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

　　[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. 二級市場

　　[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.

　　[例] We insuranced the cargo against all risks.

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

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