BA (bank acceptance ) a bill of exchange that is accepted by a bank for a fee.银行承兑汇票
[例] We will issue a bank acceptance for the payment.
bank book (n.) a book that lists all payments into and withdrawals from a customer?s bank account 存折
[例] You can insert your bank book into this machine which will automatically update it.
bank holiday (n.) a day, not a Saturday or Sunday, when banks are closed and which is also a general holiday(英国)银行假日
[例] You have to wait till the day after tomorrow for your opening
account in the Bank of London because tomorrow is a bank holiday.
bank statement (n.) written statement showing transactions and balance of an account银行结单
bankrupt [ ???????? ]1. (adj.) unable to pay debts?破产的 [例] He was declared bankrupt.
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[同义词] insolvent
2. (v.) force someone to become bankrupt使破产 [例] The high interest rates have bankrupted my business.
bankruptcy [ ????????? ] (n.) state of being bankrupt??破产
[同义词] insolvency
bar code (n.) a series of lines printed on a product that can be read by a machine connected to a computer system to give a price or reference number 条形码
[例] The invent of bar code has greatly speeded up the economy of supermarkets
bargain [ ?????? ]1. (v.) discuss in order to reach agreement ?on price conditions讨价还价 [同义词] haggle, negotiate
2. (n.) item at a good (cheap) price物美价廉的商品
[例] The cardigan is real a bargain for I just pay half of its previous price.
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bargaining [ ???????? ] ?(n.) discussing in order to reach agreement 讨价还价
[例] The buyer and seller finally agreed to the price level after 2 hours? bargaining.
barrister [ ??????? ] (n.) a person who is qualified to speak ?in a higher court of law大律师
[例] He is a top barrister specializing in financing law. [同义词] lawyer ,solicitor, bar, counsel
b/e (abbr) bill of exchange 汇票
basic [?????? ] ?(adj.) minimum that can be expected; what everything else depends on基本的
[例] Older workers will, of course, still be interested in basic pay. [同义词] fundamental, essential, elementary,
batch [???? ] (n.) group of items made at same time一批 [例] This batch of goods will be delivered by UPS .
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batch process (n.) production process based on converting a quantity of items at the same time批处理
batch size (n.) number of items in a batch批量
bear market (n.) period when share prices are falling熊市 [例] Unfortunately, you confronted bear market.
beat [ bi:t ] (v.) win over (someone) in a fight胜过
[例] We have beaten our competitors to be the first on the market. [同义词] defeat, hit
behave[?????? ]? (v.) act举止
[例] You should behave yourself when attending such important banquet.
below-the-line (adj.) below-the-line advertising; advertising which is not paid for页底的（广告）
[例] Below-the-line activities refers to sales promotion or marketing
research which a marketing department buys directly.
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benchmarking (n.) to measure (a rival's product) according to specified standards in order to compare it with and improve one's own product比较和改进自己的产品
[例] Benchmarking has become one of the fashionable words in current management discussion.
benefit [ ???????] 1. (n.) advantage; profit ?好处,利益 [例] It will be our mutual benefit to come to an agreement.
2. (n.) money provided as a right under a state or private insurance scheme, e.g. disability benefit.津贴,救济金 3. (v.) to profit, gain advantage from有益于,受益于
disability benefit (n.) payment made to a person unable to work because of permanent or long-term physical handicap残疾抚恤金
sickness benefit (n.) payments made while a person is on sick leave病假补助
fringe benefits (n.) extra benefits such as a car, private health insurance
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