addendum (n.) an extra section that is attached to ,or follows , a letter , report,ect 附錄，附件

　　[例] write an addendum to a report

　　[同義詞] appendix

　　address (v.) 1.deal with 處理

　　[例] address public concerns

　　2.give speech to 演說(shuō)

　　[例] address audience on a business project

　　adjourn (v) to stop (a court case, a meeting , etc.)for a time before beginning again 延期，休會(huì)

　　[例] The board meeting has been adjourned to an uncertain date.

　　[同義詞] postpone

　　adjust (v) to settle an insurance claim 理算保險(xiǎn)索賠

　　[例] After the car accident, he made an insurance claim that will be adjusted soon.

　　administration (n.) organization and control of a company經(jīng)營(yíng)、管理

　　[例] The administration power of a company also shows the internal control of the company.

　　[同義詞] management

　　admin (n.) abbreviation for administration 經(jīng)營(yíng)、管理

　　administer (v.) organize, control: 管理

　　[同義詞] manage

　　adopt (v.) choose, decide on采用

　　[例] We adopted a new strategy.

　　advance (n.) money paid before it is due, or for work only partially completed 預(yù)付款

　　[例] Yesterday I received an advance on my monthly wage.

　　(v) 1. to increase 提高

　　[例] On bull market , shares are advancing rapidly.

　　[同義詞] increase

　　2.to pay something before it is due 預(yù)付

　　[例] The publishing house advanced me on royalties.

　　advance bill (n.) a bill of exchange that has been written before the goods have been sent off 預(yù)付(開)票據(jù)

　　[例] Dear customer, we will send you the advance bill for that batch by air express mail today.

　　adverse balance (n.) an amount of debt shown on an account赤字

　　[例] With the rapid growth of our turnover, our adverse balance will be eliminated very soon.

　　[同義詞] deficit

　　advertise (v.) announce something is for sale做廣告

　　[例] The soap is advertised on TV for its special flavor.

　　[同義詞] announce

　　ad (n, inf) short for advertisement

　　ad valorem (adj.) of tax that is calculated as a percentage of the value of the goods從價(jià)征稅

　　[例] VAT is a kind of valorem tax.

　　advertisement (n.) notice/announcement that something is for sale廣告

　　[例] If you want your house sold, you should have put your advertisement in a more popular newspaper.

　　advertiser (n.) person/company which advertises廣告商

　　[例] Advertisers use various ways and media to promote their products.

　　advertising (n.) the business of designing ads廣告業(yè)

　　[例] She’s in advertising.

　　advice (n.) recommendation (s) about what you should do建議、通知(書)

　　[例] His advice was to close the factory.

　　[同義詞] counsel, recommendation, opinion

　　advice note (n.) a note to the receiver of goods from the sender that gives details of the quantity and description of goods and when and how they will be transported 通知單

　　[例] Before you deliver the goods, please fax us an advice note for our confirmation.

　　advise (v.) recommend what should be done建議、通知

　　[同義詞] counsel, recommend, suggest

　　after-sales service (n.) service offered by a supplier to a customer to maintain or repair the product supplied售后服務(wù)

　　[例] Nowadays many enterprises began to compete in the field of after-sales service.

　　affiliate (n.)a person or an organization that is attached to a larger organization 成員，聯(lián)號(hào)

　　[例] That company is an affiliate of a prestigious holding group.

　　[同義詞] member

　　(v.) to attach ( a person or an organization) to a larger organization 附屬于

　　[例] The business is affiliated to TCL Group.

　　afmd (abbr.) aforementioned 上述的

　　[例] You can refer to afmd post address for the dispatch.

　　aftermarket (n.) a situation where a newly issued security is traded before its real price has been established in the stock market. 二級(jí)市場(chǎng)

　　[例] Buy shares on a healthy aftermarket.

　　after sight (adv) written on a bill of exchange to show that the bill should be paid within a specified time after the payer is presented within it見票后付款

　　[例] The bill should be paid at 60 days after sight.

　　against all risks (adv.) (of a marine insurance policy) providing insurance for all types of loss or damage全保險(xiǎn).

　　[例] We insuranced the cargo against all risks.

　　agenda (n.) order of topics to be discussed at a meeting會(huì)議議程

　　[例] The first topic on the agenda is salaries.

　　agent (n.) person who represents a company代理(商)

　　[例] Our company’s agent in Middle East has developed a widespread and mature business there.

　　[同義詞] representative, deputy

　　agiotage (n.) the business of buying and then later selling foreign currencies 套匯

　　[例] That guy makes a big fortune by agiotage.

　　[同義詞] arbitrage

　　airline (n.) a business providing a system of scheduled air transport航空公司

　　[例] United Airlines

　　air time (n.) time given to advertise on TV or radio電視(收音)廣告節(jié)目時(shí)間

　　[例] The air time of this new product will be prolonged for 10 seconds.

　　allocate (v.) give money or other resources in certain proportions分配

　　[例] In the budget we allocated most of the money to marketing.

　　[同義詞] assign, designate, allot