EXAMPLE:

The value of the stock has begun to bottom out and should soon begin to increase in value.


boys/men in the backroom

MEANING: a group of men making decisions behind the scenes. Những người có quyền ra quyết định ở hậu trường

EXAMPLE:

The boys in the backroom told us that we must close down the factory as soon as possible.

break even

MEANING: have expenses equal to profits. Điểm hòa vốn

EXAMPLE:

After only three months the company was able to break even and start making profits.


budget squeeze/crunch Thiếu vốn, thâm hụt

MEANING: a situation where there is not enough money in the budget

EXAMPLE:

We have been going through a severe budget squeeze at our company and must begin to stop spending money in a wasteful manner.

buy off

MEANING: use a gift or money to divert someone from their duty or purpose. Mua chuộc, mua đứt

EXAMPLE:

The land developer tried to buy off the politician but he was not successful.

buy out

MEANING: buy the ownership or a decisive share of something. Thâu tóm bằng cổ phiếu, mua (lại công ty)

EXAMPLE:

The company was bought out by another large company in the textile industry.


by a long shot

MEANING: by a big difference, by far. Một khoản chênh lệch lớn, trả giá cao hơn nhiều

EXAMPLE:

The soap company was able to beat out the bids of the other companies by a long shot.

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*From goldenkey