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21 flexible operating budget
фин., учет гибкий бюджет деятельности*, гибкий операционный бюджет* (документ, отражающий уровни затрат и доходов организации при различных объемах деятельности)See:Англо-русский экономический словарь > flexible operating budget
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24 business plan
Gen Mgta document describing the current activities of a business, setting out its aims and objectives and how they are to be achieved over a set period of time. A business plan may cover the activities of an organization or a group of companies, or it may deal with a single department within the organization. In the former case, it is sometimes referred to as a corporate plan. The sections of a business plan usually include a market analysis describing the target market, customers, and competitors, an operations plan describing how products and services will be developed and produced, and a financial section providing profit, budget, and cash flow forecasts, annual accounts, and financial requirements. Businesses may use a business plan internally as a framework for implementing strategy and improving performance or externally to attract investment or raise capital for development plans. A business plan may form part of the overall planning process, or corporate planning, within an organization and be used for the implementation of corporate strategy. -
25 near cash
!гос. фин. The resource budget contains a separate control total for “near cash” expenditure, that is expenditure such as pay and current grants which impacts directly on the measure of the golden rule.This paper provides background information on the framework for the planning and control of public expenditure in the UK which has been operated since the 1998 Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR). It sets out the different classifications of spending for budgeting purposes and why these distinctions have been adopted. It discusses how the public expenditure framework is designed to ensure both sound public finances and an outcome-focused approach to public expenditure.The UK's public spending framework is based on several key principles:"consistency with a long-term, prudent and transparent regime for managing the public finances as a whole;" "the judgement of success by policy outcomes rather than resource inputs;" "strong incentives for departments and their partners in service delivery to plan over several years and plan together where appropriate so as to deliver better public services with greater cost effectiveness; and"the proper costing and management of capital assets to provide the right incentives for public investment.The Government sets policy to meet two firm fiscal rules:"the Golden Rule states that over the economic cycle, the Government will borrow only to invest and not to fund current spending; and"the Sustainable Investment Rule states that net public debt as a proportion of GDP will be held over the economic cycle at a stable and prudent level. Other things being equal, net debt will be maintained below 40 per cent of GDP over the economic cycle.Achievement of the fiscal rules is assessed by reference to the national accounts, which are produced by the Office for National Statistics, acting as an independent agency. The Government sets its spending envelope to comply with these fiscal rules.Departmental Expenditure Limits ( DEL) and Annually Managed Expenditure (AME)"Departmental Expenditure Limit ( DEL) spending, which is planned and controlled on a three year basis in Spending Reviews; and"Annually Managed Expenditure ( AME), which is expenditure which cannot reasonably be subject to firm, multi-year limits in the same way as DEL. AME includes social security benefits, local authority self-financed expenditure, debt interest, and payments to EU institutions.More information about DEL and AME is set out below.In Spending Reviews, firm DEL plans are set for departments for three years. To ensure consistency with the Government's fiscal rules departments are set separate resource (current) and capital budgets. The resource budget contains a separate control total for “near cash” expenditure, that is expenditure such as pay and current grants which impacts directly on the measure of the golden rule.To encourage departments to plan over the medium term departments may carry forward unspent DEL provision from one year into the next and, subject to the normal tests for tautness and realism of plans, may be drawn down in future years. This end-year flexibility also removes any incentive for departments to use up their provision as the year end approaches with less regard to value for money. For the full benefits of this flexibility and of three year plans to feed through into improved public service delivery, end-year flexibility and three year budgets should be cascaded from departments to executive agencies and other budget holders.Three year budgets and end-year flexibility give those managing public services the stability to plan their operations on a sensible time scale. Further, the system means that departments cannot seek to bid up funds each year (before 1997, three year plans were set and reviewed in annual Public Expenditure Surveys). So the credibility of medium-term plans has been enhanced at both central and departmental level.Departments have certainty over the budgetary allocation over the medium term and these multi-year DEL plans are strictly enforced. Departments are expected to prioritise competing pressures and fund these within their overall annual limits, as set in Spending Reviews. So the DEL system provides a strong incentive to control costs and maximise value for money.There is a small centrally held DEL Reserve. Support from the Reserve is available only for genuinely unforeseeable contingencies which departments cannot be expected to manage within their DEL.AME typically consists of programmes which are large, volatile and demand-led, and which therefore cannot reasonably be subject to firm multi-year limits. The biggest single element is social security spending. Other items include tax credits, Local Authority Self Financed Expenditure, Scottish Executive spending financed by non-domestic rates, and spending financed from the proceeds of the National Lottery.AME is reviewed twice a year as part of the Budget and Pre-Budget Report process reflecting the close integration of the tax and benefit system, which was enhanced by the introduction of tax credits.AME is not subject to the same three year expenditure limits as DEL, but is still part of the overall envelope for public expenditure. Affordability is taken into account when policy decisions affecting AME are made. The Government has committed itself not to take policy measures which are likely to have the effect of increasing social security or other elements of AME without taking steps to ensure that the effects of those decisions can be accommodated prudently within the Government's fiscal rules.Given an overall envelope for public spending, forecasts of AME affect the level of resources available for DEL spending. Cautious estimates and the AME margin are built in to these AME forecasts and reduce the risk of overspending on AME.Together, DEL plus AME sum to Total Managed Expenditure (TME). TME is a measure drawn from national accounts. It represents the current and capital spending of the public sector. The public sector is made up of central government, local government and public corporations.Resource and Capital Budgets are set in terms of accruals information. Accruals information measures resources as they are consumed rather than when the cash is paid. So for example the Resource Budget includes a charge for depreciation, a measure of the consumption or wearing out of capital assets."Non cash charges in budgets do not impact directly on the fiscal framework. That may be because the national accounts use a different way of measuring the same thing, for example in the case of the depreciation of departmental assets. Or it may be that the national accounts measure something different: for example, resource budgets include a cost of capital charge reflecting the opportunity cost of holding capital; the national accounts include debt interest."Within the Resource Budget DEL, departments have separate controls on:"Near cash spending, the sub set of Resource Budgets which impacts directly on the Golden Rule; and"The amount of their Resource Budget DEL that departments may spend on running themselves (e.g. paying most civil servants’ salaries) is limited by Administration Budgets, which are set in Spending Reviews. Administration Budgets are used to ensure that as much money as practicable is available for front line services and programmes. These budgets also help to drive efficiency improvements in departments’ own activities. Administration Budgets exclude the costs of frontline services delivered directly by departments.The Budget preceding a Spending Review sets an overall envelope for public spending that is consistent with the fiscal rules for the period covered by the Spending Review. In the Spending Review, the Budget AME forecast for year one of the Spending Review period is updated, and AME forecasts are made for the later years of the Spending Review period.The 1998 Comprehensive Spending Review ( CSR), which was published in July 1998, was a comprehensive review of departmental aims and objectives alongside a zero-based analysis of each spending programme to determine the best way of delivering the Government's objectives. The 1998 CSR allocated substantial additional resources to the Government's key priorities, particularly education and health, for the three year period from 1999-2000 to 2001-02.Delivering better public services does not just depend on how much money the Government spends, but also on how well it spends it. Therefore the 1998 CSR introduced Public Service Agreements (PSAs). Each major government department was given its own PSA setting out clear targets for achievements in terms of public service improvements.The 1998 CSR also introduced the DEL/ AME framework for the control of public spending, and made other framework changes. Building on the investment and reforms delivered by the 1998 CSR, successive spending reviews in 2000, 2002 and 2004 have:"provided significant increase in resources for the Government’s priorities, in particular health and education, and cross-cutting themes such as raising productivity; extending opportunity; and building strong and secure communities;" "enabled the Government significantly to increase investment in public assets and address the legacy of under investment from past decades. Departmental Investment Strategies were introduced in SR2000. As a result there has been a steady increase in public sector net investment from less than ¾ of a per cent of GDP in 1997-98 to 2¼ per cent of GDP in 2005-06, providing better infrastructure across public services;" "introduced further refinements to the performance management framework. PSA targets have been reduced in number over successive spending reviews from around 300 to 110 to give greater focus to the Government’s highest priorities. The targets have become increasingly outcome-focused to deliver further improvements in key areas of public service delivery across Government. They have also been refined in line with the conclusions of the Devolving Decision Making Review to provide a framework which encourages greater devolution and local flexibility. Technical Notes were introduced in SR2000 explaining how performance against each PSA target will be measured; and"not only allocated near cash spending to departments, but also – since SR2002 - set Resource DEL plans for non cash spending.To identify what further investments and reforms are needed to equip the UK for the global challenges of the decade ahead, on 19 July 2005 the Chief Secretary to the Treasury announced that the Government intends to launch a second Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) reporting in 2007.A decade on from the first CSR, the 2007 CSR will represent a long-term and fundamental review of government expenditure. It will cover departmental allocations for 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010 11. Allocations for 2007-08 will be held to the agreed figures already announced by the 2004 Spending Review. To provide a rigorous analytical framework for these departmental allocations, the Government will be taking forward a programme of preparatory work over 2006 involving:"an assessment of what the sustained increases in spending and reforms to public service delivery have achieved since the first CSR. The assessment will inform the setting of new objectives for the decade ahead;" "an examination of the key long-term trends and challenges that will shape the next decade – including demographic and socio-economic change, globalisation, climate and environmental change, global insecurity and technological change – together with an assessment of how public services will need to respond;" "to release the resources needed to address these challenges, and to continue to secure maximum value for money from public spending over the CSR period, a set of zero-based reviews of departments’ baseline expenditure to assess its effectiveness in delivering the Government’s long-term objectives; together with"further development of the efficiency programme, building on the cross cutting areas identified in the Gershon Review, to embed and extend ongoing efficiency savings into departmental expenditure planning.The 2007 CSR also offers the opportunity to continue to refine the PSA framework so that it drives effective delivery and the attainment of ambitious national standards.Public Service Agreements (PSAs) were introduced in the 1998 CSR. They set out agreed targets detailing the outputs and outcomes departments are expected to deliver with the resources allocated to them. The new spending regime places a strong emphasis on outcome targets, for example in providing for better health and higher educational standards or service standards. The introduction in SR2004 of PSA ‘standards’ will ensure that high standards in priority areas are maintained.The Government monitors progress against PSA targets, and departments report in detail twice a year in their annual Departmental Reports (published in spring) and in their autumn performance reports. These reports provide Parliament and the public with regular updates on departments’ performance against their targets.Technical Notes explain how performance against each PSA target will be measured.To make the most of both new investment and existing assets, there needs to be a coherent long term strategy against which investment decisions are taken. Departmental Investment Strategies (DIS) set out each department's plans to deliver the scale and quality of capital stock needed to underpin its objectives. The DIS includes information about the department's existing capital stock and future plans for that stock, as well as plans for new investment. It also sets out the systems that the department has in place to ensure that it delivers its capital programmes effectively.This document was updated on 19 December 2005.Near-cash resource expenditure that has a related cash implication, even though the timing of the cash payment may be slightly different. For example, expenditure on gas or electricity supply is incurred as the fuel is used, though the cash payment might be made in arrears on aquarterly basis. Other examples of near-cash expenditure are: pay, rental.Net cash requirement the upper limit agreed by Parliament on the cash which a department may draw from theConsolidated Fund to finance the expenditure within the ambit of its Request forResources. It is equal to the agreed amount of net resources and net capital less non-cashitems and working capital.Non-cash cost costs where there is no cash transaction but which are included in a body’s accounts (or taken into account in charging for a service) to establish the true cost of all the resourcesused.Non-departmental a body which has a role in the processes of government, but is not a government public body, NDPBdepartment or part of one. NDPBs accordingly operate at arm’s length from governmentMinisters.Notional cost of a cost which is taken into account in setting fees and charges to improve comparability with insuranceprivate sector service providers.The charge takes account of the fact that public bodies donot generally pay an insurance premium to a commercial insurer.the independent body responsible for collecting and publishing official statistics about theUK’s society and economy. (At the time of going to print legislation was progressing tochange this body to the Statistics Board).Office of Government an office of the Treasury, with a status similar to that of an agency, which aims to maximise Commerce, OGCthe government’s purchasing power for routine items and combine professional expertiseto bear on capital projects.Office of the the government department responsible for discharging the Paymaster General’s statutoryPaymaster General,responsibilities to hold accounts and make payments for government departments and OPGother public bodies.Orange bookthe informal title for Management of Risks: Principles and Concepts, which is published by theTreasury for the guidance of public sector bodies.Office for NationalStatistics, ONS60Managing Public Money————————————————————————————————————————"GLOSSARYOverdraftan account with a negative balance.Parliament’s formal agreement to authorise an activity or expenditure.Prerogative powerspowers exercisable under the Royal Prerogative, ie powers which are unique to the Crown,as contrasted with common-law powers which may be available to the Crown on the samebasis as to natural persons.Primary legislationActs which have been passed by the Westminster Parliament and, where they haveappropriate powers, the Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly. Begin asBills until they have received Royal Assent.arrangements under which a public sector organisation contracts with a private sectorentity to construct a facility and provide associated services of a specified quality over asustained period. See annex 7.5.Proprietythe principle that patterns of resource consumption should respect Parliament’s intentions,conventions and control procedures, including any laid down by the PAC. See box 2.4.Public Accountssee Committee of Public Accounts.CommitteePublic corporationa trading body controlled by central government, local authority or other publiccorporation that has substantial day to day operating independence. See section 7.8.Public Dividend finance provided by government to public sector bodies as an equity stake; an alternative to Capital, PDCloan finance.Public Service sets out what the public can expect the government to deliver with its resources. EveryAgreement, PSAlarge government department has PSA(s) which specify deliverables as targets or aimsrelated to objectives.a structured arrangement between a public sector and a private sector organisation tosecure an outcome delivering good value for money for the public sector. It is classified tothe public or private sector according to which has more control.Rate of returnthe financial remuneration delivered by a particular project or enterprise, expressed as apercentage of the net assets employed.Regularitythe principle that resource consumption should accord with the relevant legislation, therelevant delegated authority and this document. See box 2.4.Request for the functional level into which departmental Estimates may be split. RfRs contain a number Resources, RfRof functions being carried out by the department in pursuit of one or more of thatdepartment’s objectives.Resource accountan accruals account produced in line with the Financial Reporting Manual (FReM).Resource accountingthe system under which budgets, Estimates and accounts are constructed in a similar wayto commercial audited accounts, so that both plans and records of expenditure allow in fullfor the goods and services which are to be, or have been, consumed – ie not just the cashexpended.Resource budgetthe means by which the government plans and controls the expenditure of resources tomeet its objectives.Restitutiona legal concept which allows money and property to be returned to its rightful owner. Ittypically operates where another person can be said to have been unjustly enriched byreceiving such monies.Return on capital the ratio of profit to capital employed of an accounting entity during an identified period.employed, ROCEVarious measures of profit and of capital employed may be used in calculating the ratio.Public Privatepartnership, PPPPrivate Finance Initiative, PFIParliamentaryauthority61Managing Public Money"————————————————————————————————————————GLOSSARYRoyal charterthe document setting out the powers and constitution of a corporation established underprerogative power of the monarch acting on Privy Council advice.Second readingthe second formal time that a House of Parliament may debate a bill, although in practicethe first substantive debate on its content. If successful, it is deemed to denoteParliamentary approval of the principle of the proposed legislation.Secondary legislationlaws, including orders and regulations, which are made using powers in primary legislation.Normally used to set out technical and administrative provision in greater detail thanprimary legislation, they are subject to a less intense level of scrutiny in Parliament.European legislation is,however,often implemented in secondary legislation using powers inthe European Communities Act 1972.Service-level agreement between parties, setting out in detail the level of service to be performed.agreementWhere agreements are between central government bodies, they are not legally a contractbut have a similar function.Shareholder Executive a body created to improve the government’s performance as a shareholder in businesses.Spending reviewsets out the key improvements in public services that the public can expect over a givenperiod. It includes a thorough review of departmental aims and objectives to find the bestway of delivering the government’s objectives, and sets out the spending plans for the givenperiod.State aidstate support for a domestic body or company which could distort EU competition and sois not usually allowed. See annex 4.9.Statement of Excessa formal statement detailing departments’ overspends prepared by the Comptroller andAuditor General as a result of undertaking annual audits.Statement on Internal an annual statement that Accounting Officers are required to make as part of the accounts Control, SICon a range of risk and control issues.Subheadindividual elements of departmental expenditure identifiable in Estimates as single cells, forexample cell A1 being administration costs within a particular line of departmental spending.Supplyresources voted by Parliament in response to Estimates, for expenditure by governmentdepartments.Supply Estimatesa statement of the resources the government needs in the coming financial year, and forwhat purpose(s), by which Parliamentary authority is sought for the planned level ofexpenditure and income.Target rate of returnthe rate of return required of a project or enterprise over a given period, usually at least a year.Third sectorprivate sector bodies which do not act commercially,including charities,social and voluntaryorganisations and other not-for-profit collectives. See annex 7.7.Total Managed a Treasury budgeting term which covers all current and capital spending carried out by the Expenditure,TMEpublic sector (ie not just by central departments).Trading fundan organisation (either within a government department or forming one) which is largely orwholly financed from commercial revenue generated by its activities. Its Estimate shows itsnet impact, allowing its income from receipts to be devoted entirely to its business.Treasury Minutea formal administrative document drawn up by the Treasury, which may serve a wide varietyof purposes including seeking Parliamentary approval for the use of receipts asappropriations in aid, a remission of some or all of the principal of voted loans, andresponding on behalf of the government to reports by the Public Accounts Committee(PAC).62Managing Public Money————————————————————————————————————————GLOSSARY63Managing Public MoneyValue for moneythe process under which organisation’s procurement, projects and processes aresystematically evaluated and assessed to provide confidence about suitability, effectiveness,prudence,quality,value and avoidance of error and other waste,judged for the public sectoras a whole.Virementthe process through which funds are moved between subheads such that additionalexpenditure on one is met by savings on one or more others.Votethe process by which Parliament approves funds in response to supply Estimates.Voted expenditureprovision for expenditure that has been authorised by Parliament. Parliament ‘votes’authority for public expenditure through the Supply Estimates process. Most expenditureby central government departments is authorised in this way.Wider market activity activities undertaken by central government organisations outside their statutory duties,using spare capacity and aimed at generating a commercial profit. See annex 7.6.Windfallmonies received by a department which were not anticipated in the spending review.———————————————————————————————————————— -
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account [ə'kaʊnt]1 noun∎ to give an account of sth faire le récit de qch;∎ her account differs from her husband's sa version diffère de celle de son mari, son récit diffère de celui de son mari;∎ an interesting account of his travels un récit intéressant de ses voyages;∎ his latest book contains an amusing account of how he learned to drive son dernier livre relate de façon amusante la manière dont il a appris à conduire;∎ he gave his account of the accident il a donné sa version de l'accident;∎ by his own account he had had too much to drink à l'en croire, il avait trop bu(b) (explanation) compte rendu m, explication f;∎ to bring or to call sb to account (for sth) demander des comptes à qn (de qch);∎ to be brought to account devoir rendre des comptes;∎ you will be held to account for all damages il vous faudra rendre des comptes pour tous les dommages causés(c) (consideration) importance f, valeur f;∎ a town of little account une ville de peu d'importance ou insignifiante;∎ what you think is of no account to me ce que vous pensez ne m'inté-resse pas;∎ to take sth into account, to take account of sth tenir compte de qch, prendre qch en compte;∎ he took little account of her feelings il ne tenait pas compte ou faisait peu de cas de ses sentiments;∎ taking everything into account tout bien calculé;∎ does this estimate take all the costs into account? est-ce que cette estimation prend en compte toutes ces dépenses?;∎ the rising cost of living must also be taken into account il faut aussi prendre en compte l'augmentation du coût de la vie(d) (advantage, profit) profit m;∎ to put or to turn one's skills to good account tirer parti de ses compétences;∎ to turn sth to account tirer parti ou avantage de qch, mettre qch à profit∎ to set up in business on one's own account s'établir à son compte;∎ I started working on my own account j'ai commencé à travailler à mon compte(f) (rendition) interprétation f, version f;∎ the pianist gave a sensitive account of the con-certo le pianiste a donné du concerto une interprétation d'une grande sensibilité;∎ to give a good account of oneself bien se débrouiller;∎ she gave a good account of herself in the interview elle a réussi à bien se définir au cours de cette entrevue∎ to close/to open an account fermer/ouvrir un compte;∎ we have an account at the garage nous avons un compte chez le garagiste;∎ put it on or charge it to my account mettez cela sur mon compte;∎ I'd like to settle my account je voudrais régler ma note;∎ cash or account? vous payez ou réglez comptant ou est-ce que vous avez un compte chez nous?;∎ figurative to settle or to square accounts with sb régler ses comptes avec qn;∎ to account rendered suivant compte remis∎ to open/close an account ouvrir/fermer un compte;∎ to pay money into one's account verser de l'argent sur son compte;∎ to pay sb's salary directly into his/her account verser le salaire de qn par virement direct sur son compte;∎ to overdraw an account mettre un compte à découvert∎ as per or to account rendered (on statement) suivant compte ou relevé remis∎ one of our major accounts un de nos plus gros clients;∎ the agency secured the Brook account l'agence s'est assuré le budget Brook∎ to set up an account with sb s'abonner auprès de qn∎ the Account la liquidationformal (consider) estimer, considérer;∎ she accounts herself my friend elle se considère mon amie;∎ to account sb guilty tenir qn pour coupableAccountancy (of company) comptabilité f;∎ to keep the accounts tenir les livres ou les écritures ou la comptabilité;∎ to enter sth in the accounts comptabiliser qch;∎ who does your accounts? qui est-ce qui fait votre comptabilité?au dire de tout le monde, d'après ce que tout le monde dit∎ we bought the car on account nous avons acheté la voiture à crédit;∎ payment on account paiement m à compte ou à crédit;∎ I paid £100 on account j'ai versé un acompte de 100 livresen raison de; (in negative contexts) à cause de;∎ on account of the weather à cause du temps;∎ don't leave on account of me or on my account ne partez pas à cause de moi;∎ I did it on your account (to help you) je l'ai fait pour vous;∎ I did it on account of you (reproaching) je l'ai fait à cause de vous;∎ we didn't go on account of there being a storm nous n'y sommes pas allés à cause de la tempêteen aucun cas, sous aucun prétexte;∎ on no account do I want to talk to her je ne veux lui parler en aucun cas ou sous aucun prétexteAccountancy account book livre m de comptes, registre m de comptabilité;account card Finance (record of charges) fiche f de compte ou de facture; Commerce (for use in department store) carte-clients f;account charges frais mpl de tenue de compte;accounts clerk employé(e) m,f aux écritures;account credit avoir m de compte;Stock Exchange account day (jour m de) liquidation, (jour de) règlement m;accounts department (service m de la) comptabilité f;Commerce & Marketing account director (in advertising, marketing, PR) directeur(trice) m,f des comptes-clients;American account executive agent m de change;account fee commission f de compte;Commerce & Marketing account handler (in advertising, marketing, PR) responsable mf des comptes-clients;account handling fee commission f de tenue de compte;account holder titulaire mf;account manager Banking & Finance chargé(e) m,f de compte; Commerce & Marketing (in advertising, marketing, PR) responsable mf de budget;account number numéro m de compte;Accountancy account payable compte m créditeur, dette f fournisseur;Accountancy accounts payable dettes fpl passives, dettes fpl fournisseurs;Accountancy accounts payable ledger livre m des créanciers;Accountancy account receivable compte m client, compte m débiteur;Accountancy accounts receivable dettes fpl actives, créances fpl (clients);Accountancy accounts receivable ledger livre m des débiteurs;Accountancy accounts receivable turnover taux m de rotation des comptes clients;Computing accounts software logiciel m de comptabilité;account statement relevé m ou état m ou bordereau m de compte∎ that accounts for his interest in baseball voilà qui explique son intérêt pour le baseball;∎ there's no accounting for his recent odd behaviour il n'y a aucune explication à son comportement bizarre des derniers temps;∎ there's no accounting for taste les goûts et les couleurs, ça ne se discute pas(b) (answer for) rendre compte de;∎ he has to account for every penny he spends il doit rendre compte de chaque franc qu'il dépense;∎ all the children are accounted for aucun des enfants n'a été oublié;∎ two hostages have not yet been accounted for deux otages n'ont toujours pas été retrouvés(c) (represent) représenter;∎ wine accounts for 5 percent of all exports le vin représente 5 pour cent des exportations totales;∎ the North Sea accounts for a large proportion of our petroleum la mer du Nord produit une grande partie de notre pétrole -
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1.1) юр. передавать, уступать2) переводить (деньги); перечислять (суммы)3) бухг. делать перенос•2.1) юр. уступка; передача (права, имущества); цессия2) трансферт; документ о передаче3) денежный перевод; перечисление денег4) бухг. перенос• -
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n2) запас (денег, времени, места и т.п.)3) прибыль4) бирж. маржа, разница между ценами, курсами, ставками6) часть цены акции, вносимая наличными, при покупке за счет кредита брокера8) разница между процентами, выплачиваемыми вкладчикам, и процентом, взимаемым с заемщиков
- actuarial margin
- additional margin
- bank margin
- budget margin
- cash flow margin
- close margin of profit
- collateral security margin
- credit margin
- customary margin for the industry
- deficit margin
- dumping margin
- excess margin
- exchange rate margin
- fixed margin
- fluctuation margin
- forward margin
- futures margin
- gross margin
- gross margin over direct costs
- gross income margin
- gross merchandise margin
- gross processing margin
- gross profit margin
- high margin
- historic margin
- initial margin
- intensive margin of cultivation
- interest margin
- lending margin
- liquidity margin
- maintenance margin
- manufacturing margin
- marketing margin
- maximum margin
- narrow margin
- narrow margin of profit
- net interest margin
- net profit margin
- operating margin
- operating profit margin
- permissible margin
- price margin
- profit margin
- profit margin from operations
- profit margin per unit
- risk margin
- safety margin
- shoestring margin
- slim margin
- sufficient margin
- thin margin
- trade margin
- transportation margin
- unit contribution margin
- usual margin
- variation margin
- wide margin
- margin for prudence
- margin for unforeseen expenses
- margin of dumping
- margin of fluctuations
- margin of gross profit
- margin of interest
- margin of profit
- margin of slack
- margin of unused resources
- margin on sales
- at the margin
- by a wide margin
- on margin
- buy on margin
- deposit a margin in cash
- leave a margin
- sell on margin
- squeeze profit margins
- win by a tiny margin
- speculate on marginEnglish-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > margin
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2) запас (денег, времени, места и т. п.)3) бирж. маржа, разница между ценами, курсами, ставками4) бирж. гарантийный взнос в срочной биржевой сделке5) часть цены акции, вносимая наличными, при покупке за счет кредита брокера7) разница между процентами, выплачиваемыми вкладчикам, и процентом, взимаемым с заемщиков• -
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1. сущ.1) эк. излишек, избыток, превышение (напр., поступлений над расходами)See:actuarial surplus, buyer's surplus, capital surplus, consumer surplus, consumer's surplus, consumers' surplus, producer surplus, producers surplus, producer's surplus, producers' surplus, vent for surplus2) эк. избыток, излишек (избыточное количество товара на рынке вследствие превышения предложения над спросом)There is a surplus of goods and services because the population can't afford to buy up all the goods and services being produced. — Существует избыток товаров и услуг, поскольку население не может себе позволить покупку всех производимых товаров и услуг.
Ant:See:3)а) гос. фин. профицит (в государственном бюджете: превышение доходов над расходами за определенный период времени)See:б) межд. эк. активное [положительное\] сальдо, профицит (в платежном балансе: превышение суммы платежей нерезидентов резидентам над суммой платежей резидентов нерезидентам по платежному балансу в целом, по отдельному его счету или группе счетов)See:balance of payments surplus, balance of trade surplus, current account surplus, external surplus, foreign trade surplus, merchandise surplus, payments surplus, services surplus, services trade surplus, trade surplus, surplus country, balance of payments, capital account 1), current account 2), balance of trade, balance of services, favourable balanceв) учет, брит. профицит (при составлении отчета о доходах и расходах некоммерческими организациями: превышение доходов над расходами)See:4) учет, фин., амер. = accumulated surplus5) учет, фин., амер. = retained earnings2. прил.1) общ. излишний, избыточный, добавочныйSee:surplus goods, surplus advance corporation tax, surplus balance, surplus budget, surplus earnings, surplus fund, surplus balance 2)2) эк. добавочный, прибавочныйSee:3) эк. профицитный ( с превышением поступлений над платежами)See:
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избыток, излишек; 1) превышение активов над пассивами или сумма превышения оплаченного капитала (резервы сверх требуемых законом, средства акционеров); валютный контролер США требует от национальных банков превышения оплаченного капитала на 20% и переводить по крайней мере 10% доходов за предыдущие 6 месяцев в резервы; см. capital surplus; 2) активное сальдо (бюджета, платежного баланса): превышение доходов над расходами; профицит.* * *Избыток, профицит. . Словарь экономических терминов .* * *1. сумма, являющаяся первой частью издержек, которые несет страхователь по условиям страхования2. остаток риска, который не может быть размещен на страховом рынке и для которого требуется дополнительное покрытие3. бонус - скидка со страховой премии за безаварийное перемещение грузов и пассажиров или длительное востребование страхового возмещения -
31 variance
бухг., фін. відхилення; розходження; дисперсіярозбіжність, яка стосується різниці між фактичним результатом і нормативним чи передбачуваним результатом або результатом, визначеним кошторисом (budget); ♦ відхилення підраховується для різних фінансових, виробничих та ін. категорій, щоб з'ясувати розбіжність у продуктивності (efficiency²), витратах (cost), обсязі виробництва, цінах (price), прибутках (profit), фонді заробітної плати (payroll¹) тощо═════════■═════════activity variance відхилення за обсягом виробництва; budget variance бюджетне відхилення • відхилення від бюджету; capacity variance відхилення виробничої потужності від норми; chance variances випадкові відхилення; contribution margin variance відхилення граничного прибутку; cost variance відхилення від нормативних витрат; cost-centre variance відхилення від нормативних витрат; denominator variance відхилення за обсягом виробництва; direct labour variance відхилення за прямими витратами на робочу силу; direct labour efficiency variance відхилення за кількістю робочої сили; direct labour yield variance відхилення за якістю й кількістю робочої сили • відхилення за якістю або кількістю робочої сили; direct materials price variance відхилення за ціною матеріалів; direct materials usage variance відхилення за використанням матеріалів; direct materials yield variance відхилення за якістю й кількістю матеріалів • відхилення за якістю або кількістю матеріалів; efficiency variance відхилення продуктивності; expenditure variance відхилення за фактичними витратами; expense variance розходження між фактичними і кошторисними витратами; favourable variance сприятливе відхилення; fixed overhead variance відхилення за постійними накладними витратами; fixed overhead budget variance відхилення між постійними та фактичними накладними витратами; fixed overhead volume variance відхилення за обсягом виробництва; fixed production overhead volume variance відхилення за обсягом виробництва; gross variance валове відхилення господарської діяльності від нормативної; idle capacity variance відхилення невикористаної виробничої потужності; labour variance відхилення від нормативних витрат робочої сили; manufacturing variance відхилення від нормативів у процесі виробництва; market share variance відхилення за часткою ринку; market size variance відхилення за розміром ринку; materials variance відхилення за матеріалами; payroll variance відхилення за сумою нарахованої заробітної плати; price variance; production volume variance відхилення за обсягом виробництва; production yield variance відхилення собівартості продукції • відхилення від запланованої продуктивності; profit variance відхилення прибутку; project cost variance відхилення вартості проекту; quantity variance відхилення за кількістю; random variances випадкові відхилення; sales contribution variance відхилення граничного збуту; sales margin variance відхилення граничного збуту; sales margin price variance відхилення граничного збуту за ціною продукції; sales margin quantity variance відхилення граничного збуту за кількістю продукції; sales margin volume variance відхилення граничного збуту за обсягом продукції; sales price variance відхилення за ціною продукції; sales quantity variance відхилення за обсягом збуту; sales turnover variance відхилення за товарооборотом; sales volume variance відхилення за обсягом збуту; selling price variance відхилення продажної ціни; standard cost variance відхилення від нормативних витрат; unfavourable variance несприятливе відхилення; usage variance відхилення за використанням; utilization variance відхилення за використанням виробничої потужності; volume variance; wage variance відхилення фактичної заробітної плати від нормативної сітки═════════□═════════variance account рахунок відхилень витрат від нормативного рівня; variance analysis дисперсійний аналіз -
32 Historical Portugal
Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims inPortugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and theChurch (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict untilUN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU. -
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1. noun1) (a weighing instrument.) balanza2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) equilibrio3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) equilibrio4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) saldo
2. verb1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) equilibrar, igualar2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) mantener(se) en equilibrio•- in the balance
- off balance
- on balance
balance1 n1. equilibrio2. balanzabalance2 vb equilibrar / mantener en equilibriocan you balance a ball on your nose? ¿puedes mantener una pelota sobre la nariz sin que se caiga?
balance sustantivo masculino 1 hacer balance de algo to take stock of sth, to evaluate sth 2 (Com, Fin) (cálculo, cómputo) balance; ( documento) balance sheet; ( de cuenta) balance
balance sustantivo masculino
1 Fin balance (documento financiero) balance sheet
2 (valoración, resultado) outcome: se desconoce el balance de víctimas, the number of victims is unknown
3 fig (reflexión, valoración) tienes que hacer balance de tu matrimonio, you must take stock of your marriage ' balance' also found in these entries: Spanish: balanza - casar - cuadrar - deficitaria - deficitario - desequilibrar - desnivelar - desnivelada - desnivelado - deudor - deudora - equilibrar - equilibrio - nivelar - saldo - ajustar - balancear - contrapeso - desequilibrado - mantener - perder English: balance - balance of payments - balance of power - balance out - balance sheet - bank balance - bottom line - consolidate - debit balance - doctor - off-balance - outstanding - quarterly statement - trading results - weekly statement - bank - credit - fine - footing - over - stock - striketr['bæləns]1 equilibrio2 (scales) balanza3 (of account etc) saldo4 (remainder) resto5 (harmony) equilibrio, armonía1 poner en equilibrio3 (load) equilibrar1 mantenerse en equilibrio2 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL cuadrar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLon balance todo consideradoto balance the books hacer el balanceto balance one thing with another comparar una cosa con otrato balance something on one's head mantener algo en equilibrio sobre la cabezato be off balance estar desequilibrado,-ato lose one's balance perder el equilibrioto hang in the balance estar en juego, estar pendiente de un hiloto restore the balance restablecer el equilibrioto strike a balance buscar un término medioto throw somebody off balance hacer perder el equilibrio a alguienbalance due saldo deudorbalance in hand saldo disponiblebalance of nature equilibrio ecológicobalance of payments balanza de pagosbalance of power equilibrio de fuerzasbalance of trade balanza comercialbalance sheet estado de cuentas1) : hacer el balance de (una cuenta)to balance the books: cuadrar las cuentas2) equalize: balancear, equilibrar3) harmonize: armonizarbalance vi: balancearsebalance n1) scales: balanza f, báscula f2) counterbalance: contrapeso m3) equilibrium: equilibrio m4) remainder: balance m, resto mn.• balance s.m.• balanza s.f.• equilibrio (Física) s.m.• ordenación s.f.• peso s.m.• saldo s.m.v.• abalanzar v.• balancear v.• equilibrar v.• nivelar v.• saldar v.'bæləns
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1) c ( apparatus) balanza f2) ua) ( physical) equilibrio mto keep/lose one's balance — mantener*/perder* el equilibrio
the blow caught him off balance — el golpe lo agarró or (Esp) lo cogió desprevenido
to throw somebody off balance — ( disconcert) desconcertar* a alguien; (lit: topple) hacer* que alguien pierda el equilibrio
b) u ( equilibrium) equilibrio mto strike a balance — dar* con el justo medio
3) ca) ( in accounting) balance mb) ( bank balance) saldo mc) (difference, remainder) resto m; ( of sum of money) saldo m
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1)a) \<\<load\>\> equilibrar; \<\<object\>\> mantener* or sostener* en equilibriob) ( weigh up) sopesarto balance something against something: you have to balance the risks against the likely profit — tienes que sopesar los riesgos y los posibles beneficios
2) ( Fin) \<\<account\>\> hacer* el balance deto balance the books — hacer* cuadrar las cuentas
2.
via) ( hold position) mantener* el equilibriob) ( Fin) \<\<account\>\> cuadrarPhrasal Verbs:['bælǝns]1. N1) (=equilibrium) equilibrio mthe balance of his mind was disturbed — frm su mente estaba desequilibrada
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in balance — en equilibrio, equilibrado•
to keep one's balance — mantener el equilibrio•
to lose one's balance — perder el equilibrioto throw sb off balance — (lit) hacer que algn pierda el equilibrio; (fig) desconcertar a algn
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on balance — (fig) teniendo or tomando en cuenta todos los factores, una vez considerados todos los factores frm•
to redress the balance — restablecer el equilibrio•
he has no sense of balance — no tiene sentido del equilibrio•
to strike a balance — conseguir or establecer un equilibrio2) (=scales) balanza f•
to be or hang in the balance — (fig) estar pendiente de un hilo3) (Comm) saldo mwhat's my balance? — ¿qué saldo tengo?
4) (=remainder) [of items] resto m ; [of money] saldo m5) (Audio) balance m2. VT1) (=place in equilibrium) [+ weight] equilibrar; [+ object] poner/mantener en equilibrio; (Aut) [+ wheel] nivelar2) (=compare) comparar, sopesar; (=make up for) compensar•
this increase must be balanced against the rate of inflation — hay que sopesar este aumento y la tasa de inflación3) (Comm)•
to balance the books — hacer balance, hacer cuadrar las cuentas3. VI1) (=keep equilibrium) mantener el equilibrio, mantenerse en equilibrio2) (Comm) [accounts] cuadrar4.CPDbalance of payments deficit N — déficit m en la balanza de pagos
our balance of payments deficit has improved slightly — nuestro déficit en la balanza de pagos ha mejorado ligeramente
balance of terror N — equilibrio m del terror
balance sheet N — balance m, hoja f de balance
balance transfer N — (on credit card) transferencia f de saldo
balance weight N — contrapeso m
* * *['bæləns]
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1) c ( apparatus) balanza f2) ua) ( physical) equilibrio mto keep/lose one's balance — mantener*/perder* el equilibrio
the blow caught him off balance — el golpe lo agarró or (Esp) lo cogió desprevenido
to throw somebody off balance — ( disconcert) desconcertar* a alguien; (lit: topple) hacer* que alguien pierda el equilibrio
b) u ( equilibrium) equilibrio mto strike a balance — dar* con el justo medio
3) ca) ( in accounting) balance mb) ( bank balance) saldo mc) (difference, remainder) resto m; ( of sum of money) saldo m
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1.
1)a) \<\<load\>\> equilibrar; \<\<object\>\> mantener* or sostener* en equilibriob) ( weigh up) sopesarto balance something against something: you have to balance the risks against the likely profit — tienes que sopesar los riesgos y los posibles beneficios
2) ( Fin) \<\<account\>\> hacer* el balance deto balance the books — hacer* cuadrar las cuentas
2.
via) ( hold position) mantener* el equilibriob) ( Fin) \<\<account\>\> cuadrarPhrasal Verbs: -
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(holiday, payment, report) annuel(elle)annual accounts bilan m annuel, comptes m pl de clôture ou de fin d'exercice;annual budget budget m annuel;annual congress congrès m annuel;annual contribution (to pension scheme) cotisation f annuelle;ACCOUNTANCY annual depreciation dépréciation f annuelle, amortissement m annuel;annual general meeting assemblée f générale (annuelle);annual guaranteed salary salaire m annuel garanti;annual income revenu annuel;FINANCE annual instalment annuité f;annual leave congé m annuel;annual percentage rate taux m effectif global;INSURANCE annual premium prime f annuelle;annual profit profit m annuel;annual report rapport m annuel de gestion;annual returns déclarations f pl annuelles;annual revenue recette annuelle;annual salary salaire annuel;∎ he has an annual salary of £50,000 il gagne 50 000 livres par an;annual sales figures chiffre m d'affaires annuel;ACCOUNTANCY annual statement of results déclaration f annuelle de résultats;annual turnover chiffre d'affaires annuel;annual variations variations f pl annuelles;ACCOUNTANCY annual writedown dépréciation annuelle, amortissement annuel -
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revenue account (part of ledger) compte m de recettes; (profit and loss account) compte d'exploitation;American revenue bond obligation f à intérêt conditionnel;revenue budget budget m des recettes;revenue centre centre m de revenus ou de profit;revenue expenditure dépenses f pl de fonctionnement;revenue stamp timbre m fiscal;revenue tariff tarif m douanier fiscal -
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A n1 Accts, Fin ( money held at bank) compte m (at, with à) ; to open/close an account ouvrir/fermer un compte ; in my/his account sur mon/son compte ; I'd like to know the balance on my account j'aimerais savoir combien j'ai sur mon compte ;2 Comm ( credit arrangement) compte m ; to have an account at a shop avoir un compte dans un magasin ; an account with the baker un compte chez le boulanger ; to charge sth to ou put sth on sb's account mettre qch sur le compte de qn ; on account ( as part payment) d'acompte ; £100 on account and the rest in May 100 livres sterling d'acompte et le reste en mai ; to settle an account ( in shop) régler un compte ; ( in hotel) régler une note ; to settle accounts fig régler un compte ;4 ( financial record) compte m ;7 ( consideration) to take sth into account, to take account of sth tenir compte de qch ; to fail to take sth into account omettre de tenir compte de qch ; this aspect has not been taken into account on n'a pas tenu compte de cet aspect, cet aspect n'est pas entré en ligne de compte ;8 ( description) compte rendu m ; to give an account of sth faire un compte rendu de qch ; for his account of what happened pour sa version de ce qui s'est passé ; by all accounts, from all accounts au dire de tous ; by his own account tel qu'il le dit lui-même ;9 to call ou bring sb to account ( bring to book) demander des comptes à qn ; she was called ou brought to account for these complaints/for failing to finish the job on lui a demandé des comptes pour ces plaintes/pour ne pas avoir fini le travail ;10 ( impression) to give a good account of oneself faire bonne impression (in dans) ; they gave a good account of themselves in the match ils ont fait bonne impression dans le match ;11 ( indicating reason) on account of sth/sb à cause de qch/qn ; on this ou that account pour cette raison ; on no account sous aucun prétexte ; on no account must you open the door n'ouvrez la porte sous aucun prétexte! ; on my/his account à cause de moi/lui ; don't change the date on my account! ne change pas la date à cause de moi! ;12 (advantage, benefit) on my/his account exprès pour moi/lui ; don't come on my account! ne viens pas exprès pour moi! ; she was worried on her own account elle s'inquiétait pour son (propre) sort ; to act on one's own account agir de sa propre initiative ; to set up business on one's own account s'installer or se mettre à son compte ; to put ou turn sth to (good) account mettre qch à profit ;13 ( importance) to be of little account/some account avoir peu d'importance/une certaine importance (to sb pour qn) ; it's of no account to them whether he's alive or dead peu leur importe qu'il soit vivant ou mort.1 Accts ( records) comptabilité f ¢, comptes mpl ; to keep the accounts tenir la comptabilité or les comptes ; the party accounts la comptabilité du parti ; the accounts show a profit les comptes font apparaître un bénéfice ;■ account for:▶ account for [sth/sb]1 ( explain) expliquer [events, fact, behaviour] ; justifier [expense] (to sb auprès de qn) ; retrouver [missing people, vehicle] ;2 (represent, make up) représenter [proportion, percentage] ; exports account for 10% of their trade les exportations représentent 10% de leurs affaires ;3 (destroy, kill) détruire [vehicle, plane] ; abattre [animal] ; mettre [qn] hors d'état de nuire [soldier, attacker] ; -
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annual ['ænjʊəl]1 noun(a) (publication) publication f annuelle; Commerce (of association, firm) annuaire m; (for children) album m (de bandes dessinées)annuel;∎ what's your annual income? combien gagnez-vous par an?►► Accountancy & Finance annual accounts bilan m annuel, comptes mpl de clôture ou de fin d'exercice;annual budget budget m annuel;Finance annual contribution (to pension scheme) cotisation f annuelle;Accountancy annual depreciation dépréciation f annuelle, amortissement m annuel;Commerce annual general meeting assemblée f générale (annuelle);annual income revenu m annuel;annual instalment annuité f;Administration annual leave congé m annuel;Finance annual percentage rate taux m effectif global;annual profit profit m annuel;Finance annual report rapport m annuel de gestion;Finance annual returns déclarations fpl annuelles;Finance annual statement of results déclaration f annuelle de résultats;Accountancy & Finance annual turnover chiffre m d'affaires annuel;Accountancy annual writedown dépréciation f annuelle, amortissement m annuel -
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1) предел (напр. доходности)2) бирж. разница, остаток, маржа, надбавка, вычет3) маржа, часть цены акции, вносимая наличными при покупке в кредит (с участием брокерского кредита)4) скидка розничным торговцам с установленных розничных цен -
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əˈkaunt
1. сущ.
1) счет, расчет;
подсчет Some banks make it difficult to open an account. ≈ В некоторых банках трудно открыть счет. for account of smb. - on account charge smb.'s account charge smth. to an account close an account with keep accounts open an account with overdraw an account pass to account pay smth. into an account pay an account on smb.'s account lay one's account with smth. settle accounts with smb. active account balance account blocked account charge account checking account correspondent account credit account current account deposit account savings account inactive account individual retirement account joint account outstanding account private account running account account book
2) отчет;
сообщение;
доклад to call to account ≈ призвать к ответу, потребовать объяснения, отчета to give account of smth.≈ давать отчет в чем-л. accurate account biased account blow-by-blow account detailed account eyewitness account fictitious account first-hand account full account newspaper account onesided account press accounts sweep account true account vivid account Syn: report
3) мнение, оценка take into account leave out of account give a good account of oneself not to hold of much account by all accounts
4) основание, причина account of
5) важность, значение make account of be reckoned of some account of good account of high account of much account of no account of small account
6) выгода, польза turn to account turn a thing to account on one's own account turn to good account
7) торговый баланс ∙ to be called to one's account;
to go to one's account амер. to hand in one's account ≈ умереть;
свести счеты с жизнью, покончить с собой
2. гл.
1) считать;
рассматривать I account myself happy. ≈ Я считаю себя счастливым. He was accounted( to be) guilty. ≈ Его признали виновным. The opening day of the battle was, nevertheless, accounted a success. ≈ Первый бой, тем не менее, рассматривался как успех. account smth. a merit
2) отчитываться (перед кем-л. в чем-л.) ;
давать отчет (кому-л. в чем-л.) (to, for) Trade agreements are to be accounted for yearly. ≈ Торговые соглашения проверяются ежегодно. You will have to account to me for all you do. ≈ Вам придется отчитываться передо мной за все свои действия. He could not account for the missing funds.≈ Он не смог отчитаться за недостающие деньги How do you account for the accident? ≈ Как вы объясните причины этого несчастного случая?
3) отвечать, нести ответственность( for) At once accounting for his deep arrears. ≈ Мгновенно расплачиваясь за свои многочисленные долги( Драйден) Syn: answer for
4) разг. убить, уничтожить( for) After a long hunt, the fox was at last accounted for. ≈ После длительного преследования лиса была наконец убита.
5) объяснять( for) He could not account for his foolish mistake. ≈ Он не мог объяснить, почему допустил такую глупую ошибку. This accounts for his behaviour. ≈ Вот чем объясняется его поведение. account for one's conduct account for being late
6) вменять, приписывать( кому-л. какие-л. качества) ;
полагать, считать Fortune was ever accounted inconstant. ≈ Фортуну всегда считали непостоянной.
7) вызывать что-л., приводить к чему-л., служить причиной чего-л. (for) These accidents are accounted for by his negligence. ≈ Причина этих аварий кроется в его халатности. That accounts for it! ≈ Вот, оказывается, в чем дело!
8) считаться с кем-л. (с of) They are nothing to be accounted of. ≈ Кто они такие, чтобы с ними считаться? ∙ one cannot account for tastes ≈ о вкусах не спорятсчет;
- bank * счет в банке;
- correspondent * корреспондентский счет;
- * current, current * текущий счет;
- joint * общий счет;
- private * счет частного лица или фирмы;
- * rendered счет, предъявленный к оплате;
- on smb.'s * на чьем-то счете в банке;
за чей-то счет;
- for * of smb. (коммерческое) за чей-то счет;
- on * (биржевое) в счет причитающейся суммы;
- to open an * with открывать счет;
- to be in * with иметь счет у кого-л.;
иметь дела, быть связанным с;
- to pay an * заплатить по счету, расплатиться;
- to settle *s with smb. рассчитаться с кем-л.;
свести счеты с кем-л.;
- to pass to * внести на счет расчет;
подсчет;
- money of * (коммерческое) расчетная денежная единица;
- for the * (биржевое) с ликвидацией расчетов в течение ближайшего ликвидационного периода;
- to keep * of smth. вести счет чему-л.;
- to take an * of smth. подсчитать что-л.;
составить список чего-л.;
произвести инвентаризацию чего-л. расчеты, отчетность;
сводка;
- activity *s (экономика) хозяйственные счета;
- to adjust *s (бухгалтерское) приводить книги в порядок;
- to cast *s производить расчет;
- to learn *s изучать счетоводство кредит по открытому счету;
- * card кредитная карточка;
- charge this coat to my * запишите это пальто на мой счет отчет;
доклад, сообщение;
- an accurate * of smth. подробный доклад о чем-л.;
- newspaper * газетный отчет;
газетное сообщение;
- to call to * потребовать отчета;
призвать к ответу;
- to give an * давать отчет, отчитываться;
- to give an * of smth. делать отчет о чем-л.;
описывать что-л.;
давать сведения о чем-л.;
объяснять что-л.;
- to give an * of one's absence объяснять причину своего отсутствия описание, рассказ;
- * of the trip рассказ о поездке;
- to trust smb.'s * доверять чьему-л. рассказу;
- let us have your * of yesterday afternoon расскажи нам о том, что ты делал вчера днем сводка данных мнение, отзыв, оценка;
according to all *s, by all *s по общему мнению, по словам всех;
- not to hold of much * быть невысокого мнения, невысоко ценить причина, основание;
- on this * по этой причине;
- on what *? на каком основании?;
- at all *s в любом случае;
во что бы то ни стало;
- not on any *, on no * ни в коем случае, ни под каким видом;
никоим образом;
- on * of из-за, вследствие, ввиду, по случаю, по причине;
- on the public * в общественных интересах значение, важность;
- of good * имеющий ценность;
пользующийся авторитетом;
- to be reckoned of some * иметь некоторый вес, пользоваться определенным вниманием;
- of no * не имеющий веса;
не пользующийся авторитетом;
- of small * незначительный, не имеющий большого значения;
- to make little * of smb., smth. не придавать кому-л., чему-л. большого значения;
- he is of small * here с ним здесь мало считаются внимание к чему-л.;
принятие в расчет чего-л.;
- to take into * принимать во внимание;
- you must take into * the boy's long illness вы должны учесть, что мальчик долго болел;
- to leave smth. out of *, to take no * of smth. не принимать во внимание что-л. выгода, польза;
- on one's own * в своих собственных интересах;
на свой страх и риск;
- to turn smth. to * обратить что-л. в свою пользу, использовать что-л. в своих интересах;
извлечь из чего-л. выгоду;
- she turned her misfortune to * она извлекла пользу даже из своего несчастья = advertising account;
- they got the toothpaste * они получили заказ на рекламирование зубной пасты (любой) заказчик, покупатель, клиент > the great * (религия) день страшного суда, судный день;
> to be called to one's *, to go to one's *, (американизм) to hand in one's *s покончить счеты с жизнью, умереть;
> he cast up *s его стошнило;
> to give a good * of oneself хорошо себя зарекомендовать, успешно справиться;
добиться хороших результатов;
не ударить лицом в грязь считать, признавать;
- to * smth. a merit считать что-л. достоинством;
- I * him a hero я считаю его героем;
- to * oneself lucky полагать, что ты счастливчик;
- he was *ed guilty его признали виновным;
- he was much *ed of его высоко ценили (to, for) отчитываться;
давать отчет;
- you'll have to * to me if anything happens to her если с ней что-нибудь случится, ты мне ответишь;
- he *ed for the money он отчитался за полученную сумму (for) отвечать, нести ответственность;
- he will * for his crime он ответит за свое преступление( for) (разговорное) убить, уничтожить;
обезвредить;
поймать;
- I *ed for three of the attackers я разделался с тремя из нападающих;
- he *ed for five of the enemy planes он сбил пять вражеских самолетов приписывать, вменять;
- many virtues were *ed to him ему приписывали множество добродетелей (for) объяснять;
- to * for one's absence давать объяснения по поводу своего отсутствия;
- I cannot * for his behaviour я не могу объяснить его поведения;
- he could not * for his foolish mistake он не находил объяснения своей нелепой ошибке (for) вызывать что-л., приводить к чему-л., служить причиной чего-л.;
- the humidity *s for the discomfort повышенная влажность является причиной дискомфорта;
- that *s for it! вот, оказывается, в чем дело! > one cannot * for tastes о вкусах не спорятabsorption ~ поглощающий счетacceptance ~ акцептный счетaccount выгода, польза;
to turn to account использовать;
извлекать выгоду;
to turn a thing to account использовать (что-л.) в своих интересах ~ выгода, польза ~ выгода ~ доклад;
сообщение;
отчет ~ доклад ~ заказчик рекламного агентства ~ запись финансовой операции ~ значение, важность;
of no account, of small account, амер. no незначительный;
to make account of придавать значение ~ значение, важность ~ иск с требованием отчетности ~ клиент рекламного агентства ~ мнение, оценка;
by all accounts по общим отзывам;
to give a good account of oneself хорошо себя зарекомендовать ~ мнение ~ объяснять (for - что-л.) ;
this accounts for his behaviour вот чем объясняется его поведение ~ операционный период на Лондонской фондовой бирже ~ основание, причина;
on account of из-за, вследствие ;
on no account ни в коем случае ~ отзыв ~ отчет ~ отчет об исполнении государственного бюджета (Великобритания) ~ отчетность ~ отчитываться (for - в чем-л.) ;
отвечать (for - за что-л.) ~ отчет;
to give an account (of smth.) давать отчет (в чем-л.) ;
to call to account призвать к ответу, потребовать объяснения, отчета ~ оценка ~ подсчет ~ причина, основание ~ расчет ~ расчет по биржевым сделкам ~ регистр ~ рекламодатель ~ сообщение ~ счет ~ счетная формула ~ считать за;
рассматривать как;
I account myself happy я считаю себя счастливым ~ счет, расчет;
подсчет;
for account (of smb.) за счет( кого-л.) ;
on account в счет (чего-л.) ~ торговый баланс ~ учетная статья в бухгалтерской книге ~ финансовый отчет~ attr.: ~ book конторская книга;
to be called to one's account, to go to one's account амер. to hand in one's account умереть~ attr.: ~ book конторская книга;
to be called to one's account, to go to one's account амер. to hand in one's account умереть book: account ~ бухгалтерская книга account ~ журнал бухгалтерского учета~ current текущий счет;
joint account общий счет;
to keep accounts бухг. вести книги current: account ~ (A/C) контокоррент account ~ (A/C) открытый счет account ~ (A/C) текущий банковский счет account ~ текущий счет~ for давать отчет ~ for нести ответственность ~ for объяснять ~ for отвечать ~ for отчитываться ~ for являться причиной~ for current operations отчет по текущим операциям~ for the accumulation of payments счет к оплате накопленных платежей~ for various payments счет к оплате различных платежей~ of commission счет комиссионных платежей~ subject to notice счет с уведомлением~ with correspondent bank счет в банке-корреспонденте~ with correspondent bank abroad счет в банке-корреспонденте за рубежом~ with overdraft facility счет, по которому допущен овердрафт ~ with overdraft facility счет с превышением кредитного лимита~ with the Treasury счет в министерстве финансовannual ~ годовая выписка со счета annual ~ годовой расчет annual ~ ежегодный финансовый отчет;
ежегодный бухгалтерский отчетappropriation ~ счет ассигнованийasset ~ бухг. счет активаassets held in post giro ~ активы на счете почтовых жиросчетовbalance ~ балансовый счетbalance an ~ закрывать счетbalance sheet ~ статья бухгалтерского балансаbank ~ банковский счет bank ~ счет в банке bank: ~ attr. банковый, банковский;
bank account счет в банке;
bank currency банкноты, выпущенные в обращение национальными банками~ attr.: ~ book конторская книга;
to be called to one's account, to go to one's account амер. to hand in one's account умеретьbill ~ счет векселейblock an ~ замораживать счетbuilding society ~ счет жилищно-строительного кооператива~ мнение, оценка;
by all accounts по общим отзывам;
to give a good account of oneself хорошо себя зарекомендовать~ отчет;
to give an account (of smth.) давать отчет (в чем-л.) ;
to call to account призвать к ответу, потребовать объяснения, отчета call: ~ to account привлекать к ответственностиcapital ~ of the balance of payments счет движения капитала в платежном балансе capital ~ of the balance of payments счет основного капитала в платежном балансеcash ~ кассовый счет cash ~ счет cash ~ счет кассыcashier's ~ кассовый счетcentral government's ~ правительственный счетcertificate-of-deposit ~ счет депозитного сертификатаcharge ~ кредит по открытому счету charge ~ счет charge ~ счет покупателя в магазинеcharges ~ счетchecking ~ текущий счет checking ~ чековый счетclient's ~ счет клиентаcommission ~ счет комиссионных платежейconsolidation ~ объединенный счетcontra ~ контрсчетcover ~ счетcredit ~ (амер.) кредит по открытому счету (в магазине) credit ~ счет пассива баланса credit ~ счет с кредитным сальдоcurrent ~ контокоррент current ~ открытый счет current ~ текущий платежный баланс current ~ текущий счетcurrent ~ of balance of payments открытый счет платежного баланса current ~ of balance of payments текущий счет платежного балансаcustomer's ~ счет клиента customer's ~ счет покупателяdead ~ заблокированный счетdebit ~ счет актива баланса debit ~ счет с дебетовым сальдоdebit an ~ относить на дебет счетаdeferred ~ счет с отсроченным получением суммdemand deposit ~ депозитный счетdeposit ~ авансовый счет deposit ~ депозитный счет deposit ~ срочный вкладdistribution ~ разделенный счетdollar ~ долларовый счетdrawer's ~ счет трассантаdrawings ~ счет расходов drawings ~ текущий счетeducational ~ счет за обучениеeducational savings ~ счет сбережений для получения образованияentertainment ~ счет на представительские расходыenvironmental ~ отчет о состоянии окружающей средыequalization ~ стабилизационный счет equalization ~ счет валютного регулированияescrow ~ счет, который находится в руках третьей стороны до урегулирования отношений между двумя принципалами escrow ~ счет в банке, на котором блокируются средства за покупку товара в качестве гарантии завершения товарообменной операции escrow ~ счет условного депонированияestablishment ~ счет организацииexhaustive ~ исчерпывающий отчетexpenditure ~ учет расходовexpense ~ счет подотчетных сумм expense ~ счет расходовfamily ~ семейный счет~ счет, расчет;
подсчет;
for account (of smb.) за счет (кого-л.) ;
on account в счет (чего-л.)for joint ~ на общий счет for joint ~ на объединенный счетforeign ~ банк. иностранный счетforeign currency ~ банковский счет в иностранной валютеforeign exchange ~ счет в иностранной валютеforwarding ~ счет за транспортировку forwarding ~ экспедиторский счетfreeze an ~ замораживать счетfreight ~ счет за перевозкуfrozen ~ заблокированный счет frozen ~ замороженный счетfurnish an ~ предоставлять отчетgeneral ledger ~ счет в главной бухгалтерской книге general ledger ~ счет в общей бухгалтерской книгеgiro ~ жирорасчет giro ~ жиросчет~ мнение, оценка;
by all accounts по общим отзывам;
to give a good account of oneself хорошо себя зарекомендовать~ отчет;
to give an account (of smth.) давать отчет (в чем-л.) ;
to call to account призвать к ответу, потребовать объяснения, отчета~ attr.: ~ book конторская книга;
to be called to one's account, to go to one's account амер. to hand in one's account умеретьthe great ~ рел. день страшного суда, судный деньguarantee ~ счет на поручителя~ attr.: ~ book конторская книга;
to be called to one's account, to go to one's account амер. to hand in one's account умеретьheating ~ выч. счет за отоплениеhomeownership savings ~ банк. счет сбережений от домовладения~ считать за;
рассматривать как;
I account myself happy я считаю себя счастливымimpersonal ~ счет, не принадлежащий конкретному лицуimprovements ~ счет затрат на усовершенствованияinactive ~ неактивный депозитный счет inactive ~ неактивный клиентский счетincome ~ счет доходовindex-linked savings ~ индексированный сберегательный счетindexed pension ~ индексированный пенсионный счетinstalment ~ счет платежей в рассрочкуinstalment savings ~ сберегательный счет для оплаты покупок в рассрочкуintercompany ~ межфирменный счетinterest ~ счет процентовinterest-bearing ~ счет, приносящий процентный доходinterest-bearing current ~ текущий счет, приносящий процентный доходinterim ~ промежуточный счетintermediate clearing ~ промежуточный клиринговый счетinvestment ~ счет для инвестиционных операцийinvestment fund ~ счет инвестиционного фондаinvestment income ~ счет доходов от капиталовложенийinvestment savings ~ сберегательный счет капиталовложенийitemized ~ детализированный счет itemized ~ счет с детальным перечислением бухгалтерских проводок itemized ~ счет с детальным перечислением операций~ current текущий счет;
joint account общий счет;
to keep accounts бухг. вести книги joint ~ общий счет joint ~ объединенный счетjoint venture ~ счет совместного предприятия~ current текущий счет;
joint account общий счет;
to keep accounts бухг. вести книги accounts: keep ~ бухг. вести счетаkey ~ рекл. основной счетto lay( one's) ~ (with smth.) принимать( что-л.) в расчет to lay (one's) ~ (with smth.) рассчитывать( на что-л.)to leave out of ~ не принимать во внимание;
not to hold of much account быть невысокого мнения;
to take into account принимать во внимание, в расчетliability ~ счет пассиваliquidity ~ счет ликвидностиloro ~ счет лороloss ~ счет убытковlottery ~ счет выигрышей~ значение, важность;
of no account, of small account, амер. no незначительный;
to make account of придавать значениеmargin ~ маржинальный счет margin ~ счет биржевого спекулянта у брокера по сделкам с маржейmaster interest ~ основной счет процентовmovement on the ~ движение на счетеnational giro ~ национальный жиросчетnational income ~ счет национального доходаnegotiated deposit ~ договорный депозитный счет~ значение, важность;
of no account, of small account, амер. no незначительный;
to make account of придавать значение need: I ~ not have done it мне не следовало этого делать;
must I go there? - No, you need not нужно ли мне туда идти?-Нет, не нужно no: no голос против ~ pron neg. не (= not a) ;
he is no fool он неглуп, он не дурак;
no such thing ничего подобного;
no doubt несомненно;
no wonder неудивительно ~ не (при сравн. ст. = not any, not at all) ~ нет;
no, I cannot нет, не могу ~ нет;
no, I cannot нет, не могу ~ pron neg. никакой (= not any;
перед существительным передается обыкн. словом нет) ;
he has no reason to be offended у него нет (никакой) причины обижаться ~ pron neg. означает запрещение, отсутствие;
no smoking! курить воспрещается! ~ отказ;
he will not take no for an answer он не примет отказа ~ (pl noes) отрицание;
two noes make a yes два отрицания равны утверждению ~ pron neg. с отглагольным существительным или герундием означает невозможность: there's no knowing what may happen нельзя знать, что может случиться ~ голосующие против;
the noes have it большинство противnoninterest bearing ~ счет без выплаты процентовto leave out of ~ не принимать во внимание;
not to hold of much account быть невысокого мнения;
to take into account принимать во внимание, в расчетnotice ~ закрытый счетnumbered ~ пронумерованный счет~ значение, важность;
of no account, of small account, амер. no незначительный;
to make account of придавать значение~ значение, важность;
of no account, of small account, амер. no незначительный;
to make account of придавать значениеoffset ~ контрсчет~ счет, расчет;
подсчет;
for account (of smb.) за счет (кого-л.) ;
on account в счет (чего-л.) on ~ в счет причитающейся суммы on ~ в частичное погашение причитающейся суммы on ~ на условиях кредита on ~ путем частичного платежа в счет причитающейся суммы on one's own ~ на свой страх и риск;
самостоятельно;
on (smb.'s) account ради( кого-л.)~ основание, причина;
on account of из-за, вследствие ;
on no account ни в коем случае on ~ of за счет on ~ of по причинеon current ~ на текущий счетon joint ~ на общем счете on joint ~ на общий счет~ основание, причина;
on account of из-за, вследствие ;
on no account ни в коем случаеon own ~ за собственный счет on own ~ на собственный счетon-demand ~ счет до востребования on-demand ~ текущий счетopen ~ контокоррент open ~ открытый счет open ~ текущий счетopen an ~ открывать счет open: ~ открывать, основывать;
to open a shop открыть магазин;
to open an account открыть счет (в банке)operations ~ счет по операциямothers' ~ счет "прочие"overdrawn ~ счет с превышенным кредитным лимитом overdrawn ~ счет со снятой суммой, превышающей остатокown ~ собственный счетpension savings ~ пенсионный сберегательный счетpersonal ~ личный счет personal ~ счет частного лицаpostage ~ счет почтовых сборовpremium savings ~ сберегательный счет страховых премийprivate ~ счет фирмы private ~ счет частного лицаprize ~ счет с премиальными начислениямиprofit and loss ~ баланс прибылей и убытковproprietorship ~ счет, обеспечивающий контроль над правом владения предприятием proprietorship ~ счет капиталаpublicity ~ счет расходов на рекламуrealization ~ счет реализации объектов основного капитала при ликвидации фирмыrebill ~ счет взаимных расчетовredemption ~ счет отчислений на амортизацию долгаreexchange ~ счет обратного переводного векселяrender an ~ предъявлять счет render: ~ представлять;
to render thanks приносить благодарность;
to render an account for payment представлять счет к оплате;
to render an account докладывать, давать отчетrental ~ счет арендной платыreplacement ~ счет на замену оборудованияreserve fund ~ счет резервного фондаresiduary ~ остаточный счетrest-of-the-world ~ счет заграничных операцийrevenue ~ счет доходов revenue ~ счет поступленийrunning ~ контокоррент, текущий счет running ~ контокоррент running ~ текущий счет running: ~ текущий;
running account текущий счетsafe-custody ~ депонирование ценных бумагsavings ~ сберегательный счетsavings bank ~ сберегательный счетsavings book ~ счет в банке, все операции по которому отражаются в специальной именной книжкеseparate ~ специальный счетto settle (или to square) accounts (with smb.) рассчитываться( с кем-л.) to settle (или to square) accounts (with smb.) сводить счеты( с кем-л.) accounts: settle ~ оплачивать счетаshare draft ~ чековый паевой счет, предлагаемый кредитным союзом (США)share premium ~ счет надбавок к курсу акций share premium ~ счет премий акцийshareholder ~ счет акционераshort-term capital ~ баланс движения краткосрочных капиталовsight deposit ~ текущий счетspecial arbitrage ~ специальный арбитражный счетspecial drawing ~ специальный открытый счетspecial settlement ~ специальный расчетный счетspeculation ~ счет спекулятивных сделокsubsidiary ~ вспомогательный счетsummary ~ заключительный баланс summary ~ итоговый счет summary ~ краткий отчет summary ~ обобщенный счет summary: ~ суммарный, краткий;
summary account краткий отчетsuspense ~ вспомогательный счет suspense ~ промежуточный счет suspense ~ счет переходящих сумм suspense ~ счет причитающихся сумм, взыскание которых сомнительно suspense ~ счет сомнительных дебиторовtake ~ of принимать во внимание take ~ of учитыватьto leave out of ~ не принимать во внимание;
not to hold of much account быть невысокого мнения;
to take into account принимать во внимание, в расчет take into ~ принимать во внимание take into ~ учитыватьtax ~ налоговый счетtax equalization ~ счет уравнительных налоговtax-privileged ~ счет с налоговыми льготамиtax-privileged savings ~ сберегательный счет с налоговыми льготами~ объяснять (for - что-л.) ;
this accounts for his behaviour вот чем объясняется его поведениеtime ~ срочный вкладtrading ~ счет, который ведется системой ТАЛИСМАН для каждого участника рынка (Великобритания) trading ~ торговый счетtrust ~ доверительный счет trust ~ счет по имуществу, отданному в доверительное управление trust ~ счет фондов социального страхования trust ~ траст, учитываемый на особом счетеaccount выгода, польза;
to turn to account использовать;
извлекать выгоду;
to turn a thing to account использовать (что-л.) в своих интересахaccount выгода, польза;
to turn to account использовать;
извлекать выгоду;
to turn a thing to account использовать (что-л.) в своих интересах turn: ~ to account вносить на счетuser ~ вчт. счет пользователяvariance ~ счет отклонений затрат от нормативного уровняvostro ~ счет востро vostro ~ счет лороwage ~ счет, на который перечисляется заработная платаwithdraw from ~ снимать со счетаworking ~ текущий счет -
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1. сущ.1) остаток, сальдо, балансATTRIBUTES: opening, closing, brought down, carried down, brought forward, carried forward, average, negative, positive, previous, running, current, net, gross, reserved, daily, monthly
COMBS:
balance of $10 — остаток в размере 10 долл.
A company had an opening inventory balance of $375,000 at the beginning of the fiscal year and a closing inventory balance at year-end of $125,000. — Остаток (товарно-материальных) запасов компании на начало отчетного периода составил 375 тыс. долл., а на конец периода — 125 тыс. долл.
balance on deposit — остаток на вкладе [на депозите\]
to draw up [make up\] balance — подводить итог, сводить баланс, выводить сальдо
to carry balance forward [down\], to carry forward [down\] balance, to carry over balance, to bring down balance — переносить остаток
to show balance — показывать баланс [остаток\]
See:average balance, negative balance, positive balance, deficit, surplus, account balance 1), balance brought down, balance brought forward, balance carried down, balance due, balance of profit, balance of retained earnings, balance on hand, balance on order, book balance 1) а), cash balance, closing balance, credit balance 1) а), debit balance 1) а), intercompany balance, opening balance, balance column, direct test of financial balance, on balanceб) фин., банк. (сумма, оставшаяся на расчетном, кредитном или ином счете, напр., непогашенная часть займа, невыплаченная задолженность покупателя по поставленным товарам и т. п.; во мн. числе — остатки на счетах, активы, авуары)ATTRIBUTES: low, high, due 2., unpaid, outstanding, adjusted, compensatory, compensation, available balance, usable, collected, uncollected, vested, clearing, unexpended, unclaimed, precautionary
dollar balance — долларовый баланс; остаток на счете в долларах
dollar balances — долларовые активы; остатки на счетах в долларах, долларовые счета, долларовые авуары
sterling balance — стерлинговый баланс, остаток на счете в фунтах-стерлингах
sterling balances — стерлинговые активы, остатки на счетах в фунтах-стерлингах, стерлинговые счета, стерлинговые авуары
to update balance — вывести новый остаток на счете, обновить остаток [баланс\]
He accumulated a healthy balance with the savings bank. — Он накопил значительные средства в сберегательном банке.
See:account balance 2), available balance, balance due, balance of debt, book balance 2) б), cash balance, cleared balance, collected balance, compensating balance, credit balance 2) б), deficit balance 2), loan balance, outstanding balance, past due balance, previous balance, remaining balance, 1) б), unclaimed balances, uncollected balance, unexpended balances, unpaid balance, vested balance, zero balance, minimum balance requirement, no-minimum balance account, adjusted balance method, daily balance method, low balance method, zero-balance account COMBS: adjusted balance method, average daily balance method, past due balance method, previous balance methodв) межд. эк., фин. ( разность между стоимостью экспорта и импорта)ATTRIBUTES: active, favourable, passive, adverse, unfavourable, negative, positive
balance of current transactions — баланс текущих операций, сальдо по текущим сделкам
See:adverse balance, balance of merchandise trade, balance of payments, balance of services, balance of trade, balance on capital account, balance on current account, balance on goods and services, capital account balance, current account balance, deficit balance 1), favourable balance, foreign trade balance, goods and services balance, invisible balance, official reserves balance 2)г) эк. (разница между любыми др. противоположно направленными потоками; напр., разница между денежными поступлениями и выплатами за определенный промежуток времени, разница между миграционными потоками, остаток товаров на складе и т. д.)ATTRIBUTES: unencumbered, unobligated, on hand, on order, marginal
See:balance of migration, budget balance, in-stock balance, investment income balance, inventory balance, migration balance, unencumbered balance, unobligated balances2) учет, редк. баланс (документ, содержащий данные о разнонаправленных потоках, а также их сальдо; в данном значении термин употребляется в основном в устойчивых словосочетаниях)See:balance of payments 1), balance of services 1), balance of trade 1), balance sheet, commodity balance, external balance 1) б), foreign balance, official reserves balance 1), trial balance3)а) общ. баланс, равновесие (в прямом и переносном смысле: соответствие, равенство, пропорциональность, гармоническое сочетание)to distort [to disturb, to upset\] balance — нарушать равновесие
to upset balance of smth. — выводить что-л. из состояния равновесия
to hold balance — поддерживать равновесие (также: осуществлять власть, контроль)
to bring in balance with smth. — привести в соответствие с чем-л.
to observe balance — поддерживать баланс, соблюдать баланс
to be out of balance — выйти из равновесия, находиться в неравновесном состоянии
See:balance of power, balance of terror, stock balance 1), batch balance, advertising balance, cost-effectiveness, work-life balance, informal balance, formal balance, symmetrical balance, asymmetrical balance, social balance, colour balance, external balance 1) а), internal balance, balance of births and deaths, materials balance approach, general balance law, on balanceб) учет баланс, равенство (напр., численное совпадение общих остатков (оборотов) по дебету с общими остатками (оборотами) по кредиту по всем счетам бухгалтерского учета)See:4) торг. весы (инструмент для взвешивания чего-л.)torsion balance — крутильные весы, электрические весы Кулон
See:5) общ. баланс, уравновешивающая силаSee:COMBS: checks and balances2. гл.1) общ. балансировать, сбалансировать, уравновешивать, приводить в равновесиеto balance the budget — балансировать бюджет, составлять сбалансированный бюджет
to balance foreign trade — балансировать внешнюю торговлю; приводить в соответствие экспорт и импорт
If America wants to balance trade, it must export more, or use less oil. — Если Америка хочет сбалансировать торговлю, она должна больше экспортировать или потреблять меньше нефти.
See:2) учет выводить сальдо, подводить итог, подытоживать, сводить, закрыватьto balance the books — закрыть счета, вывести сальдо, подвести итог (по балансу)
At the end of your accounting year, you will have to balance the books for tax purposes and to check on the financial health of the company. — В конце отчетного периода вы должны будете подвести итоги по балансу для целей налогообложения и проверить финансовое состояние компании.
to balance (one's) gain and loss — подводить итог (чьим-л.) приходу и расходу [прибылям и убыткам\]
Accounts do not balance (total debits don’t equal total credits). — Счета не сходятся (сумма дебетовых сальдо не равна сумме кредитовых сальдо).
Syn:See:3) банк. выверять, согласовывать (выверять состояние банковского счета путем сравнения банковской выписки со счета с чековой книжкой или учетными записями клиента)Syn:See:4) эк. компенсировать(ся); нейтрализовать(ся), противопоставлять(ся), взаимопогашать(ся)Syn:5) общ. взвешивать, обдумывать; сопоставлятьSee:3. прил.1) учет балансовый ( относящийся к бухгалтерскому балансу)Syn:See:2) общ. балансовый (основанный на равенстве (равновесии, балансе) отдельных частей)See:3) учет, бирж. итоговый, сальдовый, остаточный, балансовыйSee:
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Bal balance баланс: 1) баланс, сальдо, остаток; 2) разница между дебетом и кредитом счета; остаток денег на счете; см. credit balance; 3) to balance - рассчитывать разницу между дебетом и кредитом; выравнивать дебет и кредит счета; 4) балансовая стоимость актива или пассива; 5) = balance sheet; 6) = balance due.* * *статок; сальдо. . Словарь экономических терминов .
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