在商務(wù)英語背景下，通過搭配而形成了許多專用于商務(wù)英語的具有商務(wù)特征的短語。

　　例如：

　　outstanding accounts：accounts that are overdue for payment (到期未付的帳)

　　e.g. We hope the outstanding account can be settled within this month. Otherwise, our accounting department will consider changing the conditions of payment for future orders. (我們希望你方本月能將欠帳結(jié)清，否則，我方財(cái)務(wù)部將考慮改變定單支付條件。)

　　debit note： a note in a form similar to an invoice but used where an invoice would not be right for the purpose. The debit note relates to charges, such as freight, extra to amounts already invoiced for goods, and is also used to correct mistakes such as an amount under-charged in an invoice. (借項(xiàng)通知單，指賣方通知買方更正錯(cuò)誤的文件，即：通知買方，因其錯(cuò)誤而要借記(增加)買方應(yīng)收賬款賬戶，向?qū)Ψ窖a(bǔ)收錢;與之相對(duì)的是credit note(貸項(xiàng)通知單)。)

　　e.g. We shall of course refund to you the premium upon receipt of your debit note or, if you like, you may draw on us at sight for the amount required. (一收到你們的索款通知單，我們當(dāng)立即把保險(xiǎn)費(fèi)付還給你們。如果你們?cè)敢獾脑�，也可以開即期匯票向我們收取所需金額。)

　　unsocial hours：time for overwork (與社交活動(dòng)沖突的時(shí)間、加班的時(shí)間)

　　e.g. We should emphasize the large extra bonus for working in unsocial hours.(我們應(yīng)當(dāng)重視對(duì)額外加班發(fā)高額獎(jiǎng)金。)flexitime system：system of flexible working hours (彈性工作制度：一種根據(jù)工作特點(diǎn)靈活確定上下班時(shí)間的工作制度。例如，某人每天工作的八個(gè)小時(shí)內(nèi)，只有從上午十點(diǎn)鐘到下午三點(diǎn)鐘是一天中最忙的時(shí)間，那么，經(jīng)商定他可以不在正常的上午八點(diǎn)鐘上班，在晚些時(shí)候到公司上班;下午也不一定在規(guī)定的五點(diǎn)鐘下班，可以提前下班。他集中精力的工作時(shí)間(如 10：00～15：00)叫做core time，靈活的工作時(shí)間叫做flexiband)

　　e.g. The first item on the agenda is a discussion of the management's proposals on flexitime system.(會(huì)議安排表的第一項(xiàng)是討論資方提出的彈性工作制。)

　　living out of a suitcase: often go on business trips (經(jīng)常出差在外)

　　e.g. My husband is a sales-manager. He is a man living out of a suitcase.(我丈夫是銷售經(jīng)理，老是出差在外。)

　　make five clerks redundant：dismiss five clerks (裁員五名)

　　e.g. Our branch is badly overstaffed. We have now decided to make eight clerks redundant.(我們分公司嚴(yán)重超員，我們已經(jīng)決定裁員八名。)