Business

• across the board

  включая всех и вся

  The company has decided to give the employees an across-the-board increase in their salary.
• adjourn a meeting

  закрывать заседание

  The meeting was adjourned until the next day.
• at a loss

  меньше, чем стоимость; финансовая потеря

  A lot of things were on sale but at a loss that's why the prices were very low.
• bail a company out

  давать поручительство или вносить залог за компанию

  The local government decided to bail out the shoe factory in order to avoid unemployment in the town.
• ball park figure/estimate

  приблизительное количество, примерная цифра

  The contractor gave them a ball park estimate for the cost of repairing the bridge.
• bang for the buck

  получить сполна за свои деньги

  They were not able to get much bang for the buck when they advertised on the Internet.
• banker's hours

  короткие часы работы (часы работы банка)

  I would like to get a job where I can work banker's hours most days.
• bankroll someone

  финансировать кого-либо

  Colin asked his father to bankroll him as he wanted to buy a sport car.
• bean counter

  бухгалтер (beans – бобы или деньги)

  The bean counter was asked to look over the figures in the budget for the next year.
• big cheese/gun/wheel

  важная персона, лидер, "большой человек"

  Mr. Cheeswick used to be a big wheel in his previous company, but he is not so important now.
• bigwig

  важная персона, шишка

  Jeremy Brown thinks he is a bigwig in the office, which he really is not.
• bottom drops/falls out of (something)

  обвал цен (настоящие цены стали ниже предыдущих)

  The bottom fell out of the fruit market, and some of the companies had to stop doing business.
• bottom line

  спорный вопрос, суть дела

  Miss Elvares wants to open a cafe, but the bottom line is if the caf will be profitable.
• bottom out

  достигать самой низкой точки

  The goods sale has begun to bottom out, and I am not sure it will ever increase in value.
• bounce a check

  возвратить чек в виду отсутствия достаточных средств на счету

  Renata bounced a check when she tried to pay for her college education.
• boys in the backroom

  группа людей, принимающая закулисные решения

  The boys in the backroom informed us that the wages would be probably docked.
• break even

  работать на основе самоокупаемости, когда затраты равны прибыли

  They were sure that they would be able to break even and begin to make a profit soon.
• budget crunch/squeeze

  нехватка средств в бюджете

  There was a severe budget squeeze in their company and they had to stop wasting money.
• buy (something) on credit

  купить что-либо в кредит

  Jenny Smith had no money so she decided to buy a car on credit.
• buy a stake in (something)

  приобретать часть чего-либо в собственность

  A large company was planning to buy a stake in a small printing business.
• buy off (someone)

  подкупить кого-либо, откупиться

  The criminal's friends tried to buy off the judge but they were not successful.
• buy out (someone or something)

  выкупить кого-либо \ что-либо

  Mr. Cohan decided to buy out a few acres of farmer's land and build a motel.
• by a long shot

  намного, значительно

  The pharmaceutical firm beat out the bids of the other similar companies by a long shot.
• calculated risk

  обдуманный риск

  The factory must have taken a calculated risk when they had put new products on the market.
• call a meeting to order

  начать заседание, собрание

  When everyone arrived, the chairman called the meeting to order.
• captain of industry

  глава индустрии

  Mr. Noseterman is a captain of industry; he knows his duties very well.
• carry a motion

  внести предложение

  The chairman carried a motion that the meeting be postponed till next week.
• carry over (something)

  переносить что-либо на другое время

  It was recommended that the sale should be carried over for some other time.
• carry over figures/numbers/costs

  перенести цифры, числа, стоимость из одной графы в другую

  Because of the financial problems they had to carry over last year's costs to this year.
• carry the day

  завоевать полную поддержку

  Mark's proposal carried the day and everyone supported him with enthusiasm.
• carry through with (something)

  приводить что-либо в исполнение

  The shoe factory carried through with their plan to boost production.
• circulate the agenda

  раздать напечатанную информацию, которая будет обсуждаться или распространить повестку дня

  They usually circulated the agenda for a meeting a few days before the meeting.
• close out (something)

  ликвидировать что-либо, распродать все товары целиком

  Because of the competition the owner had to close out the store and sell the remaining stock very cheap.
• close the books

  прекратить принимать наряд-заказ

  The company closed the books at the end of the year.
• close up shop

  прекращать работу, закрыться

  The beauty saloon had to close up shop when the rent was increased.