2019年商务英语高级词汇及例句（9）

　　charge (n.) payment to be made for a service费用

　　[例] There is no service charge included in the bill – it is at your discretion!

　　chart (n.) diagram which displays information visually 图表

　　[例] Please draw a chart on sales volume of this month.

　　[同义词] diagram,graph

　　bar chart uses columns to show relative heights直方图

　　flow chart shows process from first to last step流程图

　　organization chart (n.) a chart which shows how a job relates to other jobs and where it fits in the overall 组织机构图

　　[例] Please give me an organization chart of that company .

　　pie chart shows data in a circle cut up into segments圆型图

　　checklist (n.) a list of items to be noted, checked, or remembered清单

　　[例] a checklist for shopping

　　checkout (n.) place where goods are paid for in a shop结帐处

　　[例] Where is the checkout of the supermarket?

　　cheque (n.) [US check] note ordering a bank to pay money to the person/company whose name is written on the cheque支票

　　[例] You need to have the drawer endorsed first, then go to the bank to encash the cheque.

　　chief (adj.) most important最重要的

　　[例] This is the chief problem.

　　CEO Chief Executive Officer 执行总裁

　　[例] Jack Welch , the former CEO of GE is the No.1 CEO in the world.

　　CIF COST, INSURANCE AND FREIGHT到岸价格

　　circular (n.) a copied leaflet which is sent to people 传单，大量分发的广告页

　　[例] Have you seen the circular handed out in the street?

　　[同义词] notice, advertisement

　　claim1. (n.) request for money索赔

　　[例] We put in an insurance claim after the accident.

　　2. (v.) ask for money索赔

　　[例] We claimed $50,000 for the damaged car.

　　claimant (n.) a party that makes a claim(根据权利)提出要求者, 原告

　　classified advertisement (n)short ads in a newspaper or magazine placed by people offering or asking for a product or service, or who are offering or looking for employment分类广告

　　[例] I will place a classified ad for the coming auction.

　　clear (v) 1.to dispose of goods 抛售

　　[例] The stock sold their goods at cost price in an attempt to clear old stock.

　　2.to pass goods through customs 清关

　　[例] clear the goods

　　clear (adj) net 净的

　　[例] The clear profit is very little after deduction of all expenses.

　　clerk (n.) person employed in an office to do routine tasks职员

　　[例] She was employed as a bank maintenance clerk after her graduation.

　　client (n.) person or company buying a service客户

　　[例] Nowadays good service is a very important aspect to the bank’s clients.

　　clientele (n.) a body of customers or patrons 顾客(总称)

　　[例] a restaurant's clientele

　　Co (n.) abbreviation for company“公司”的缩写

　　cold (adj.) not approached before 冷不防的

　　[例] He gave me a cold call this afternoon but we didn’t have any appointment.

　　collaboration (n.) working together 协作

　　[例] The efficient collaboration will bring mutual benefit to both sides.

　　collective bargaining (n.) negotiations between unions and employers about conditions, wages, etc. 集体协定，劳资双方就工资等问题谈判

　　[例] Labor union is making collective bargaining with employers of that factory.

　　come up with =put forward (an idea) 提出

　　[例] come up with an original idea

　　commercial (adj.) of or relating to commerce 商业的

　　[例] commercial area

　　[同义词] trading, mercantile

　　commercial(n.) advertisements on TV or radio (电视插播的)商业广告

　　[同义词] advertisement

　　[例] The aim of the repetitions of the same commercial on television is nothing but to brainwash consumers into compulsive consumption.

　　commercialize (v.) make something make money使商业化

　　[例] They have a good research reputation but they find it difficult to commercialize their products.

　　commission (n.) proportionate amount of money paid to a sales person/agent, usually a percentage of the sales made佣金

　　[例] We offered the agent a 10% commission.

　　commitment (n.) acceptance of values or pursuit of objectives 许诺,承担义务

　　[例] We have not made any commitment in this respect.

　　[同义词] pledge, engagement, promise

　　commodity (n.) goods sold in very large quantities, such as metals, foodstuffs商品(尤指日用品)[例] The commodity of this food company sells very well on the market.

　　commute (v.) daily travel between home and office 每天乘车往返上下班

　　[例] She, as a consultant, commutes from Cambridge to London every day.

　　limited (liability) company (Itd.) a private company where the shareholders are responsible for repaying debts to the value of their shares有限责任公司

　　public limited company (plc) company whose shares can be bought on the Stock Exchange股票上市公司

　　compensate (v.) give something such as money to someone for loss or damage补偿

　　[例] The director decided to compensate those who had been hurt in the working accident.

　　compensation (n.) something, usually money, given to someone for loss or damage 赔偿(金)