1.
Sales manager
Export/import manager
Marketing manager
to conclude an agreement
to send a fax (~ a letter by fax)
to delay the delivery
to pay penalty
to open a letter of credit
Chief executive officer
an interview
Cover Letter
Resume
Curriculum vitae
a competitive company
to offer a job with
opening position, vacancy
2.
pplication for the position
situations vacant/wanted,appointments
a reference, Letter of Recommendation, Testimonial
an experimental period, term of probation
subordinate
superior
entrepreneur, undertaker, businessman
to discharge, fire, sack
deadline
to go on business
a return ticket
two-way or round-trip ticket
Arrivals
Departures
an open-date ticket
to pay cash
fax., fax machine
reference details
3.
Business correspondence
price-list
original contract
letter of credit
invoice
to get through the customs (to clear ~)
to apply for a visa
to declare smt
to be liable to duty
to be duty free
Bill of lading
Bill of sale
Inquiry
Goods, wares, merchandise
Wholesale/retail
4.
Availability of goods
In stock/available from stock
Delivery dates
Terms and discounts
Method of Transportation
Insurance
Prices of goods, quotations
Samples of goods
Distributors
to effect payment by letter of credit (cheque, bank transfer)
to meet the standards
company, firm, corporation
to be on sale
Daughter company, subsidiary, affiliated company
Public Limited Company
Shareholder, stockholder
5.
Correspondent account
Draft Contract
Joint venture
to establish (run, close down) a business
Supplier /Buyer/ Seller/Consignee
Typical Contract
Packing
Transportation costs
Terms of delivery and payment
Range of goods, assortment of goods
Firm offer
to be valid till
Performance, technical characteristics
to outperform smth
Guarantee period
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ABBREVIATIONS USED in BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE.
/, , , /, (account current)
.f. (as follows)
a.m. I. (above mentioned) ; 2. (ante meri-diem) (. 1)
Appx (appendix)
Attn (attention) ()
/ (bill of exchange) ,
B/L (bill of lading)
CEO (chief executive officer)
cf (compare)
CV (curriculum vitae)
enc, encl (enclosed, enclosure) , , , ( )
, excl. (except, excluding, exception, exclusion) ,
expn (expiration) ()
h.a. (hoc anno, .)
inv. (invoice) -
IOU ( owe you)
l.a. (letter of advice) ,
L/A (letter of authority)
L.C., L/C (letter of credit)
Ltd. (limited) c
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Ld. c
LOC (letter of commitment)
mdse (merchandise)
.. (per annum, .)
l, PLC (public limited company) c
.. (pages)
, p.p. (per pro, .)
qv (quod vide) (-)
ret, rept (receipt) ,
r (regarding)
rf. (reference)
shipt (shipment) ,
v., vs, vers. (versus)
VAT, V.A.T. (value-added tax)
v.s. (vide supra, .) . .
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DIFFERENCES IN AMERICAN AND BRITISH TERMS.
AE BE
administration government in power ()
blue-chip first-class
investments investments
call loan short-term loan
checking account current account
claim letter letter of complaint -
collect on delivery cash on delivery
common stock ordinary share
corporation law company law
express man carrier
to fix a meeting to arrange meeting
freight not prepaid carriage forward
freight prepaid carriage paid
freight train goods train
government bonds government securities
in good shape in good condition
investment bank merchant bank
law business practice (law)
local taxes rates
to operate to run a business
operating costs running expenses
ordinance by-law ,
to pass up an offer to decline an offer
preferred stock preference share
president chairman ()
right away immediately
shipment consignment ()
stockholder shareholder
sturb counterfoil ()
taglabel
tender offer
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