第十五期单词营来咯，你知道“in the black”的真实含义吗？本期我们将学习几个与“收益”有关的单词，看看它们还有哪些用法是我们不知道的，小笔记📒赶紧记下来~
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black
/blæk/
noun&verb
black最常见的意思是黑色，在商务英语中作为动词使用时有“抵制”的含义，但当以固定搭配形式出现时，则常用于表示盈余、盈利等，详情请看👇
black verb｜if a trade union blacks goods, an organization, etc. it refuses to deal with them
固定搭配：
in the black (FINANCE, ACCOUNTING)｜a company or organization that is in the black has made a profit
Analysts predict that the group will end the fiscal year in the black.
in the black (FINANCE, STOCK MARKET)｜shares that are in the black have increased in value
Smaller shares ended in the black, but with less dramatic gains than the blue chips.
in the black (BANKING, ACCOUNTING)｜a bank account that is in the black has money in it
We hope that the harder we work, the more our account will stay in the black.
go into/move into/return to, etc. the black｜to start making a profit after losing money
This is the biggest shopping day of the year, when retailers aim to go into the black.
go into/move into/return to, etc. the black｜to increase in value
The main index actually moved back into the black late afternoon.
margin
/ˈmɑːdʒɪn/
noun
margin多指成本与售价之间的差额，也有“保证金”的意思，详情请看👇
margin noun｜the amount by which one thing is more or less than another
by a margin of sth
The president won the election by a tiny margin.
a wide/large/comfortable margin
They are the largest building society by a comfortable margin.
a narrow/small/slim margin
a 40-vote/5-point/2-to-1, etc. margin
On the New York Stock Exchange, declines outpaced gainers by a 4-3 margin.
Kennedy's margin of victory was only 719,000.
margin (ACCOUNTING, COMMERCE) noun｜the difference between the total cost of making and selling something and the price it is sold for
a low/poor margin
Intense competition leads to lower prices and margins.
a high/good margin
They wanted to produce higher margin products.
a margin on sth
The company will make a whopping 80% margin on this sale.
Our increased profits are due to improved margins.
margin (BANKING) noun｜he difference between the amount of a loan and the value of the collateral (= property to be given to the lender if the money is not paid back)
The risk of default needs to be correctly priced in the bank's loan margins.
margin (FINANCE, STOCK MARKET) noun｜money, shares, etc. that a client gives to a broker to hold, that protect the broker from loss on a contract
固定搭配：
on margin (FINANCE)｜If you buy shares on margin, you borrow money in order to do this
Executives bought stocks on margin, putting up cash for only 10 per cent of the purchase price.
profit
/ˈprɒfɪt/
noun&verb
profit表示利润（多指现金、物质上的），详情请看👇
profit noun｜money that is earned in trade or business, especially after paying the costs of producing and selling goods and services
The group has had an uneven record in recent years, swinging back and forth between profits and losses.
make/realize/turn a profit
The company said it had made a profit of about £1.4bn on the deal.
after-tax/pre-tax profit
Pre-tax profits rose 22.3% to £13.7m.
The expectation is that both turnover and trading profit will have increased during last year.
sell sth at a profit
A realized gain occurs when we sell an investment at a profit.
profit on sth
He will make a $431m profit on the sale.
for profit
Banks made new loans, then swiftly sold them off for profit, using the proceeds to extend still more.
report profits
In the year to March the company reported profits after tax of €900,000.
profits fall/increase/rise
Sales and profits rose last year.
Concerns have been raised that a stagnating economy is hampering corporate profit growth.
boost/increase profits
an increase/jump/rise in profit
a drop/fall in profit
big/record/strong profits
future/short-term/small profits
annual/corporate/taxable profits
profit verb｜to earn money from something:
profit by sth/doing sth
Traders can profit by buying the stocks back later at lower prices.
profit from sth/doing sth
Many companies will profit from the fall in interest rates.
profit verb｜to gain an advantage from something
profit from sth/doing sth
I profited enormously from working with her.
固定搭配：
be in/come into profit｜to be earning, or start to earn, money from a trade or business rather than losing it
Some want it to be illegal to make anyone redundant if you are in profit.
first-half, first-quarter, etc. profit｜profits for the first half, first quarter, etc. of a financial year
The US entertainment giant showed how second-quarter profits had more than doubled.
pure profit｜profit that does not need to have any costs taken away
Once overheads are covered, 55c of every $1 of sales is pure profit.
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