sell sth back to sb/sth — UK US sell sth back to sb/sth Phrasal Verb with sell({{}}/sel/ verb (sold, sold) ► FINANCE, COMMERCE to sell something to the person you bought it from: »You can cash in your shares by selling them back to the mutual fund … Financial and business terms
sell sth back to sth — UK US sell sth back to sb/sth Phrasal Verb with sell({{}}/sel/ verb (sold, sold) ► FINANCE, COMMERCE to sell something to the person you bought it from: »You can cash in your shares by selling them back to the mutual fund … Financial and business terms
lease sth back — UK US lease sth back (to sb) Phrasal Verb with lease({{}}/liːs/ verb [T] COMMERCE, LAW ► PROPERTY, LAW to sell property or an asset, but continue to use it by paying rent to the new owner: »The company may try to raise cash by selling and leasing … Financial and business terms
lease sth back to sb — UK US lease sth back (to sb) Phrasal Verb with lease({{}}/liːs/ verb [T] COMMERCE, LAW ► PROPERTY, LAW to sell property or an asset, but continue to use it by paying rent to the new owner: »The company may try to raise cash by selling and leasing … Financial and business terms
under orders to do sth — ► a person or organization that is under orders to do something has been told officially to do something: »Commercial banks are under orders not to begin selling the new coins to customers until Thursday. → See also ADMINISTRATION ORDER(Cf.… … Financial and business terms
have your back to the wall — phrase to be in a difficult situation with few choices, so that you have to work or fight very hard England had their backs to the wall in the second half. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym Main entry: back * * *… … Useful english dictionary
profit — total revenue less total expenses for a period of time calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Glossary of Business Terms Revenue minus cost. The amount one makes on a transaction. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary *… … Financial and business terms
pay — 1 /peI/ verb past tense and past participle paid /peId/ 1 GIVE MONEY (I, T) to give someone money for something you have bought, or for something they have done for you: They ran off without paying. | Didn t pay em a penny, just asked em to do it … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
move — 1 verb 1 CHANGE PLACE (I, T) to change your place or position, or to make something do this: Don t move or I ll shoot. | You mustn t get off the train while it s still moving. | move sth: Can you move your car it s blocking the road. | We ll have … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hand — 1 noun PART OF THE BODY 1 (C) the part at the end of a person s arm, including the fingers and thumb, used to pick up or keep hold of things: He held the pencil in his right hand. | Go wash your hands. | hold hands: They kissed and held hands. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English