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English Chinese absolute advantage 绝绝绝绝 absorption costing 绝绝绝绝绝绝绝 accelerated depreciation 绝绝绝绝 accounting period 绝绝绝 accounting policies 绝绝绝绝 accrued expenses 绝绝绝绝 accumulated depreciation charges 绝绝绝绝绝绝 acid test 绝绝绝绝 active strategy 绝绝绝绝 activity-based costing 绝绝绝绝绝 additional costs 绝绝绝绝 angel investor 绝绝绝绝绝 annual accounts 绝绝绝绝 annual general meeting 绝绝绝绝绝绝 annual report 绝绝绝绝 anticipate a loss 绝绝绝绝 articles of association 绝绝绝绝 asset allocation 绝绝绝绝 asset management 绝绝绝绝 asset-stripping 绝绝绝绝 audit committee 绝绝绝绝绝 auditors' report 绝绝绝绝绝绝 authorized share capital 绝绝绝绝 automatic trading system 绝绝绝绝绝backward integration 绝绝绝绝 bad debt 绝绝 bail out 绝绝绝绝绝绝 balance of payments 绝绝绝绝绝绝绝 balance of trade 绝绝绝绝 balance sheet 绝绝绝绝绝 bank account 绝绝绝绝 bank-customer relations 绝绝绝绝绝绝 bank deposit 绝绝绝绝 bank run 绝绝绝绝 bank transfer 绝绝绝绝 base rate 绝绝绝绝 bear market 绝绝 bill of exchange 绝绝 bill of lading 绝绝绝 blue chip 绝绝绝

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FinanceEnglishChinese absolute advantageabsorption costingaccelerated depreciationaccounting periodaccounting policiesaccrued expensesaccumulated depreciation chargesacid testactive strategyactivity-based costingadditional costsangel investorannual accountsannual general meetingannual reportanticipate a lossarticles of associationasset allocationasset managementasset-strippingaudit committeeauditors' reportauthorized share capitalautomatic trading systembackward integrationbad debtbail outbalance of paymentsbalance of tradebalance sheetbank accountbank-customer relationsbank depositbank runbank transferbase ratebear marketbill of exchangebill of ladingblue chipboard of directorsbonus issueboom and bustbottom linebottom outbought ledgerbrand namebreakeven analysisbreakeven pointbroad moneybuilding societybull marketbusiness cyclebusiness entitybusiness plancall optioncapital accumulationcapital adequacy ratiocapital gain capital gains taxcapitalization issuecapitalization ratecapital preservationcapital transfer taxcarry outcash dispensercash flowcash flow statementcentral bankcertificate of depositcertificate of origincost and freight CFRcharge againstcharge against profitsChinese wallscost, insurance and freight CIFcarriage and insurance CIPclearing bankcommercial bankcommercial invoicecommercial papercommon currencycomparative advantagecomparative cost principlecomply withconflict of interestconsolidated financial statementconsulting firmconvertible bondcool down the economycore businesscorporate bondscorporate customercorporate governancecorporate raidercorporation taxcost accountingcost centercost of capitalcost of goods soldcost of salescost-plus pricingcover costscarriage paid to (CPT)create creditcreative accountingcredit cardcredit ratingcredit standingC termscum divcurrency forwardcurrency futurecurrency marketcurrency speculationcurrent accountcurrent assetscurrent liabilitiescurrent ratiocurrent replacement costcurriculum vitaecustoms clearancedelivered at frontier (DAF)damage to propertyday bookday traderdelivered duty paid (DDP)delivered duty unpaid (DDU)death dutydebit carddebt instrumentdeclare bankruptdefensive stockdeferred taxesdeposit accountdelivered ex quay (DEQ)delivered ex ship (DEX)direct costdirect debitdirect taxdiscounted cash flowdiscount factordiscount ratediversified portfoliodividend coverdocumentary creditdouble-entry bookkeepingdraw upD termsdue diligenceearnings per shareeconomies of scaleefficient market hypothesisequity marketestate taxE termex divexchange marketexchange rateexcise dutyexcise taxexecute ordersexecutive directorexecutive summaryexercise an optionexercise priceexit strategyexport licenseexternal auditexternal auditorextraordinary general meetingex works (EXW)face valuefair presentationfallen angelfree alongside ship (FAS)free carrier (FCA)financial accountingfinancial futurefinancial institutionfinancial instrumentfinancial planningfinancial restructuringfinancial resultsfinancial stabilityfinancial statementfinancial systemfinancial yearfiscal policyfixed assetsfixed costsfixed dividendfixed exchange ratefixed interest paymentfloating exchange ratefloating interest ratefloating-rate note

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