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 [ 5kCstiN ] (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

　　[例] We should check your creditworthiness before we give you loans.

　　crisis (n.) dangerous/difficult/serious situation危机

　　[例] a banking crisis

　　[同义词] emergency, exigency, dilemma

　　criterion (n.) a standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based标准

　　[例] Quality is our main criterion.

　　[同义词] standard

　　critical path analysis (n.) network planning technique for scheduling projects关键途径分析

　　[例] He asked his secretary to prepare a critical path analysis.

　　currency (n.) money which is used in a particular country通货

　　[例] There are still some existing Chinese regulations governing foreign currency.

　　[同义词] money, cash, legal tender

　　hard currency currency of a country with a stable economy 硬通货

　　current (adj.) referring to the present time 当前的

　　[例] current leaders

　　[同义词] presend, ongoing, prevailing

　　current account bank account from which a customer can withdraw money at any time 经常帐户

　　[例] If you want your money can bring some benefits in the bank, I advise you do a time deposit rather than deposit it in your current account.

　　current liabilities (n. pl) debts which a company must repay in the short term流动负债

　　[例] Too many current liabilities is risky to a company.

　　customer (n.) person/company who buys goods 消费者

　　[例] Customers today are more rational when they are choosing and making decision.

　　customize (v.) to adapt a product for a particular customer定制

　　[例] I want to customize a new style of clothes for my fashionable sister.

　　cut back (v) to reduce the amount of money, staff or other resources available for a project or an organization 削减

　　[例] To reduce the risk involved in this project, we should cut back our investment in it

　　cut-price (adj.) sold at a lower than normal price 打折的，廉价的

　　[例] Today we can taste that cut-price pizza after we finish shopping.

　　cut-throat (adj.) fierce, intense残酷的

　　[例] cut-throat competition

　　cvn.) (=curriculum vitae) written statement of education and previous employment履历

　　[例] If you want to apply for the job, don’t forget to send in a detailed cv.

　　cycle (n.) regularly repeated sequence周期

　　[例] This is our normal selling cycle-it’s always quiet after Christmas.

　　cycle time (n.) time between entry of material into production facility and exit周期时间