Oxford English for Accounting Flashcards
Would you like to start by telling me a little about your experience? And then I’ll ____ you ___ ___ our group. We’re very international here now.
fill in on
It is often accepted practice to ______ unrealized gains from unrealized losses or to re-value long term assets _______.
offset, upwards
Make notes and prepare to _______ someone else in the class.
brief
The proportion of borrowed capital to owned funds when buying an asset or financing a company.
gearing
Current ______ are those which are paid within a year.
liabilities
The company is in debt __ __ ______ __ 10 million.
to the tune of
A way to agree with someone: You’ve got a _____ here.
point
A way to agree with someone: ______ taken.
Point
- They want us to take a pay ____ this year.
- Are you kidding? It’s just not __.
cut, on
Norma asked me to go _____ some ratios I used in the report.
over
- What is this working capital?
- I was just ______ to that.
coming
excused from paying taxes
tax-exempt
This was a ________ investment on our part. We spent a lot of money on this.
sizeable
These figures are too ________ for us to ignore. The figures are very high.
material
I suggest you consider this again. Have another _____ about it.
think
You can’t really _____ spending so much money on office equipment. You can’t defend your actions.
justify
The plan is _______ to keep us in business.
designed
There are some things I’d like to go _____ with you, but I’d prefer to do it ___ person, not ____ the phone. Could you come ___ the office next week sometime? Tuesday, say?
over, in, over, by
On the telephone: - Could you put me ______ to Janet, please?
through
Could you come ___ the office next week? Can you _____ Tuesday afternoon?
by, make
Data on the chart. We’re ______ at around 3%.
hovering
