organization, e.g: schools, hospitals.Annuity - Often used to provide a pension. An annuity is a fixed regular payment payed over a number of years to a person during their lifetime.Antediluvian - An interesting and humorous metaphorical description of something (for example a product or service or concept) that is obsolete, old-fashioned or primitive, or devised a long time ago. 'Ante' is Latin for 'before', and 'diluvian' is from Latin 'diluvium' meaning 'deluge', so the overall literal meaning is 'before the flood', being the biblical flood and Noah's Ark, etc. Antediluvian is therefore a clever way to say that something is (so old as to be) 'out of the Ark'. Appellant - A person appealing to a higher court against a decision of a lower court or other decision-making body.Apple Box - Used in films, TV, etc. Wooden boxes of various sizes which are used to elevate actors and celebrities.Appraisal - A review of performance, capability, needs, etc., typically of an employee, in which case the full term is normallyperformance appraisal.Arbiter - A person who settles a dispute or has the ultimate authority to decide the outcome of a matter.Arbitrator - An independent person or body officially appointed to settle a dispute.Archive/archives - A collection of records no longer active. Also pluralised - archives - meaning the same, and referring to the place of storage.Articles Of Association - The document which lists the regulations which govern the running of a company, setting out the rights and duties of directors and stockholders, individually and in meetings.Aspirational Brand - A brand or product which people admire and believe is high quality, and wish to own because they think it will give them a higher social position.Assets - Anything of value which is owned by an individual, company, organisation, etc.Asset Stripping - Buying a stricken company and selling off its assets with no thought for the future of the company or its people, customers, etc.Atmosphere - In films, TV, etc., a general crowd of people, extras.Attrition - The process of reducing the number of employees in an organisation by not replacing people who leave their jobs.Auditor - A qualified person who officially examines the financial records of a company to check their accuracy.Auteur - An artist or creative, for example a film director, whose personal style is recognizable because he/she keeps tight control over all aspects of the work.Autocratic - Offensively self-assured or given to exercising unwarranted power. Expecting to be obeyed and not caring about the opinions and feeling of others. AV - Anti-Virus, a common abbreviation referring to virus protection software/services for computer and internet use.Avante Garde- New or original and often unconventional techniques, concepts, products, etc, usually associated with the arts and creative areas.Average Daily Rate - In the hotel industry a calculation of the average price at which a hotel room is booked each night based on total daily revenue divided by the number of rooms sold. The term may have more general meanings in other contexts.Avatar - An identity, often in cartoon form, which can be chosen from a selection or