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factor [ 5fAktE ] (n.) thing which is important要素

[例]  Price is an important factor when deciding our strategy.

[同义词]  element, component

factoring [ 5fAktEriN ] (n.) business of buying debts at a discount打折扣购买债务的业务

facilities (n. pl) equipment or buildings used in the production process设备

[例]  The club has many convenient facilities.

fail-safe system (n.) a system which is almost totally protected against crucial accidents自动保险体制

[例] We should check if the fail-safe system works well

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family business家族企业

fashionable (adj.) trendy时尚的

[例]  Nike is a fashionable brand of sportswear.

fast –moving consumer goods (n) cheap, everyday items that are bought and used up quickly 快销消费品

[例] You cannot set batteries a so high price, they are fast-moving consumer goods and you will lose long-established market.

faulty [ 5fC:lti ] (adj.)( of product) having defects （产品）有瑕疵的

[例]  sorry for our faulty pilot products

[同义词]  defective, imperfect

feasibility study (n.) investigation of a project to see if it is worth pursuing可行性研究

[例]  Feasibility study is always done before the project is formally carried out.

fee [ fi: ] (n.) money paid for service provided by a professional person such as a lawyer or a doctor对职业性服务的报酬

[例]  The commission fees are usually higher in the foreign bank than those local bank.

[同义词]  payment, reward, remuneration

feedback [ 5fi:dbAk ] (n.) information about the results of an activity, given to a person so that changes can be made反馈

[例]  After the session we will give you feedback on your performance so that it can be improved.

fiduciary [ fi5dju:FEri ] 1.(n) one, such as an agent of a principal or a company director, that stands in a special relation of trust, confidence, or responsibility in certain obligations to others 受托人

[例] The solicitor acted as fiduciary .

2. (adj.) of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another 信托的

[例] a fiduciary contract

field [ fi:ld ] (n.) outside the office实地

[例]  The salesmen are in the field.

file [ fail ]1. (n.) a collection of documents on a subject档案

[例]  According to my files we haven’t prepared a person specification for a Team Leader before.

2. (v.) collect, arrange, organize documents systematically归档

fill [ fil ] (a position) (v.) to find someone to do a job胜任

[例]  I am competent to fill in this position.

finance [ fai5nAns, fi- ]1. (n.) money used by a company资金

[例]  Where will we get the finance for this project?

2. (v.) provide money for资助

[例]  The bank is going to finance the new building.

[同义词]  fund, support

finances (n. pl) money available经费

[例]  the poor state of the company’s finances

[同义词]  resources, funds, wealth

financial [ fai5nAnFEl, 7fi- ] (adj.) referring to finance财政的

[例]  financial position

[同义词]  monetary, pecuniary

financially (adv.) to do with finance财政上

[例]  The company is financially dependent on one shareholder.

financing [ fai5nAnsiN ] (n.) providing money for融资

[例]  The company’s financing action in real estate implies its new focus in investment.

fine [ fain ] (n.) a sum of money required to be paid as a penalty for an offense 罚金

[例]  A system of fines should be introduced.

[同义词]  penalty

finished goods (n. pl) product sold as completed制成品

[例]  Products sold as completed are finished goods.

firm [ fE:m ] (n.) business or partnership商号

fire [ 5faiE ] (v inf) send away from employment, sack解雇

[例]  Our employment record is good in the community as we hardly ever fire anyone.

first aid emergency treatment administered to an injured or sick person before professional medical care is available急救

[例]  Effective first aid system is very important to a workplace.

firm  (adj)  (of price) steady or rising steadily 坚挺

[例] Gold shares remained firm today.

fiscal [ 5fiskEl ] (adj.) referring to tax财政的

[例]  What about this year’s fiscal tax?

fix [ fiks ] (v.) agree/set something决定

[例]  The price was fixed at $25.

fixtures (n. pl) equipment in a factory that cannot be moved固定设备,工夹具

[例]  Machines are fixtures of a factory.

flagship [5flA^FIp] (n.) the main or most successful product in a range 旗舰，同类产品中佼佼者

[例]  Their cars are flagships among all the products in this city.

flat [ flAt ] (adj.) commercially inactive; sluggish 萧条的

[例]  The American market was flat in 1995.

flawed (adj.) having defects有瑕疵的

[例]  I am writing to apologize for our flawed samples.

flexitime [5fleksItaIm] (n.) (also flextime) flexible system of working in which workers can choose what time to start and finish (see also core time)弹性上班制

[例]  With the flexitime system you can choose your start and finish time.

flier [ 5flaiE ] (n.) a promotional leaflet 广告传单

[例]  Fliers of this new type of computer are handed out in all the streets.

flip chart （培训常用的）活动挂图

float [ flEut ] (v.) put a company’s shares for sale on the Stock Exchange发行（股票、债券等）

[例]  When the company was floated on the stock market, many of them opted to become shareholders.

floatation [ flEu5teiFEn ] (n.) starting or expanding a company by offering shares for sale以公开发行股票的方式开办公司

[例]  a new company flotation

flop [ flCp ] (n.) failure失败

[例]  Their corporation came to a flop in the end.

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