Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

Bundy 36 business plan
employee takes the place of a junior (in
a restaurant)
Bundy /bndi/ noun a timing system
in Australia and New Zealand that records
the time at which employees arrive
at and leave their place of work
Bundy off /bndi ɒf/ verb (in Australia
and New Zealand.) to clock off
from work
Bundy on /bndi ɒn/ verb (in Australia
and New Zealand.) to clock on for
work
burden /bdn/ noun a heavy load
which you have to carry
bureau /bjυərəυ/ noun an office
which specialises in a specific service
bureaucracy /bjυərɒkrəsi/ noun a
system of administration where an individual
person’s responsibilities and
powers are strictly defined and processes
are strictly followed
bureaucratic /bjυərəkrtIk/ adjective
following strict administrative
principles
burn out /bn aυt/ verb to become
tired and incapable for further work because
of stress (NOTE: burning- burnt
or burned)
burnout /bnaυt/, burnt out case
/bnt aυt keIs/ noun a case where an
employee is tired and incapable of doing
any more work as a result of overwork
He’s a burnt-out case and had to give
up his job.
business /bIznIs/ noun 1. work in
buying or selling We do a lot of business
with Japan. Business is expanding.
Business is slow. Repairing
cars is 90% of our business. We did
more business in the week before
Christmas than we usually do in a
month. Strikes are very bad for business.
What’s your line of business?
to be in business to run a commercial
firm on business doing commercial
work She had to go abroad on business.
The chairman is in Holland on
business. 2. a commercial company
He owns a small car repair business.
She runs a business from her home. I
set up in business as an insurance broker.
3. affairs discussed The main
business of the meeting was finished by
3 p.m.
business address /bIznIs ədres/
noun the details of number, street and
town where a company is located
business agent /bIznIs eIdʒənt/
noun US the chief local official of a
trade union
business card /bIznIs kɑd/ noun a
card showing a businessperson’s name
and the name and address of the company
they work for
business centre /bIznIs sentə/
noun the part of a town where the main
banks, shops and offices are located
business class /bIznIs klɑs/ noun
a type of airline travel which is less expensive
than first class and more comfortable
than economy class
business college /bIznIs kɒlIdʒ/
noun same as business school
business correspondence
/bIznIs kɒrIspɒndəns/ noun letters
concerned with a business
business correspondent /bIznIs
kɒrIspɒndənt/ noun a journalist who
writes articles on business news for
newspapers
business cycle /bIznIs saIk(ə)l/
noun the period during which trade expands,
slows down and then expands
again
business equipment /bIznIs I-
kwIpmənt/ noun the machines used in
an office
business expenses /bIznIs Ik-
spensIz/ plural noun money spent on
running a business, not on stock or
assets
business letter /bIznIs letə/ noun
a letter which deals with business
matters
businessman /bIznIsmn/, businesswoman
/bIznIswυmən/ noun a
man or woman engaged in business
business plan /bIznIs pln/ noun a
document drawn up to show how a business
is planned to work, with cash flow
forecasts, sales forecasts, etc., often
used when trying to raise a loan, or
when setting up a new business