unsold assets

n, pl

•

- available assets

- basic production assets

- blocked assets

- business assets

- capital assets

- carry-over assets

- cash assets

- circulating assets

- clearing assets

- common property assets

- concealed assets

- contingent assets

- convertible assets

- corporate assets

- currency assets

- current assets

- dead assets

- deferred assets

- depletable assets

- depreciable assets

- earmarked assets

- earning assets

- economic assets

- enterprise assets

- equitable assets

- external assets

- fictitious assets

- financial assets

- fixed assets

- floating assets

- foreign assets

- foreign exchange assets

- foreign reserves assets

- free assets

- frozen assets

- government assets abroad

- gross assets

- hidden assets

- higher-yielding assets

- high-risk assets

- hypothecated assets

- illiquid assets

- impaired assets

- income-generating assets

- intangible assets

- interest sensitive assets

- investable assets

- invisible assets

- liquid assets

- long-lived assets

- material assets

- miscellaneous assets

- monetary assets

- movable assets

- negotiable income producing assets

- net assets

- net current assets

- net equity assets

- nominal assets

- nonchargeable assets

- nonearning assets

- nonliquid assets

- nonmarketable assets

- nonmaterial assets

- nonmonetary assets

- nonoperating assets

- nonperforming assets

- obsolescent assets

- operating assets

- original assets

- other assets

- owned assets

- partnership assets

- pension fund assets

- permanent assets

- personal assets

- pledged assets

- productive assets

- property assets

- rate-sensitive assets

- ready assets

- real assets

- remaining assets

- reserve assets

- residual assets

- retired assets

- short-term assets

- short-term liquid assets

- sticky assets

- tangible assets

- tangible capital assets

- total assets

- total assetss under management

- underbid assets

- underlying real assets

- unsold assets

- upstream assets

- working assets

- assets of a bank

- assets of a company

- assets of an enterprise

- assets of low unit cost

- assets under management

- administer the assets

- conceal assets

- dispose of the debtor's assets

- freeze assets

- hold assets

- lease assets

- place assets in a trust

- realize assets

- safeguard customer assets

- shift assets

- unfreeze assets

- assets derived from the increase in outstanding capital stock

- assets held abroad

- assets and liabilities

- useful life of an assets

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m < Geschäft> article, Vereinbarung, Rede subject ■ Gegenstand nicht verkauft < Geschäft> subject unsold

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1. adj deep

2. m bottom

( sfondo) background

terreno property

finance fund

sports long-distance; SCI cross-country

fondi pl denaro funds

a fondo ( profondamente) in depth

fig in fondo basically

in fondo alla strada/al corridoio at the end or bottom of the road/of the corridor

essere in fondo al treno be at the rear of the train

finance fondo d'ammortamento depreciation fund

andare a fondo ( affondare) sink

( approfondire) get to the bottom (di of)

fondi pl di magazzino old or unsold stock sg

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fondo¹ agg.

1 deep: acqua fonda, deep water // piatto fondo, soup plate

2 (estens.) deep, thick: a notte fonda, at dead of night.

fondo² s.m.

1 ( parte inferiore) bottom; ( parte terminale) end: il fondo di una pentola, the bottom of a saucepan; fondo pietroso, stony bottom; fondo sabbioso, sandy bottom; una piscina a fondo piatto, a flat-bottomed pool; una valigia a doppio fondo, a double-bottomed (o false-bottomed) suitcase; fondo marino, seabed (o sea floor); fondo stradale, road-bed; in fondo al corridoio, at the end of the corridor; in fondo alla strada gira a destra, turn right at the end of the road; in fondo alla sala ci sono tre porte, at the end of the room there are three doors; cadde in fondo al pozzo, he fell to the bottom of the well; in fondo al tuo bicchiere c'è ancora un po' di vino, there is some wine left in the bottom of your glass; lo lessi in fondo alla prima pagina, I read it at the bottom of the first page; la prima classe è in fondo al treno, first class is at the rear of the train; non sediamoci troppo in fondo altrimenti non sentiamo, let's not sit too far back otherwise we won't be able to hear // (anat.) fondo dell'occhio, eyeground // fondo di bicchiere, (scherz.) ( diamante falso) paste diamond // fondo dei calzoni, seat (of the trousers) // dal fondo del mio cuore, from the bottom of my heart; nel fondo del suo cuore, in his heart of hearts // da cima a fondo, from top to bottom: ha pulito la casa da cima a fondo, she cleaned the house from top to bottom; ripeti la lezione da cima a fondo, go over the lesson thoroughly one more time // la nave andò a fondo, the ship went to the bottom (o sank); l'azienda sta andando a fondo, (fig.) the company is on its last legs; mandare a fondo una nave, to sink a ship; hanno fatto di tutto per mandare a fondo la sua proposta, (fig.) they did all they could to defeat his proposal // adesso hai proprio toccato il fondo, (fig.) now you've really reached rock bottom // conoscere qlco. a fondo, to know sthg. thoroughly; impegnarsi a fondo in qlco., to be totally committed to sthg.; studiare a fondo un problema, to study a subject in depth; dobbiamo andare a fondo del problema, we must get to the bottom of the problem // leggi il capitolo fino in fondo, read the chapter to the end; ha bevuto la bottiglia fino in fondo, he drained the bottle dry; portare qlco. fino in fondo, to conclude sthg.; capire qlco. fino in fondo, to get to the bottom of sthg.; non mi hai convinto fino in fondo, you haven't completely convinced me; dire la verità fino in fondo, to tell the whole truth // in fondo, in fondo in fondo, after all (o when all is said and done o all in all): in fondo in fondo sono contenta di avere cambiato lavoro, when all is said and done, I'm happy I've changed my job // mano di fondo, ( verniciatura) primer coat; undercoat (ing); questione, problema di fondo, basic problem, issue // dar fondo al proprio patrimonio, to squander all one's fortune; dar fondo alle provviste, to use up one's provisions

2 ( natura, indole) nature: ha un fondo buono, he has a good nature (o he's good at heart)

3 ( feccia) dregs (pl.), grounds (pl.): i fondi di caffè, coffee grounds (o dregs)

4 ( sfondo) background: un disegno su fondo scuro, a design on a dark background // mi danno fastidio i rumori di fondo, I can't stand background noise

5 (econ., fin. ecc.) fund; ( riserva) reserve; ( giacenza, scorta) stock; (accantonamento, ammortamento) allowance; ( di investimento) trust // (amm.): fondo di dotazione, endowment fund; fondo disponibile, expendable funds; fondi di gestione, business capital; fondo per spese di rappresentanza, entertainment allowance; fondo salari, wage fund; fondo liquidazione personale, severance fund; fondo pensione, pension (o retirement) fund (o contributory pension plan); fondi pensione, superannuation funds; fondo previdenziale a beneficio dei dipendenti, endowment fund // (fin.): fondo comune di investimento, investment fund (o unit trust), (amer.) mutual trust; fondo comune di investimento aperto, open-end investment fund; fondo comune di investimento chiuso, closed-end fund; fondo comune di investimento immobiliare, real estate trust; fondo comune di investimento a capitale fisso, closed-end fund (o fixed unit trust); fondo comune di investimento mobiliare, securities investment trust; fondo comune, ( cassa) pool; fondo di ammortamento, amortization (o sinking) fund; fondo di anticipazione, imprest fund; fondo bilanciato, balanced fund; fondo di investimento misto, mixed investment trust; fondi a capitale fisso, closed-end funds; fondi a capitale variabile, open-end funds; fondi collocati all'estero, ( in un 'paradiso fiscale') offshore fund; fondi con disponibilità immediata, same day funds; fondi congelati, frozen assets; fondi da investire, investible funds; fondi mutuabili, loanable funds; fondi neri, occulti, slush funds (o money); fondo di riserva, reserve fund, (fam. amer.) backlog; Fondo Monetario Europeo, European Monetary Fund // (econ.) fondi pubblici, public money // (comm.): fondo cassa, float (o working fund); fondi di magazzino, old (o dead o unsold) stock (o oddments o remnants) // (trib.) fondo imposte e tasse, accrued taxes // (banca): fondo vincolato, restricted fund; fondo depositi, deposit fund // a fondo perduto, without security (o unsecured)

6 (sport): corridore di fondo, long-distance runner; cavallo di fondo, stayer; gara di fondo, long-distance race; sci di fondo, cross-country skiing

7 ( giornalismo) ( articolo di) fondo, leading article, leader, editorial.

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1. agg

2. sm

1) (di recipiente, vallata, pozzo) bottom, (dei pantaloni) seat, (di mare, fiume) bottom, bed

2)

- fondi di magazzino

(riserva) fund

- fondo d'investimento

- fondo cassa

- Fondo Monetario Europeo

- Fondo Monetario Internazionale

- fondo pensione

- fondo di previdenza

- fondo di riserva

- fondi d'esercizio

- fondi neri

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sostantivo maschile

1) (parte inferiore) bottom (end), end; (di armadio, cassetto) back

2) (parte posteriore, più lontana) back

3) (fine) end

4) (base) bottom

5) (fondale) floor, bottom

6) (essenza)

7) (sfondo) background

8) (deposito) (di caffè) grounds pl.; (di vino) sediment, dregs pl., lees pl.

9) sport (atletica)

10) sart. (di pantaloni) seat

11) (articolo di giornale) editorial, leader, leading article

12) a fondo [esaminare, leggere, pulire] thoroughly

13) in fondo essentially, after all

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sostantivo maschile

1) (proprietà agricola) holding

2) (capitale) fund

•

1) (profondo) [ acqua] deep

2) (inoltrato)

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/'fondo/

sostantivo m.

 1 (parte inferiore) bottom (end), end; (di armadio, cassetto) back; in fondo alla pagina, all'armadio at the bottom of the page, cupboard; sul fondo del bicchiere on o in the bottom of the glass; in fondo al cassetto at o in the back of the drawer; senza fondo bottomless

 2 (parte posteriore, più lontana) back; in fondo a at the back o rear of; è in fondo al corridoio it's down the corridor

 3 (fine) end; in fondo al libro at the end of the book; ti sosterrò fino in fondo I'm with o behind you all the way; adesso dovrai andare fino in fondo you'll have to go through with it now

 4 (base) bottom; doppio fondo false bottom; fondo stradale (road) bed

 5 (fondale) floor, bottom; fondo del mare sea bed o floor; toccare il fondo mar. to touch bottom; fig. to hit rock bottom

 6 (essenza) di fondo underlying, basic; problema di fondo root problem; andare al fondo di una faccenda to get to the bottom of a matter; toccare il fondo della disperazione to be in the depths of despair; un fondo di verità a kernel of truth

 7 (sfondo) background; rumore di fondo background noise

 8 (deposito) (di caffè) grounds pl.; (di vino) sediment, dregs pl., lees pl.; - i di magazzino comm. odd lot

 9 sport (atletica) corsa di fondo distance running; linea di fondo (nel tennis) baseline; (nel calcio) goal line; rimessa dal fondo goal kick; sci di fondo cross-country skiing

 10 sart. (di pantaloni) seat

 11 (articolo di giornale) editorial, leader, leading article

 12 a fondo [esaminare, leggere, pulire] thoroughly; da cima a fondo from end to end, from top to bottom; discutere a fondo to argue out, to talk through; impegnarsi a fondo to be on one's mettle; pulire a fondo qcs. to clean sth. down; andare a fondo [ nave] to sink o go to the bottom

 13 in fondo essentially, after all; in fondo in fondo aveva paura deep down he was frightened

IDIOMS

dar fondo ai propri risparmi to squander all one's fortune

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COMPOUNDS

fondo di bicchiere scherz. paste diamond.

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/'fondo/

sostantivo m.

 1 (proprietà agricola) holding

 2 (capitale) fund; insufficienza di -i underfunding; raccolta di -i fund-raising

COMPOUNDS

fondo di assistenza hardship o relief fund; fondo di cassa reserve fund; fondo comune di investimento investment o mutual AE fund; fondo fiduciario trust fund; Fondo Monetario Internazionale International Monetary Fund; fondo pensione pension o superannuation fund; fondo di soccorso disaster o relief fund; - i neri slush fund; - i pubblici public funds.

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/'fondo/

aggettivo

 1 (profondo) [ acqua] deep; piatto fondo soup plate

 2 (inoltrato) a notte -a in the o at dead of night, in the middle of the night.

SUBJECT AREA: Agricultural and food technology

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A farmer's son, at the age of 17 McKay developed modifications to the existing stripper harvester and created a machine that would not only strip the seed from standing corn, but was able to produce a threshed, winnowed and clean sample in one operation. The prototype was produced in 1884 and worked well on the two acres of wheat that had been set aside on the family farm. By arrangement with a Melbourne plough maker, five machines were made and sold for the 1885 season. In 1886 the McKay Harvester Company was formed, with offices at Ballarat, from which the machines, built by various companies, were sold. The business expanded quickly, selling sixty machines in 1888, and eventually rising to the production of nearly 2,000 harvesters in 1905. The name "Sunshine" was given to the harvester, and the "Sun" prefix was to appear on all other implements produced by the company as it diversified its production interests. In 1902 severe drought reduced machinery sales and left 2,000 harvesters unsold. McKay was forced to look to export markets to dispose of his surplus machines. By 1914 a total of 10,000 machines were being exported annually. During the First World War McKay was appointed to the Business Board of the Defence Department. Increases in the scale of production resulted in the company moving to Melbourne, where it was close to the port of entry of raw materials and was able to export the finished article more readily. In 1909 McKay produced one of the first gas-engined harvesters, but its cost prevented it from being more than an experimental prototype. By this time McKay was the largest agricultural machinery manufacturer in the Southern hemisphere, producing a wide range of implements, including binders. In 1916 McKay hired Headlie Taylor, who had developed a machine capable of harvesting fallen crops. The jointly developed machine was a major success, coming as it did in what would otherwise have been a disastrous Australian harvest. Further developments included the "Sun Auto-header" in 1923, the first of the harvesting machines to adopt the "T" configuration to be seen on modern harvesters. The Australian market was expanding fast and a keen rivalry developed between McKay and Massey Harris. Confronted by the tariff regulations with which the Australian Government had protected its indigenous machinery industry since 1906, Massey Harris sold all its Australian assets to the H.V. McKay company in 1930. Twenty-three years later Massey Ferguson acquired the old Sunshine works and was still operating from there in the 1990s.

Despite a long-running history of wage disputes with his workforce, McKay established a retiring fund as well as a self-help fund for distressed cases. Before his death he created a charitable trust and requested that some funds should be made available for the "aerial experiments" which were to lead to the establishment of the Flying Doctor Service.

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