BUSINESS VOCABULARY BUSINESS DEFINITION 1 KEY A business
BUSINESS VOCABULARY
BUSINESS DEFINITION 1: KEY A business is an organization or enterprising entity engaged in commercial, industrial or professional activities. A company transacts business activities through the production of a good, offering of a service or retailing of already manufactured products. A business can be a for-profit entity or a nonprofit organization that operates to fulfill a charitable mission. www. investopedia. com
BUSINESS DEFINITION 2: KEY An organization or economic system where goods and services are exchanged for one another or for money. Every business requires some form of investment an enough customers to whom its output can be sold on a consistent basis in order to make a profit. www. businessdictionary. com
PHRASES WITH THE WORD ‘BUSINESS’ 1. to mind one’s own business _______________________ 2. bad business _____________________________ 3. dirty business _____________________________ 4. personal business ___________________________ 5. business hours ____________________________ 6. monkey (funny) business ________________________ 7. annual business ____________________________ 8. to be in business ____________________________ 9. to be out of business __________________________ 10. booming business ___________________________ 11. to build up business __________________________ 12. business competition _________________________
BUSINESS WORDS 1 DO business a job a deal MAKE money a loss a decision TAKE a long time a decision appropriate measures HAVE shares in a company smth. to eat a meeting MEET a deadline a target customer’s expectations LAUNCH a product a ship a campaign CUT costs jobs a price CARRY OUT duties research a market survey ACHIEVE progress a breakthrough little REACH a decision an agreement a target
BUSINESS VERBS 2 VERB EXPLANATION 1. To draw a conclusion To draw up a agenda To form an opinion, to have an idea To make, design, create. . . 2. To open a letter To open up a market To open 3. To put forward a meeting to put a question To propose for consideration 4. . . share prices fall trees fall down in storms 5. To cut costs to cut down on cigarettes 6. To lay foundations to lay off workers 7. To break bad news to someone . . . Inefficient companies break up To dismiss To tell someone (usually the bad news)
BUSINESS VERBS 2 VERB EXPLANATION 8. To sell goods at a discount To sell off parts of a company 9. To kick oneself To kick off a meeting To regret doing smth. 10. To take too long To take on extra staff 11. A market can pick up To pick the best person 12. To bring dynmism to the job Tto bring up a problem at a meeting 13. To carry passengers To carry out duties To improve in quality and condition To introduce into discussion
BUSINESS SECTORS: KEY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. PHARMACEUTICALS EXTRACTIVE TEXTILES TOURISM AUTOMOTIVE UTILITIES / PUBLIC UTILITIES RETAIL CONSTRUCTION HOUSEHOLD GOODS FAST FOOD CONSUMER ELECTRONICS TRANSPORT DEFENCE 14. TOILETRIES 15. CATERING 16. MEDIA 17. E-COMMERCE 18. TELECOMMUNICATIONS 19. FINANCIAL SERVICES 20. CONFECTIONERY 21. BEVERAGES 22. REAL ESTATE 23. SOFTWARE
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