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易被誤解的商務詞彙

引導語:詞彙,在不同的語境中意義卻大相徑庭,所以有必要來了解一些這樣的詞彙,避免在商務活動中因誤解詞意造成損失。下面就來看看小編為你整理的易錯詞彙吧。

易被誤解的商務詞彙

  一:discount

You may get a 5% discount if your order is on a regular basis.

如果你方定期給我方下定單,你方便可得到 5% 的折扣。

If a seller extends credit to a time draft, they have made a trade acceptance. The seller can request that the bank finance the transaction by buying the draft. The bank is said to discount the draft.

如賣方開出的是遠期匯票,以此向買方提供信用,此時就做了一筆商業匯票承兌業務,賣方可以請銀行買下商業承兌匯票,銀行用這個辦法對出口商融資,也就是說,銀行對該匯票貼現了。

註解:

discount 在這兩句話中的意思一個是折扣,另一個是貼現。折扣是指商品在原價的基礎上按百分比降價,貼現則是指未到期的票據向銀行融資,銀行扣取自買進日至到期日的利息,並收取一定的手續費後,將餘下的票面金額付給持票人。

  二:floating

It is not surprising, then, that the world saw a return to a floating exchange rate system. Central banks were no longer required to support their own currencies.

世界各國又恢復浮動匯率就不足為奇了。各國中央銀行也就無須維持本幣的匯價了。

Floating policy is of great importance for export trade; it is, in fact, a convenient method of insuring goods where a number of similar export transactions are intended, e.g. where the insured has to supply an overseas importer under an exclusive sales agreement or maintains sales representatives or subsidiary companies abroad.

統保單對出口貿易至關重要。它實際上是貨物保險中的一種便利的辦法,特別適合於分不同的時間出口的一批類似貨物,如,當被保險方根據獨家代理協議書向國外的'進口方供貨,或在國外委任了銷售代表,設立分支機構時。

註解:

floating在上述兩個句中的意思完全不一樣。floating exchange rate 意為“浮動匯率”,即可自由浮動,完全受市場力量決定的匯率制度。而 floating policy 則指用以承保多批次貨運的一種持續性長期保險憑證,常譯為“統保單”。

  三:confirm

Wed like to inform you that our counter sample will be sent to you by DHL by the end of this week and please confirm it ASAP so that we can start our mass production.

很高興通知您,我們的回樣將於本週末用DHL特快專遞給您,請儘快確認,以便我們開始大批生產。

Payment will be made by 100% confirmed, irrevocable Letter of Credit available by sight draft.

付款方式為 1O0% 即期、保兌、不可撤消信用證。

註解:

confirm一詞在這兩句話的意思也不一樣。在第一個句子中,confirm 的意思是“確認”。在第二個句子中,confirmed L/C 應翻譯為“保兌信用證”,即指一家銀行所開的由另一家銀行保證兌付的一種銀行信用證。

四:negotiable

Part time barman required. Hours and salary negotiable.

招聘兼職酒店保安,工作時間和薪水面議。

This Bill of Lading is issued in a negotiable form, so it shall constitute title to the goods and the holder, by endorsement of this B/L.

所簽發的提單為可轉讓的,故只要在提單上背書, 便確定了貨物和持票人的所有權。

註解:

在第一句話中,negotiable 的意思是“可商議的”,在第二句話中的意思則是“可轉讓的”,“可轉讓提單”經過背書後即可將所有權轉讓給他人,值得注意的是,negotiating bank 則是議付銀行,即購買或貼現匯票的銀行。

  五:tender

Under CIF, it is the sellers obligation to tender the relative documents to the buyer to enable him to obtain delivery of the goods. If they arrive, or to recover for the loss, if they are lost on the voyage.

在 CIF 價格術語項下,賣方的責任是向買方遞交有關單證,使其能在貨物到達後提取貨物;如果貨物運輸途中丟失了,買方也可憑單證去獲取補償。

He became as exhilarated as if his tender for building a mansion had been accepted.

他欣喜若狂,好象他承辦大廈建築的投標被接受了。

第一句話中,tender指的是提交(文書、證明等),第二句話中的tender指的是投標,即以某一特定價格或比率來吸引貨物或服務的書面提議。

  六:endorse

Our products have been endorsed by the National Quality Inspection Association.

我們的產品為全國質量檢查協會的推薦產品。

Draft must be accompanied by full set original on board marine Bill off Lading made out to order,endorsed in blank,marked freight prepaid.

匯票必須附有全套印有“貨物收訖”字樣的正本海運提單,憑指示、空白背書,並寫明“運費已付”。

註解:

在第一個句子中,endorse(推薦)是指用過某種產品後感到滿意,並通過媒體介紹給公眾。而第二句中的endorser(空白背書明是指背書人) 只在票據背面簽上自己的名字,而不註明特定的被背書人(endorsee)。

  七:average

If a particular cargo is partially damaged,the damage is called particular average.

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