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Blue-chip company/shares
company known
nationally for the
quality of its products
or services, and itsreliability to operate
profitably in good and
bad economic times.
the safest investment
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out of the blue
suddenly
unexpectedly
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- blue collar workers
- white-collar workers
blue-collar worker
= manual, physical
worker
white-collar worker
= office worker,
professional, clerk
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blueprint
something intendedas a guide for
making somethingelse;
a detailed plan fordoing something
new, or somethingthat is a model forhow somethingshould be done.
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white knight
a company thatmakes a friendlytakeover offer for
the control of atarget company thatis being faced with ahostile takeoverfrom a separateparty.
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white goods
deepfreeers,
fridges!
usually white
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white pages
a telephone directory
or section of a
directory (usually
printed on whitepaper) where the
names of people are
listed alphabetically
along with theirtelephone numbers
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white paper
an authoritative reporton a major issue, asby a team of experts
a government reportoutlining policy
it is called white paperbecause it was
originally bound inwhite.
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black leg
someone who works "or
provides workers# during
a strike
$ynonyms% rat, scab,
strikebreaker.
workers who cross thepicket line
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black knight
& company that makes a hostile
takeover offer on a target
company..
&n allusion to the fairytale villains,
this term demonstrates how a
targeted company sees its
adversary. 'airytale black knights
are associated with kidnapping
princesses, slaying peasants,burning villages, and generally
having unpleasant personalities.
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black list
a blacklistis a list or
register of people
who, for one reason
or another, are beingdenied a particular
privilege, service, or
mobility.
!. "epo, #td.
$. %aradise, %lc.&. 'usic'usicians, co.
. **
+. ***
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-. **..
. ***/. **...
!0. ***
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black market
1he black market is the sector ofeconomic activity involving illegaleconomic dealings, typically thebuying and selling of merchandise
illegally. 1he goods may be themselves
illegal, such as the sale ofprohibited weapons or the illegaldrug trade the merchandise may
be stolen or the merchandise maybe otherwise legal goods soldillicitly to avoid tax payments orlicensing requirements, such ascigarettes.
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grey area
an intermediate area
a topic that is not
clearly one thing orthe other
between black andwhite
()*+ &)*&
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black/grey economy
part of a countrys
economy that is
illegal and where
taxes are not paid
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brown goods
he term he term bbrownrownggoods refers tooods refers to
electricalelectricalentertainmententertainmentproducts such asproducts such as0s, 101s, $0s, 101s, $tereostereosand radiosand radios, v, videoideoccamerasameras
usually brownusually brown
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( 2 3 1 * 4( 2 3 1 * 4
(oldenderives its connotation from the
commercial value and social prestige
associated with the precious metal which
was used as a medium of exchange.
(oldenis most often associated with
'2345, 647#18, 89:8 ;171
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golden hello
colloquial expression
for a financial
incentive offered to anemployee on taking
up a new post.
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golden handshake
& lucrative
severanceagreement offeredto an employee
typically as aninducement toretire.
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golden parachute
colloquial expression for
a provision in an
employment contract
guaranteeing substantialseverance paymentsto
top managers who may
lose their jobs in the
event of a takeover.
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red tape
=ed tape is a derisive termfor regulations that are
considered excessive or for
bureaucratic procedures that
are considered time > andeffort > consuming. 9t is
usually applied to
government, but can also be
applied to corporations.
to cut through the red tape
to cut down the red tape
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to be in the red
being overdrawn at
the bank "for people#
losing money and
being unprofitable
"for companies#
9?m afraid
your
account is
overdrawn@
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to be bleeding red ink
making losses, being
in a vulnerable
financial position
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- to give someone a red carpet
treatment
- to roll out the red carpet
specialtreatment or
hospitality
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( ) * * 4( ) * * 4
5. ()**4connotes growth, harmony,fertility, nature, ecology and concern for
the environment.
6. ()**4conveys meanings associatedwith money (after the 7merican dollar)
7. ()**4connotes Agoing aheadA
(obviously derived from traffic lights)8. ()**4connotes inexperience
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green image
to produce
products which
are ecologicallysound, nature
friendly "safe for
the environment#
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to go green
start caring
about the
environment start introducing
clean, nature-
friendlytechnology
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greenmail
& premium paid to a
raider to get him/herto terminate a
takeover attempt.
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"to give someone# the green light
to get the green light
to allow
to give permission
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greenfield investment
a type of foreign direct investmentinnew facilities or the expansion of existingfacilities.
:reenfield investments are the primarytarget of a host nation?s promotional
efforts because they create newproduction capacity and jobs, transfertechnology and know>how, and can leadto linkages to the global marketplace.
a downside of greenfield investment is
that profits from production do not feedback into the local economy, but insteadto the multinationalBs home economy.1his is in contrast to local industrieswhose profits flow back into the domesticeconomy to promote growth.
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yellow pages
telephone directory for
businesses organiCed
by the category ofproduct or service.
as the name
suggests, they are
usually printed on
yellow paper.
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&nimal idioms
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red herring
something that
deceives or
distracts attentionfrom the truth or the
basic issue
false trail
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lame duck
a company in financial
trouble
a leader or parliament that
is not powerful any longer
1he phrase Alame duckA was
first applied on the #ondon
;tock 4xchange in the !thcentury to brokers who could
not pay their debts and who
waddled out like lame ducks.
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bearDbull market
bear market E stock
prices are falling
bull market E stockprices are rising
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bear bull
1he dualism refers to theway that these animalsattackF
a bull attacks with its hornsfrom bottom up
a bear attacks with its pawfrom above, downward.
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white elephant
an object that is
useless and may
have cost a lot of
money an important object
that has failed very
badly
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rat race
an activity, job or
situation in which
there is a lot of
competitionandpeople are too busy
to relax and enjoy
themselves
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dog-eat-dog
a situation in which
people compete very
hard and will do
anything to be
successful
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fat cats
top executivesreceiving obscenesalaries
G42s in the highestsalaries in the world after
7merica 2ver the last !0 years
salaries of top bosses inthe
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loan shark
7 loan sharkis a
person or body that
offers illegal
unsecured loans athigh interest rates to
individuals, often
backed by blackmail
or threats of violence. predatory lendingpredatory lending
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tiger economy
the very successful
economy of one of
the smaller 7sian
countries, such as;outh Horea or
;ingapore
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cash cow
9n business, a cash
cowis a product or a
business unit thatgenerates unusually
high profit margins.