财经英语词汇
parent company s accounts合并
[例] In the year end, the financial department will consolidate all the
financial items to outcome the balance sheet. [同义词] unit, join, combine
consolidated accounts accounts of subsidiaries grouped together with the parent company合并账目
consortium (n.) a group of companies formed for a special purples, for example, to bid for a large contract协会, 联盟, (国际)财团
[例] In order to bid for a large contract, these several companies formed a consortium. [同义词] syndicate
consultancy (n.) a business or agency offering expert or professional advice in a field咨询公司
[例] open a financial consultancy
consultant (n.) one that gives expert or professional advice咨询官 [例] She is the No.1 marketing consultant , esp. in promotional strategies.
consumables (n. pl) goods which are used up in the production n process消耗品
[例] In order to get final products, we must use up a lot of consumables in the production process.
consumer (n.) person who buys goods or services消费者 [例] In this theory the consumer is assumed to be rational.
consumer behavior purchasing patterns of consumers 消费者行为 [例] Before we enter this market , we should make a research into the consumer behavior .
consumer durables expensive items which last a number of years耐用品
[例] Refrigerators and washing machines belong to consumer durables.
consumer goods (n.) goods bought by consumers as opposed to industry生活消费品
[例] It is consumers, not industry, who buy consumer goods.
container (n) a very large wooden or metal box into which a number of goods may be packed before being transported by road , rail or ship 集装箱
[例]Near the dock you can see many container trucks being driven into and out of the port.
contingency (n.) possible emergency which, if it happens, will need immediate action突发事件,意外事故
[例] It is a real contingency to him that the marketing price fluctuates violently.
continuous process (n.) a production system in which materials move continuously through the process连续生产, 连续处理
[例] Tomorrow he will show us the continuous process of that production.
contract (n.) legal agreement between two parties合同
[例] He signed a 2 years contract with the company employing him. [同义词] agreement, pact, compact
contractor (n.) a person or party who provides goods or services under a legal agreement订约人
[例] Who are contractors of the two parties respectively?
contractual (adj.) describing the relationship under a legal agreement契约的
[例] We have no doubt that you will respect the solemnity of contractual obligations.
contribute (v.) give support (often money)捐献 [例] We contributed to the charity fund. [同义词] supply, furnish, provide
contribution (n.) amount of support or money given贡献 [同义词] donation
conversion (n.) process of changing inputs into finished products（投入）转化（为产品）
[例] Finally we made a conversion of raw materials into finished products.
[同义词] transformation, transfiguration, alteration
convertible currency (n) money that can be exchanged for the currency of another country 可自由兑换货币 [例] Till now , RMB is not a convertible currency.
copy (n.) text specially written for an advertisement or a brochure（广告）解说词
[例] The copy for the brochure needs some revision in wording.
copyright (n) an exclusive legal right, for a certain number of years , to print, publish, record, perform, sell and original text ,work of art or design 版权
[例] China should reinforce her law to punish infringement of copyright. copywriter (n.) person who writes copy for advertisements etc.广告文字撰稿人
core time (n.) period of working day when all employees must be at work 固定工作时间(see also flexitime)
[例] However, you must all be here for core time from 10 till 3. corporate (adj.) referring to the whole company法人组织的 [例] Corporate advertising sells the company, not its products.
correspondence (n.) communication by the exchange of letters通信，商务信函
[例] Correspondence can be a key to success.
courier (n.) a person or an organization employed to carry important papers and packages. 快递
[例] We use UPS as our courier for the shipping notice and the tracking Number is 231.
[同义词] messenger, bearer, carrier cover (v.) pay 支付
[例] The organizers will cover some of your costs while you are on this course.
direct cost (n.) production cost of a specific product直接成本 [例] The direct cost of this product is too high. We cannot accept it. fixed costs costs which do not increase when production increases or decreases固定成本
[例] Fixed cost plus variable cost equals total cost.
indirect costs (n.) costs which are not directly attached to the production of an item间接成本
overhead costs (n. pl) day-to-day costs of running a business营业间接成本
running costs costs of day-today management of a company日常经营成本
unit cost (n.) total labour, material and overhead costs to produce one unit单位成本
variable costs costs which increase or decrease as production changes 可变成本
cost-effective (adj.) which gives value划算的 [例] The scheme is cost-effective.
costing (n.) the calculation of costs for a project成本核算
credentials (n.) evidence or testimonials concerning one's right to credit, confidence, or authority 证明（书） [例] academic credentials
[同义词] certificate, diploma, licence
credit (n & adj) time given to a customer to pay赊账期限 [例] We normally give 3 months credit.
credit control system for checking that customers pay on time 信用控制
letter of credit note from a bank allowing credit and promising to repay at a later date信用证
credit limit maximum amount that a customer can owe信用额度限制 credit rating amount which a credit agency thinks a company/person should be allowed to borrow客户信贷分类
creditor (n.) person who is owed money债权人
credit-worth (adj.) considered a good risk to be allowed to buy goods on credit 信用好的
[例] The credit-worth chart show the relationship between the credit and profit from it.
creditworthiness (n.) ability to repay money borrowed信誉度
