Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

approval 16 argue
approval /əpruv(ə)l/ noun 1. agreement
to submit a budget for approval
to give something your approval to
approve something 2. on approval a
sale where the buyer only pays for
goods if they are satisfactory to buy a
photocopier on approval
approve /əpruv/ verb 1. to approve
of something to think something
is good The chairman approves of the
new company letter heading. The
sales staff do not approve of interference
from the accounts division. 2. to
agree to something officially to approve
the terms of a contract The proposal
was approved by the board.
approximate /əprɒksImət/ adjective
not exact, but almost correct The
sales division has made an approximate
forecast of expenditure.
approximately /əprɒksImətli/ adverb
almost correctly Expenditure on
marketing is approximately 10% down
on the previous quarter.
approximation /əprɒksImeIʃ(ə)n/
noun a rough calculation Each department
has been asked to provide an
approximation of expenditure for next
year. The final figure is only an
approximation.
APR abbr Annual Percentage Rate
aptitude /ptItjud/ noun the ability
to do something
aptitude test /ptItjud test/ noun
test to see if a candidate is suitable for a
certain type of work. Compare attainment
test
arbitrate /ɑbItreIt/ verb (of an outside
party) to try to settle an industrial
dispute by talking to representatives of
both sides, who agree in advance to
abide by the arbitrator’s decision
arbitration /ɑbItreIʃ(ə)n/ noun the
settling of a dispute by an outside party,
agreed on by both sides to take a dispute
to arbitration or to go to arbitration
arbitration in an industrial
dispute The two sides decided to submit
the dispute to arbitration or to refer
the question to arbitration.
arbitration agreement /ɑbI-
treIʃ(ə)n əɡrimənt/ noun an agreement
between two parties that any differences
between them shall be settled
by arbitration
arbitration award /ɑbItreIʃ(ə)n
əwɔd/ noun a decision by an arbitration
tribunal
arbitration board /ɑbItreIʃ(ə)n
bɔd/ noun a group which arbitrates
arbitration clause /ɑbItreIʃ(ə)n
klɔz/ noun a clause in a contract stating
how differences between the parties can
be settled by arbitration
arbitration tribunal /ɑbItreIʃ(ə)n
traIbjun(ə)l/ noun a group which adjudicates
in industrial disputes
arbitrator /ɑbItreItə/ noun a person
not concerned with a dispute who is
chosen by both sides to try to settle it
an industrial arbitrator They refused
to accept or they rejected the arbitrator’s
ruling.
area /eəriə/ noun 1. a measurement of
the space taken up by something (calculated
by multiplying the length by the
width) a no-smoking area The area
of this office is 3,400 square feet. We
are looking for a shop with a sales area
of about 100 square metres. 2. a region
of the world 3. a subject a problem
area or an area for concern 4. a district
or part of a town The office is in the
commercial area of the town. Their
factory is in a very good area for getting
to the motorways and airports. 5. a part
of a country, a division for commercial
purposes Her sales area is the
North-West. He finds it difficult to
cover all his area in a week. 6. part of a
room, factory, restaurant, etc. a
no-smoking area
area code /eəriə kəυd/ noun a special
telephone number which is given to
a particular area The area code for
central London is 0207.
area manager /eəriə mnIdʒə/
noun a manager who is responsible for a
company’s work in a specific part of the
country
argue /ɑɡju/ verb to discuss something
about which you do not agree
The union officials argued among themselves
over the best way to deal with the
ultimatum from the management. We
spent hours arguing with the managing