Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

tax-exempt 255 technological
tax-exempt /tks Iɡzempt/ adjective
1. not required to pay tax 2. (of income
or goods) which are not subject to
tax
tax exemption /tks Iɡzempʃən/
noun US 1. the fact of being free from
payment of tax 2. the part of income
which a person is allowed to earn and
not pay tax on
tax form /tks fɔm/ noun a blank
form to be filled in with details of income
and allowances and sent to the tax
office each year
tax-free /tksfri/ adjective with no
tax having to be paid tax-free goods
tax inspector /tks Inspektə/
noun an official of the Inland Revenue
who examines tax returns and decides
how much tax someone should pay
tax loophole /tks luphəυl/ noun
a legal means of not paying tax
taxpayer /tkspeIə/ noun a person
or company that has to pay tax basic
taxpayer or taxpayer at the basic rate
Corporate taxpayers are being targeted
by the government.
tax relief /tks rIlif/ noun an allowance
to pay less tax on certain parts
of someone’s income
tax return /tks rItn/ noun a
completed tax form, with details of income
and allowances
tax shelter /tks ʃeltə/ noun afinancial
arrangement (such as a pension
scheme) where investments can be
made without tax
tax threshold /tks θreʃhəυld/
noun a point at which another percentage
of tax is payable The government
has raised the minimum tax threshold
from £4,000 to £4,500.
tax year /tks jIə/ noun a twelve
month period on which taxes are calculated
(in the UK, 6th April to 5th April
of the following year)
tea break /ti breIk/ noun a rest time
during work when the employees can
drink coffee or tea
teaching machine /titʃIŋ məʃin/
noun a machine (usually a specially programmed
computer) which can be used
to teach skills without an instructor
team /tim/ noun a group of people
who work together and co-operate to
share work and responsibility
team briefing /tim brifIŋ/ noun a
regular briefing session by a manager
for a team, useful for the rapid communication
of information to all the members
of the team, and also for keeping
the manager aware of the feelings and
problems of the team
team-building /tim bIldIŋ/ noun a
set of training sessions designed to instil
co-operation and solidarity in a group of
employees who work together as a team
team player /tim pleIə/ noun somebody
who works well as a member of a
team
team rate /tim reIt/ noun the pay
rate for a group of people working
together
team spirit /tim spIrIt/ noun the
general mood of a team, expressed as
loyalty to the team and with motivation
coming from working in a team
teamwork /timwk/ noun a group
effort applied to work
TEC /tek/ abbr Training and Enterprise
Council
technical /teknIk(ə)l/ adjective referring
to a particular machine or process
The document gives all the
technical details on the new computer.
technical college /teknIk(ə)l
kɒlIdʒ/ noun a college which offers
courses of further education in technical
subjects Some of our management
trainees study business courses at the
local technical college. The technical
college runs a foundation course in
product management.
technician /teknIʃ(ə)n/ noun a person
who is specialised in industrial work
Computer technicians worked to install
the new system.
technique /teknik/ noun a skilled
way of doing a job The company has
developed a new technique for processing
steel. We have a special technique
for answering complaints from customers.
marketing techniques skill in
marketing a product
technological /teknəlɒdʒIk(ə)l/
adjective referring to technology the