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приоритет; порядок [степень] очередности; категория срочности; последовательность; преимущество; срочность; старшинствоforce priority (of riot control) — этапы последовательного применения силы (при полицейских операциях по подавлению массовых выступлений)
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1) наказ, команда, розпорядження, припис, вказівка; заявка; інструкція; вимога; лад, устрій; порядок; орден; ордер; черговість; перепустка; регламент ( звід правил); розділ ( правил судочинства Верховного суду Англії)2) віддавати наказ, веліти; розпоряджатися, віддавати розпорядження; вимагати; давати інструкції; замовляти•order for compulsory admission to mental hospital — розпорядження ( або наказ) про примусове направлення до психіатричної лікарні
- order a murderorder for production for inspection — розпорядження про пред'явлення ( продукції) для перевірки
- order a new trial
- order a retrial
- order bill of lading
- order check
- order cheque
- order clause
- order day
- order document
- order for collection
- order for committal
- order for costs
- order for disinterment
- order for enforcement
- order for possession
- order for the defendant
- order form
- order imprisonment
- order in council
- order new elections
- order new imposition
- order nisi
- order of business
- order of commitment
- order of council
- order of course
- order of court
- order of discharge
- order of dismissal
- order of examination
- order of jurisdiction
- order of mandamus
- order of precedence
- order of priority
- order of prohibition
- order of proof
- order of revivor
- order of sequence
- order of succession
- Order of the Bath
- order of the court
- order of the day
- order out of the country
- order smb. out of the country
- order payable at sight
- order policy
- order the detention of a ship
- order to leave the country
- order to pay
- order to shoot and kill
- order to show cause
- order under law
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5 period
nпериод, срок; время
- accrual period
- accounting period
- actual period
- additional period
- adjustment period
- annual accounting period
- apprehensive period
- assessment period
- audit period
- availability period
- average period
- average collection period
- bailout period
- base period
- bidding period
- blocked period
- blocking period
- breaking-in period
- broken period
- budgeting period
- business period
- busy period
- calendar period
- collection period
- collection period on debts
- commissioning period
- commitment period
- comparable period
- compensation period
- consignment period
- contractual period
- convention priority period
- conversion period
- cooling-off period
- credit period
- crediting period
- credit repayment period
- crisis period
- current period
- cycle period
- delivery period
- depression period
- design period
- discount period
- disinflation period
- dispatch period
- drawdown period
- earning period
- economic period
- effective period
- emergency period
- employment period
- erection period
- evaluation period
- execution period
- exhibition period
- expired period
- exploration period
- extended period for filing
- filing period
- financial period
- fiscal period
- fixed period
- fixed assets turnover period
- full period
- grace period
- guarantee period
- guarantee-covered period
- holding period
- idle period
- implementation period
- inaction period
- indefinite period
- indemnity period
- indicated period
- inexpired period
- inflationary period
- installation period
- insurance period
- insured period
- interest period
- interest capitalization period
- interest paying period
- introduction period
- inventory period
- lease period
- leasing period
- licence period
- life period of capital
- loading period
- long period
- long-run period
- maintenance period
- maturity period
- maximum period
- minimum period
- motion period
- negotiation period
- nonextendable period
- normal operating period
- normative period
- observation period
- offering period
- off-season period
- operating period
- operation period
- order period
- organization period
- past period
- payback period
- payment period
- payoff period
- payout period
- payroll period
- peak period
- peak trading period
- peak traffic period
- planned period
- planning period
- policy period
- prior period
- priority period
- probationary period
- processing period
- project period
- projected period
- prolonged period
- qualifying period
- quoted period
- recessionary period
- recoupment period
- recovery period
- redemption period
- reference period
- renewal period
- reorder period
- repayment period
- replenishment period
- reporting period
- repricing period
- reproduction period
- reserve computation period
- reserve maintenance period
- rest period
- revaluation period
- review period
- running period
- running-in period
- run time period
- scheduling period
- service period
- shipping period
- short period
- shutdown period
- slack period
- specified period
- standard period
- standby period
- starting period
- start-up period
- stated period
- statutory period
- subscription period
- succeeding period
- taxable period
- taxation period
- tendering period
- tender validity period
- testing period
- time period
- training period
- transitional period
- trial period
- turnover period
- unemployment period
- usage period
- useful life period
- validity period
- waiting period
- warranty period
- wearout period
- working period
- write-off period
- period for exchange
- period for eligibility for benefits and deductions
- period for making a claim
- period of adjustment
- period of an agreement
- period of availability
- period of cancellation
- period of circulation
- period of consignment
- period of a contract
- period of coupon payments
- period of credit
- period of delay
- period of delivery
- period of designing
- period of dispatch
- period of distribution
- period of employment
- period of encumbrance
- period of execution of a contract
- period of forecast
- period of grace
- period of guarantee
- period of high demand
- period of inflation
- period of insurance
- period of a licence
- period of a licence agreement
- period of limitation
- period of loan repayment
- period of maturity
- period of migration
- period of nonuse
- period of notice
- period of operation
- period of probation
- period of production
- period of recession
- period of reconstruction
- period of recoupment
- period of rehabilitation
- period of repayment
- period of rescheduling
- period of restructuring
- period of service
- period of storage
- period of storing
- period of studies
- period of survey operation
- period of time
- period of training
- period of transition
- period of transportation
- period of turnover
- period of unemployment
- period of upward tendency
- period of upward trend
- period of use
- period of validity
- period of warranty
- period to maturity
- period under report
- period under review
- for a period of
- over a period
- over the period to maturity
- within the prescribed period
- period allowed for appealing
- exceed a period
- extend a period
- grant an additional period
- prolong a period
- prolong a guarantee period
- quote a periodEnglish-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > period
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6 position
1. сущ.1) общ. позиция, место, положениеSee:2)а) общ. ситуация, позиция, положениеto put smb. in a difficult position — ставить кого-л. в трудное положение
The new legislation puts the unions in a difficult position. — Новое законодательство ставит профсоюзы в трудное положение.
б) фин. финансовое положение (напр., компании, банка)Syn:See:3)а) пол., соц. положение (в обществе, группе и т. п.)people of position — люди, занимающие высокое общественное положение
б) упр. должность, место, позицияhigh-paid [high-salaried, high-salary\] position — высокооплачиваемая должность
low-paid [low-salaried, low-salary\] position — низкооплачиваемая должность
See:4) общ. позиция, точка зренияradical position — радикальная точка зрения (на что-л.)
5) бирж. торговая позиция (рыночное обязательство, количество купленных или проданных контрактов, по которым не было произведено зачетных сделок; покупатель имеет длинную позицию, а продавец — короткую)See:debt position б), equity position, investment position, long position, short position, option position, currency position, option position, position trader6) фин. позиция (статус кредитора по отношению к другим кредиторам данного заемщика, приоритетность требований)See:7) эк. позиция, статья (определенное место, которое какой-л. объект или субъект занимает кв каком-л. списке, рейтинге и т. п.)2. гл.1) общ. ставить, помещать, размещать (что-л. или кого-л. в определенное место)the experimental ad was positioned at the end of the booklet — пробное рекламное объявление было размещено в конце буклета
2) марк. позиционировать (продвигать товар, марку, фирму и т. п. на определенном рыночном сегменте; формировать образ товара как продукта, выполняющего определенные функции и отличного от продуктов конкурентов)This strategy will position us advantageously in the market. — Данная стратегия позволит нам выгодно позиционировать себя на рынке.
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позиция, положение: 1) финансовое положение компании, банка; 2) остаток средств на счете; 3) нетто-остаток средств банка в определенной иностранной валюте; 4) ценные бумаги и др. финансовые активы, которыми банк или брокер владеет ("длинная" позиция) или должен кому-то ("короткая" позиция); см. bear position; 5) статус кредитора по отношению к другим кредиторам данного заемщика, приоритетность требований; см. cash position; 6) (to) открыть "длинную" или "короткую" позицию.* * *. 1) состояние, положение, сумма по контрактам клиента на товарном рынке или рынке ценных бумаг по незавершенным срочным сделкам при игре на повышение или понижение; 2) товар, продукт, готовый для отправки, отгрузки; 3) месяц, в котором разрешена поставка товара по фьючерсному контракту. . A commitment, either long or short, in the market. Инвестиционная деятельность .* * *Банки/Банковские операции -
7 order
1) приказ; предписание; распоряжение; указание; инструкция | приказывать; предписывать; распоряжаться; давать указания, инструкции2) требование | требовать3) ордер4) заказ | заказывать5) порядок; регламент8) орден (рыцарский, религиозный)•order for collection — инкассовое поручение;
order for costs — решение суда по вопросу о распределении судебных издержек;
order for disinterment — приказ ( коронера) об эксгумации;
order for possession — 1. судебный приказ о выселении 2. судебный приказ о предоставлении жилья за выселением;
order for the defendant — судебный приказ о явке ответчика [подсудимого] в суд;
made out to order — ордерный, выписанный приказу кого-л. ;
order nisi — условно-окончательный приказ суда, приказ суда, имеющий неокончательную силу (вступающий в силу с определённого срока, если не будет оспорен и отменён до этого срока);
to order imprisonment — издать судебный приказ о заключении в тюрьму;
to order new trial — издать судебный приказ о новом слушании дела;
- order of commitmentorder to show cause — приказ о представлении обоснования (приказ суда стороне изложить причины того, почему не следует удовлетворить ходатайство противной стороны);
- order of convenience and necessity
- order of court
- order of discharge
- order of examination
- order of jurisdiction
- order of precedence
- order of priority
- order of proof
- order of revivor
- order of sequence
- order of succession
- order of the day
- adjudication order
- administrative order
- agreed order
- Anton Piller order
- arrest order
- bastardy order
- busing order
- buying order
- cease-and-desist order
- charging order
- chartering order
- commission order
- committal order
- commutation order
- consent order
- convenience-and-necessity order
- court order
- curfew order
- custodianship order
- decretal order
- delivery order
- demolition order
- disbarment order
- discovery order
- effective order
- enforcement order
- established order
- exclusion order
- executive order
- final order
- formal order
- forwarding order
- fraud order
- garnishee order
- general orders
- interim order
- interlocutory order
- judge's order
- judicatory civil order
- law order
- magistrate's order
- maintenance order
- mandatory order
- military order
- modifying order
- money order
- non-molestation order
- oral order
- original order
- preliminary order
- probation order
- procedural order
- protection order
- provisional order
- public order
- public order of ocean resources
- rate order
- receiving order
- reparation order
- restraining order
- restriction order
- satisfied order
- secrecy order
- selling order
- separation order
- sessional order
- social order
- special order
- stand-by order
- standing orders
- statutory order
- stipulation order
- stop order
- substantive order
- supervision order
- unsatisfied order
- verbal order
- vesting order
- winding-up order
- written order
- garnishment order
- intermediate order
- legal order
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8 rate
1. n1) норма; размер2) ставка, тариф; такса; расценка3) курс (валюты, ценных бумаг); цена4) скорость, темп5) процент, доля; коэффициент6) разряд, сорт7) местный налог; коммунальный налог
- accident rate
- accident frequency rate
- accounting rate
- accumulated earnings tax rate
- accumulated profits tax rate
- actuarial rate
- administered rate
- ad valorem
- advertising rate
- advertisement rate
- agreed rate
- air freight rates
- all-commodity rate
- all-in rate
- amortization rate
- annual rate
- annual average growth rate
- annual interest rate
- annualized rate of growth
- annual percentage rate
- annual production rate
- anticipated rate of expenditures
- any-quantity rate
- applicable rate
- area rate
- average rate
- average rate of return
- average annual rate
- average growth rate
- average tax rate
- average weighted rate
- backwardation rate
- baggage rate
- bank rate
- bank discount rate
- bank's repurchase rate
- base rate
- base lending rate
- basic rate
- rate rate of charge
- basing rate
- basis rate
- benchmark rate
- benchmark overnight bank lending rate
- berth rate
- bill rate
- birth rate
- blanket rate
- blended rate
- bond rate
- bonus rates
- borrowing rate
- bridge rate
- broken cross rates
- broker loan rate
- bulk cargo rate
- burden rate
- buyer's rate
- buying rate
- cable rates
- call rate
- call loan rate
- call money rate
- capacity rate
- capital gain rate
- capitalization rate
- carload rate
- carrier rate
- carrying over rate
- cash rate
- ceiling rate
- central rate
- cheque rate
- check rate
- class rate
- clearing rate
- closing rate
- collection rate
- column rate
- combination rate
- combination freight rate
- combination through rate
- combined rate
- commercial bank lending rates
- commission rate
- commitment rate
- commodity rate
- common freight rate
- compensation rate
- compound growth rate
- composite rate
- concessionary interest rate
- conference rate
- consumption rate
- container rate
- contango rate
- conventional rate
- conventional rate of interest
- conversion rate
- cost rate
- coupon rate
- credit rates
- cross rate
- cross-over discount rate
- crude rate
- curb rate
- currency rate
- current rate
- current rate of exchange
- customs rate
- cutback rate
- daily rate
- daily wage rate
- day rate
- death rate
- deck cargo rate
- default rate
- demand rate
- demurrage rate
- departmental overhead rate
- deposit rate
- deposit interest rate
- depreciation rate
- discharging rates
- discount rate
- dispatch rate
- distress rate
- dividend rate
- double exchange rate
- downtime rate
- drawdown rate
- drawing rate
- dual rate
- duty rate
- earned rate
- earning rate
- economic expansion rate
- economic growth rate
- effective rate
- effective rate of return
- effective annual rate
- effective exchange rate
- effective tax rate
- employment rate
- enrollment rate
- equalizing discount rate
- equilibrium exchange rate
- equilibrium growth rate
- estimated rate
- euro-dollar exchange rate
- evaluated wage rate
- exchange rate
- exchange rate to the dollar
- existing rates
- exorbitant rate
- exorbitant interest rate
- expansion rate
- expenditure rate
- export rate
- express rate
- extraction rate
- face interest rate
- failure rate
- fair rate of exchange
- favourable rate
- final rate
- financial internal rate of return
- fine rate
- first rate
- fixed rate
- fixed rate of exchange
- fixed rate of royalty
- fixed interest rate
- flat rate
- flexible exchange rate
- floating rate
- floating exchange rate
- floating interest rate
- floating prime rate
- floor rate of exchange
- fluctuant rate
- fluctuating rate
- forced rate of exchange
- foreign rate
- foreign exchange rate
- forward rate
- forward exchange rate
- free rate
- free exchange rate
- freight rate
- future rate
- general rates
- general rate of profit
- general cargo rates
- going rate
- going market rate
- going wage rates
- goods rate
- graduated rate
- group rate
- growth rate
- guaranteed wage rate
- handling rate
- high rate
- high rate of exchange
- high rate of productivity
- higher rate
- hiring rate
- hotel rates
- hourly rate
- hourly wage rate
- hurdle rate
- illness frequency rate
- import rate
- incidence rate
- income tariff rates
- increment rate
- individual tax rate
- inflation rate
- info rate
- inland rate
- insurance rate
- insurance premium rate
- interbank rate
- interbank overnight rate
- interest rate
- interest rate on loan capital
- internal rate of return
- job rates
- jobless rate
- key rates
- labour rates
- leading rate
- legal rate of interest
- lending rate
- less-than-carload rate
- liner rates
- liner freight rates
- loading rates
- loan rate
- loan-recovery rate
- local rate
- Lombard rate
- London Interbank Offered Rate
- London money rate
- long rate
- low rate
- lower rate
- margin rate
- marginal rate
- marginal tax rate
- marine rate
- marine transport rate
- market rate
- market rate of interest
- maximum rate
- maximum individual tax rate
- mean rate of exchange
- mean annual rate
- measured day rate
- members rate
- merchant discount rate
- minimum rate
- mixed cargo rate
- minimum lending rate
- minimum tax rate
- mobilization rate
- moderate rate
- monetary exchange rate
- money rate of interest
- money market rate
- monthly rate
- monthly rate of remuneration
- mortgage rate
- mortgage interest rate
- multiple rate
- multiple exchange rate
- municipal rates
- national rate of interest
- natural rate of growth
- natural rate of interest
- negative interest rate
- net rate
- New York interbank offered rate
- nominal interest rate
- nonconference rate
- nonresponse rate
- obsolescence rate
- occupational mortality rate
- offered rate
- official rate
- official rate of discount
- official exchange rate
- one-time rate
- opening rate
- open-market rates
- operating rate
- operation rate
- option rate
- ordinary rate
- output rate
- outstripping growth rate
- overdraft rate
- overhead rate
- overnight rate
- overtime rate
- paper rate
- parallel rate
- parcel rate
- par exchange rate
- parity rate
- par price rate
- part-load rate
- passenger rate
- pay rates
- pegged rate
- pegged exchange rate
- penalty rate
- penalty interest rate
- percentage rate of tax
- per diem rates
- personal income tax rate
- piece rate
- piecework rate
- port rates
- postal rate
- posted rate
- power rate
- preferential rate
- preferential railroad rate
- preferential railway rate
- present rate
- prevailing rate
- prime rate
- priority rates
- private rate of discount
- private market rates
- production rate
- profit rate
- profitability rate
- profitable exchange rate
- progressive rate
- proportional rate
- provisional rate
- purchase rates
- purchasing rate of exchange
- quasi-market rate
- rail rates
- railroad rates
- railway rates
- real economic growth rate
- real effective exchange rate
- real exchange rate
- real interest rate
- reciprocal rate
- redemption rate
- rediscount rate
- reduced rate
- reduced tax rate
- reduced withholding tax rate
- reference rate
- refinancing rate
- reject frequency rate
- remuneration rate
- renewal rate
- rental rate
- repo rate
- response rate
- retention rate
- retirement rate of discount
- royalty rate
- ruling rate
- sampling rate
- saving rate
- scrap frequency rate
- seasonal rates
- second rate
- sellers' rate
- selling rate
- settlement rate
- shipping rate
- short rate
- short-term interest rate
- sight rate
- single consignment rate
- soft lending rate
- space rate
- special rate
- specified rate
- spot rate
- stable exchange rate
- standard rate
- standard fixed overhead rates
- standard variable overhead rates
- standard wage rate
- statutory tax rate
- steady exchange rate
- step-down interest rate
- stevedoring rates
- stock depletion rate
- straight-line rate
- subsidized rate
- survival rate
- swap rate
- tariff rate
- tax rate
- taxation rate
- tax withholding rate
- telegraphic transfer rate
- temporary rate
- third rate
- through rate
- through freight rate
- time rate
- time wage rate
- today's rate
- top rate
- total rate
- trading rate
- traffic rate
- tramp freight rate
- transit rate
- transportation rate
- treasury bill rate
- turnover rate
- two-tier rate of exchange
- unacceptable rate
- unemployment rate
- uniform rates
- uniform business rate
- unofficial rate
- unprecedented rate
- utilization rate
- variable rate
- variable interest rate
- variable repo rate
- volume rate
- wage rate
- wage rate per hour
- wastage rate
- wear rate
- wear-out rate
- wholesale rate
- worker's rate
- year-end exchange rate
- zero interest rate
- zone rate
- rate for advances against collateral
- rate for advances on securities
- rate for cable transfers
- rate for a cheque
- rates for credits
- rates for currency allocations
- rate for loans
- rate for loans on collateral
- rate for mail transfers
- rate for telegraphic transfers
- rate in the outside market
- rate of accumulation
- rates of allocation into the fund
- rate of allowance
- rate of assessment
- rate of balanced growth
- rates of cargo operations
- rate of change
- rate of charge
- rate of commission
- rate of compensation
- rate of competitiveness
- rate of conversion
- rate of corporate taxation
- rate of cover
- rate of currency
- rates of currency allocation
- rate of the day
- rate of demurrage
- rate of dependency
- rate of depletion
- rate of deposit turnover
- rate of depreciation
- rate of development
- rate of discharge
- rate of discharging
- rate of discount
- rate of dispatch
- rate of duty
- rate of exchange
- rate of expenditures
- rate of expenses
- rate of foreign exchange
- rate of freight
- rate of full value
- rate of growth
- rate of increase
- rate of increment
- rate of inflation
- rate of input
- rate of insurance
- rate of interest
- rate of interest on advance
- rate of interest on deposits
- rate of investment
- rate of issue
- rates of loading
- rates of loading and discharging
- rate of natural increase
- rates of natural loss
- rate of option
- rate of pay
- rate of premium
- rate of price inflation
- rates of a price-list
- rate of production
- rate of profit
- rate of profitability
- rate of reduction
- rate of remuneration
- rate of return
- rate of return on capital
- rate of return on the capital employed
- rate of return on net worth
- rate of royalty
- rate of securities
- rate of stevedoring operations
- rates of storage
- rate of subscription
- rate of surplus value
- rate of taxation
- rate of turnover
- rate of unloading
- rate of use
- rate of wages
- rate of work
- rates on credit
- rate on the day of payment
- rate on the exchange
- rate per hour
- rate per kilometre
- at the rate of
- at the exchange rate ruling at the transaction date
- at a growing rate
- at a high rate
- at a low rate
- at present rates
- below the rate
- accelerate the rate
- advance the rate of discount
- align tax rates
- apply tariff rates
- boost interest rates
- boost long-term interest rates
- boost short-term interest rates
- charge an interest rate
- cut rates
- cut interest rates by a quarter point
- determine a rate
- establish a rate
- fix a rate
- grant special rates
- increase rates
- maintain high interest rates
- levy rates
- liberalize interest rates
- liberalize lending rates
- lower the rate of return
- mark down the rate of discount
- mark up the rate of discount
- prescribe rates
- quote a rate
- raise a rate
- reduce a rate
- reduce turnover rates of staff
- revise rates
- set rates
- slash interest rates
- step up the rate of growth
- suspend a currency's fixed rate
- upvalue the current rate of banknotes
- slow down the rate2. v1) оценивать, определять стоимость, устанавливать цену
- rate local and offshore funds -
9 need
1. n надобность, нуждаhe felt the need of money — он нуждался в деньгах, у него было трудно с деньгами
if need be — если бы потребовалось, в случае нужды
2. n потребности, нужды; запросы3. n нужда, бедность; нищетаto live in need — нуждаться, жить в нищете
4. n недостаток, нехваткаfor need of — из-за недостатка, вследствие отсутствия
5. n беда, трудное положение6. n стремление7. n редк. то, что нужноpoorer than was need — беднее, чем следовало
I need time to rest — мне нужно время, чтобы отдохнуть
8. v нуждаться, иметь надобность, потребностьneed for — нуждаться в; потребность
9. v требовать, чувствовать необходимостьthat needs no saying — это само собой разумеется; это ясно без слов
to need a lot of asking — заставлять себя просить; не сразу соглашаться
he needed no second invitation — он не заставил себя просить, он сразу принял приглашение
it needs to … — нужно
it needs to be done carefully — это надо сделать тщательно; это дело требует осторожности
he does not need to be told — ему нечего об этом говорить;
it needed the horrors of war to open their eyes — нужны были ужасы войны, чтобы у них открылись глаза; только ужасы войны открыли им глаза
10. v ирон. заслуживать11. v нуждаться, бедствоватьto need the spur — нуждаться в понукании, быть медлительным
Синонимический ряд:1. insufficiency (noun) demand; inadequacy; insufficiency; lack; occasion; shortage; use2. necessity (noun) compulsion; emergency; essential; exigency; necessity; requirement; urgency3. obligation (noun) charge; commitment; committal; devoir; duty; must; obligation; ought4. poverty (noun) beggary; borasca; deprivation; destituteness; destitution; distress; impecuniousness; impoverishment; indigence; indigency; neediness; pauperism; pennilessness; penury; poorness; poverty; privation; unprosperousness; want5. lack (verb) be destitute; be in want; be inadequate; be short; crave; demand; lack; require; suffer privation; want6. must (verb) have; mustАнтонимический ряд:fortune; fullness; have; incidental; independence; luxury; opulence; plenty; property; riches; wealth
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