spot cash (n) payment for goods that are delivered immediately 貨到付款

　　[例] Our customer requested spot cash delivery for the pilot order.

　　spread [ spred ] (n.) difference between selling and buying prices of shares(證券)買(mǎi)賣(mài)報(bào)價(jià)的差額

　　spreadsheet (n.) the display, with multiple columns and rows, that such a program allows to be printed.空白表格(用于會(huì)計(jì)等)

　　[例] I have all these spreadsheet ready for our meeting tomorrow afternoon.

　　Staff n.) people employed by a company員工

　　[例] All staff are considered to be punctual and hard-working.

　　[同義詞] employee, manpower, personnel

　　stag [ stA^ ]1. (n.) person who buys shares and then sells them immediately證券投機(jī)商

　　[同義詞] speculator

　　2. (v.) to buy a new issue of shares and then sell immediately賭買(mǎi)某公司的股票而立刻出賣(mài)以賺錢(qián)

　　[例] He lives on staging in new issues.

　　stagnant (adj.) not moving, inactive停滯的

　　[例] The market is stagnant.

　　[同義詞] static, motionless

　　stagnate (v.) remain in the same position, not improve or develop停滯

　　stagnation (n.) the state of remaining in the same position 停滯狀態(tài)

　　stake [ steik ] (n.) a share or an interest in an enterprise, especially a financial share 股份

　　[例] I have a stake in that company.

　　stand (n.) table for display in an exhibition展臺(tái)

　　[例] to set up a stand at a business exhibition in a foreign city

　　standardize (v.) to cause to conform to a standard 標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化

　　[例] Our products are all standardized ones.

　　start-up capital the capital used to start up a business啟動(dòng)資金

　　[例] The start-up capital is quite little, so this project is not so risky.

　　statistics (n.) numerical data 統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)

　　[例] The statistics show that margin profit of our company is declining .

　　statute (n.) law passed by Parliament法令, 條例

　　[例] The law is decreed by statute.

　　[同義詞] decree, edict

　　statutory (adj.) referring to a law passed by Parliament法定的

　　[例] Everyone has his or her statutory rights.

　　stock [ stCk ] (n.) 1. quantity of goods for sale;inventories庫(kù)存

　　[例] out of stock

　　2. fixed interest securities (US bonds)證券

　　[例] He made fortune from investing in the stock market.

　　stock exchange market in which securities are traded證券交易所

　　stockbroker (n.) person who buys and sells shares for clients股票經(jīng)紀(jì)人

　　[同義詞] market maker

　　stock controller person who controls inventories庫(kù)存管理員

　　strategic (adj.) referring to a plan of action戰(zhàn)略的

　　[例] We discussed the strategic plans in this project.

　　strategy (n.) future action to achieve objectives戰(zhàn)略，策略

　　[例] We will learn strategy management this semester.

　　[同義詞] tactics

　　streamline (v.) to improve 精簡(jiǎn)、改善使提高效率

　　[例] We must streamline our production procedures.

　　strength (n.) an attribute or a quality of particular worth or utility; an asset 長(zhǎng)處

　　[例] Everyone has his or her strengths and weakness.

　　Stress n.) worry caused by difficulties緊張

　　[例] A second drawback of conflict is the emotional stress for the participants.

　　strike (n.) work stoppage organized by workers or trade union罷工

　　[例] Everyone in that section is on strike.

　　strong room (n) a strongly built fireproof room designed for the safekeeping of money or valuables 保險(xiǎn)庫(kù)

　　[例] He stores all his valuables in the strong room

　　subcontract (v.) to arrange with another company to do some work, to send production work to another company轉(zhuǎn)包合同

　　[例] He subcontracted the installation of the shower to a plumber.

　　subcontractor (n.) company which does work for main contractor 轉(zhuǎn)包商

　　subordinate 1. (n.) person below another in the company hierarchy下屬

　　[例] To get on well with your subordinate is not a very easy thing.

　　[同義詞] inferior, junior, subaltern

　　2. (adj.) lower下屬的

　　[例] subordinate position

　　[同義詞] inferior, lesser, lower

　　subscribe (v.) 1. pay in advance for a number of issues of a publication訂閱 2.認(rèn)購(gòu)(股票) apply for shares

　　[例] subscribe to a new share issue

　　subscriber (n.) person who pays for a publication in advance訂戶(hù)

　　subscription (n.) 1. money paid in advance for a new publication訂金

　　2. the act of subscribing to a new share issue認(rèn)購(gòu)(新股)

　　subsidiary (n.) company which is at least 51% owned by a parent company子公司

　　[例] The multi-international company’s profits are mostly from its overseas subsidiaries.

　　[同義詞] associate company

　　subsidise (v.) help or support financially資助

　　[例] The Government subsidises new investment in depressed areas.