[例] Our company’s agent in Middle East has developed a widespread and mature business there.

　　[同义词] representative, deputy

　　agiotage (n.) the business of buying and then later selling foreign currencies 套汇

　　[例] That guy makes a big fortune by agiotage.

　　[同义词] arbitrage

　　airline (n.) a business providing a system of scheduled air transport航空公司

　　[例] United Airlines

　　air time (n.) time given to advertise on TV or radio电视(收音)广告节目时间

　　[例] The air time of this new product will be prolonged for 10 seconds.

　　allocate (v.) give money or other resources in certain proportions分配

　　[例] In the budget we allocated most of the money to marketing.

　　[同义词] assign, designate, allot

　　allotment (n.) the distribution of new company shares to the people who have applied for them配股

　　[例] Allotment has been made by random draw because of oversubscription.

　　allowance (n.) something, such as money, given at regular intervals or for a specific purpose津贴

　　[例] An expenses allowance is paid monthly to each trainee.

　　amalgamation (n.) a type of reorganization where two or more companies are combined into one company合并

　　[例] The amalgamation of the three companies strengthened the corporation.

　　[同义词] combination, merger

　　ambition (n.) strong desire to succeed in life or in a job雄心

　　[例] My sister has an ambition and desires to get MBA.

　　[同义词] aspiration, desire, yearning

　　amenity (n.) a feature that increases attractiveness or value, especially of a piece of real estate or a geographic location 生活福利设施

　　[例] a sunny apartment with amenities including air conditioning

　　[同义词] facility, convenience

　　amortize (v.) to pay off a debt by saving money on a regular basis分期清偿

　　[例] The repayment of the bond is amortized in 5 years.

　　analyse (v.) study in detail分析

　　[例] We analysed the accounts.

　　analysis (n.) detailed study, investigation分析

　　[例] The analysis report shows clear logics and integrity.

　　analyst (n.) person who analyses分析家

　　[例] His intelligence and diligence made him an excellent and acute marketing analyst.

　　annual (adj.) yearly年度的

　　[例] the annual accounts

　　[同义词] yearly

　　annual general meeting (n.) (AGM) a meeting of all the shareholders in a company年度股东大会

　　annul (v.) to cancel something or stop it from being legally effective 废除,取消

　　[例] The contract was annulled.

　　[同义词] nullify

　　annulment (n.) the act of canceling something or stopping it from being legally effective 废除，取消

　　[例] The disagreement of two parts resulted in the annulment of the contract signed at the very beginning of their cooperation.

　　antedate (v.) to put an earlier date (on a document, letter, cheque, etc) than the date at the time of writing 倒填日期

　　[例] To make this cheque legal, you should antedate it by 7days.

　　[同义词] backdate

　　anti-dumping (adj.) of ways in which a country protects its economy by preventing other countries from dumping in it. 反倾销

　　[例] anti-dumping laws

　　apology(n.) an acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense.致歉

　　[例] a letter of apology