Business Letters

to act on behalf of
on arrival of the goods
to agree with
on behalf of
always at your service
on condition that - provided that
as agreed
on delivery
as far as I'm concerned
on receipt of the order
as far as the payment is concerned
on short notice
as follows
on written request
as per invoice
order to be confirmed
as per to the conditions
our best attention
as per your request
our offer is still open
as requested
outside address
as soon as possible
to pay the maximum attention to the matter
at your convenience
payable in advance
at your earliest convenience
please allow us
at your expense
please send us
awaiting your reply
please send us your instructions
to be able to
prices are increasing
to be authorised to
to reach the destination
to be characterised by
to refer to
to be confident in
to return a letter to the sender
to be delighted to
to sell at the best
to be held responsible for
to send under separate cover
to be in arrears with payments
sender address
to be in difficulty
short term
to be interested in
similar to sample - up to sample
to be late
to stop negotiations
to be overrun with orders
to submit a sample
to be prepared to - to be willing to
to suit the quality - to meet the quality
before the date we agreed upon
to take into consideration
Best regards
the aim of this letter
body of the letter
the following items
circular letter
the goods are available in our warehouse
claim - letter of complaint
the goods are not similar to sample
to come to a decision
the goods are sold out
to come to an agreement - to reach an agreement
the goods arrived in good conditions
complimentary close
the letter remained unanswered
to cope with the competition
the matter in reference
to correspond to the sample
the meeting was cancelled
to correspond with
to our mutual benefit
covering letter
to the kind attention of
due to oversight
under separate cover
enclosure - attachment
up to an amount of
to fix an appointment
utmost care
following your instructions
we acknowledge receipt of
from order receipt
we apologise again for
further to our letter - following our letter
we apologise for
goods listed below
we apologise for the delay
greeting
we apologise for the mistake
half-price
we are sorry to have to
to have the pleasure to
we are sorry to inform you
to have the power to
we have received
hereby
we hope we'll receive the goods soon
in case of need
we look forward to your kind reply
in compliance with - accordingly
we must apologise for
in due time - in due course
we remain - our kindest regards
in good condition
we sent you
in our favour
we thank you in advance
in partial payment
we wish to inform you that
in reply to your letter
we would appreciate it if you could answer
in the absence of
we would appreciate your reply
to inform in due time
with no obligation - without commitment
inside address
with reference to - in reference to
to let someone know in advance
with the compliments of
letter opening - beginning of the letter
with the utmost care
letterheading - heading
with two weeks' notice
to look forward to
within the end of the month
looking forward to an early reply
within which
looking forward to hearing from you
without delay
to make the goods available
without notice
to meet a demand
would you please let us have
to meet customer's requirements
would you please let us know
to meet the demand
you ordered
Messrs
you requested
to notify in advance about
you sent us
on advanced payment
Yours faithfully (GB) - Yours truly (GB)

Banking english

to accept a bill
exchange controls
account
exchange rate
account overdraft
exchange-rate fluctuations
actual yield
to exercise an option
after-hours trading
to expire
at 30 days after sight
expiry date - due date
at 60 days after date
financial market
at a discount
fixed exchange rate
at a premium - above par
fixed term sale
at best
float due to collection
at closing
floating-rate loan
at par
foreign bank
at sight - on demand
foreign currency
to backdate - to antedate
foreign exchange market
bank
forward market - futures market
to bank - to deposit
future transaction - forward transaction
bank account
futures - forward contracts
bank balance
to grant a loan
bank branch
gross yield
bank clearance
to honour a bill
bank counter
hostile takeover
bank credit
in the red
bank deposit
interest
bank guarantee
interest accrual
bank lending rates
interest rate
bank loan
investor
bank merger
irrevocable
bank rate rise
irrevocable letter of credit
bank sector
issue price
bank suretyship - bank guarantee
issuing bank
bank transfer
issuing house
bank transfer order
junk bond
banker's draft - bank draft
legal interest
banking
letter of credit
banking secrecy
loan
banking system
merchant bank
banknote (GB) - bill (US)
money laundering
bear
money market
bear market
negotiable
bearer bill
negotiable bill
bearer bond
net yield
bearer cheque
official discount rate
bearer share
official Stock Exchange list
bill for collection
on deposit - on consignment
blank cheque
to open an account
blank endorsement
ordinary share (GB) - common stock (US)
bond - debenture
out-of-town cheque
bond certificate
to overdraw
bond holder - debenture holder
parity - at par
bond issue
payable at sight
bonus share - free share
payable to bearer
borrowing rate
payment order
bounced cheque - uncovered cheque
to postdate
bull market
preference share (GB) - preferred stock (US)
to buy back
premium deal
call option - call
private bank
to cash a cheque
promissory note - note of hand
cash against documents
to protest a bill
cash market - spot market
protest charges
cash overdraft
rate
cashier - teller
recipient - beneficiary
to charge an account
registered share
cheque (GB) - check (US)
to renew the bill
cheque book
repayment date - refund date
collection
revocable
collection charges
revocable credit
commodity exchange
revocable letter of credit
confirmed irrevocable credit
right of veto
confirmed letter of credit
safety deposit box
contract note
savings bank
convertibility
savings deposit
convertible
to sell forward
convertible bond
to settle a debt - to pay off a debt
correspondent bank
settlement of a bill
crash on the Stock Exchange
share - stock
credit
share certificate
credit card
share index
credit opening
share issue
crossed cheque
short-term bill
currency exposure
short-term debt
current account (GB) - checking account (US)
sight bill - bill on demand
current account deposit
speculative bubble
date of issue
spot exchange
debit balance
stock dividend
default interests - interests on arrears
Stock Exchange
to deposit
Stock Exchange capitalisation
deposit book
Stock Exchange index
deposit certificate - deposit warrant
stock market
depositor
stock option
discount rate
stockbroker - stockjobber
dividend
to stop a cheque
dividend warrant
to stop an account
domiciled bill
subject to collection
Dow Jones index
surcharge
to draw a cheque
suretyship - guarantee
drawer
to take out a loan
drawer's signature
take-over bid (TOB)
end of month (EOM)
town cheque
to endorse - to back
transferable
to endorse a cheque
unacceptance
endorsement
unpaid - unsettled
endorsement for collection
to value at market price
endorser
voting share
exchange
to write out a cheque
exchange broker - stockbroker
yield

Logistics english

a nonstop flight
handling costs
actual time of departure
harbour dues - harbour fees
advance freight - prepaid freight
harbour office
advice of shipment - shipping notice - advice note
heavy traffic
agreed airport of departure
hold
agreed tare
home delivery
air waybill (AWB) - air consignment note
house air waybill (HAWB)
allowed tolerances
import duties
all-up weight
import licence
at the border
in bond - waiting for clearance
average survey
in bulk
backed note
in transit
barrel
inch
batch number
inspection certificate
bearer bill of lading
kilogramme - kilo
below deck
landed terms
berth - mooring
landing
bill of entry
landing card
bill of lading (B/L)
landing order - discharging permit
boarding card
litre (GB) - liter (US)
bonded warehouse - customs warehouse
loading and unloading charges
border - frontier
loading area
bulk cargo
loading unit
by mail - by post
lorry (GB) - truck (US)
cardboard box - carton
lot
cargo - load
luggage (GB) - baggage (US)
cargo insurance
metre (GB) - meter (US)
cargo plane - freight plane
mile
carriage - transport (GB) - transportation (US)
millimetre
carriage by sea - sea transport
moorage
carriage forward
net tonnage
carriage paid
net weight
carrier
on arrival
certificate of origin
on board
certificate of shipment
on deck
charter party
ounce
CIF value
outward journey
clearance
overland forwarding
clearance agent
overload
clearance certificate
owner's risk rate

clearance documents
packing list
clearance duty
part load
cleared - ex bond - duty paid
part shipment
collection of goods
payload
consignee
place of delivery
consignor
place of departure
consignor's name
place of destination
consular invoice
port - harbour (GB) - harbor (US)
container
port authorities
container terminal
port of arrival
containership
port of call
cost and freight (C&F)
port of departure
cost, insurance and freight (CIF)
port of destination
cubic
port of discharge - port of delivery
cubic volume - cubic capacity
porterage
custom-house - customs
postage
customs declaration form
poste restante (GB) - general delivery (US)
customs formalities
pound
customs guard - customs officer
preferential rate
customs invoice
preliminary inspection
customs officer
product loss during loading
customs rate
protective duty
customs regulations
rail shipment - rail forwarding
declared value
reply paid
delivered at frontier (DAF)
right of way
delivered duty paid (DDP)
road transport - haulage
delivery ex warehouse
rummaging
delivery notice
scheduled time of arrival
delivery weight
scheduled time of departure
destination
sender
dock - quay - wharf
sender's name
docker (GB) - longshoreman (US)
ship - vessel
documents against acceptance
shipment
documents against payment
shipowner company
driver
shipping agent
duty
shipping company
duty paid
shipping cubage
duty unpaid
shipping documents
duty-free
shipping instructions
entry visa
shipping note (S/N)
ex factory - ex works
single ticket (GB) - one-way ticket (US)
ex ship
specified port - agreed port
ex warehouse
storage - warehousing
excess luggage (GB) - excess baggage (US)
storage costs - warehousing costs
export permit
stowage charges
failure - damage
subject to duty
flat-rate
tare - tare weight
foot
terms of delivery
forwarder's receipt
time zone difference
forwarding agent
tolerance
forwarding station
toll-free
free carrier
ton
free delivered
tonnage
free delivery
trailer
free in and out (FIO)
transhipment - transloading
free of all average
transport by rail
free of charges
transport plane
free on board (FOB)
unit of measurement
free on board airport
unloading operations
free on quay (FOQ) - free at wharf
unpacked
free on truck
warehouse receipt
free port
warehousing - storage
freepost
waybill - consignment note
free-trade area
weighing
freight - freightage
weight
freight charges
weight limit
freight payable at destination
weight specified in the invoice
freight prepaid
yard
freight rate
the high seas
from port to port
to charter a ship
full container load (FCL)
to clear the goods
goods handling
to dock
goods train (GB) - freight train (US)
to land
goods wagon (GB) - freight car (US)
to rent a car
goods yard (GB) - freight yard (US)
to send goods - to ship goods
gram - gramme
to ship
gross
to store
gross weight
to stow
hand luggage
to tranship
handle with care
to weigh