International trade

Elena B. (Ukraine)
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  1. export
    sell or transfer abroad
  2. import
    bring in from abroad
  3. visible
    capable of being seen or open to easy view
  4. invisible
    impossible or nearly impossible to see
  5. surplus
    a quantity much larger than is needed
  6. protectionism
    the policy of taxing imports to shield domestic industries
  7. tariff
    a government tax on imports or exports
  8. quota
    a prescribed number
  9. bill of exchange
    a document ordering the payment of money
  10. letter of credit
    a document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draft; substitutes the bank's credit for the customer's credit
  11. bill of lading
    a receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of delivery
  12. receipt
    the act of receiving
  13. receivables
    money that you currently expect to receive from notes or accounts
  14. factoring
    (mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity
  15. oversee
    watch and direct
  16. goodwill
    a disposition to kindness and compassion
  17. execute
    put in effect
  18. expedite
    process fast and efficiently
  19. alter
    cause to change; make different
  20. consent
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
  21. reduce
    make smaller
  22. settle
    become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
  23. surety
    something clearly established
  24. intact
    undamaged in any way
  25. despatch
    the act of sending off something
  26. commitment
    the act of binding yourself to a course of action
  27. restriction
    an act of limiting
  28. exceptional
    surpassing what is common or usual or expected
  29. pervasive
    spreading or spread throughout
Created on Tue Jan 26 16:02:25 EST 2010

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