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Frage		Antworten
Beverage Lernen beginnen		FORMAL a drink
Debt Lernen beginnen		an amount of money that you owe
Dividend Lernen beginnen		a share of the profits of a company paid once or twice a year to the people who own the company's shares
equities Lernen beginnen		company shares that can be bought and sold on a stock market
limited company Lernen beginnen		a company whose owners are legally responsible for only a limited amount of its debts
mining Lernen beginnen		the process of getting coal or metal from under the ground
proprietorship Lernen beginnen		a business structure in which an individual and his/her company are considered a single entity for tax and liability purposes
public limited company Lernen beginnen		a company in which people can invest their money. It has plc' at the end of its name.
real estate Lernen beginnen		the business of buying and selling land and property
retail Lernen beginnen		the sale of goods directly to the public for their own use
share Lernen beginnen		one of the equal parts of a company that you can buy as a way of investing money
sole trader Lernen beginnen		a business structure in which an individual and his/her company are considered a single entity for tax and liability purpose
third-party Lernen beginnen		relating to a person or organization that is not one of the two main people or organizations involved in a legal agreement or case
utility Lernen beginnen		a public service such as gas, water or electricity
vendor Lernen beginnen		a company or person that sells a particular product or service
bear market Lernen beginnen		a situation in the stock market in which the prices of shares are falling
bond Lernen beginnen		a document given to someone who invests money in a government or company promising to pay back the money with interest
bottom Lernen beginnen		to reach the lowest point
breakeven Lernen beginnen		the point at which a business operation no longer loses money and can begin to make a profit
bull market Lernen beginnen		a situation in the stock market in which the prices of shares are rising
euphoric Lernen beginnen		feeling extremely happy usually for a short time only
greater fool investor Lernen beginnen		an investor who buys at a high price believing there will always be someone they can sell to at an even higher price
innovator Lernen beginnen		someone who invents or begins using new ideas, methods, equipment
peak Lernen beginnen		the time when something is at its highest or greatest level
plunge Lernen beginnen		to fall quickly from a high position
recession Lernen beginnen		a period when trade and industry are not successful and there is a lot of unemployment
staple Lernen beginnen		an important product especially a food, that people eat or use regularly
trough Lernen beginnen		a period when something that rises and falls regularly is at a low level, especially economic activity
value investor Lernen beginnen		an investor who buys stocks they believe the market has undervalued
cost of goods sold Lernen beginnen		an income statement figure which reflects the cost of obtaining the raw materials and of producing the finished goods that are sold to consumers
fixed cost Lernen beginnen		costs such as rent that a company has to pay that does not depend on how much it produces
operating profit Lernen beginnen		the profit that a company makes from its normal activities of selling goods or services
plot Lernen beginnen		to mark points on a graph
recommended retail price (RRP) Lernen beginnen		the price at which a manufacturer of a product suggests it should be sold on the retail market
record label Lernen beginnen		a company that produces records
royalty Lernen beginnen		a payment that someone such as a writer or musician gets each time their work is sold or performed
sales revenue Lernen beginnen		income earned from selling products or services
turnover Lernen beginnen		the value of the goods and services that a company sells in a particular period of time
variable cost Lernen beginnen		a cost that changes according to how much of a product is made
wholesaler Lernen beginnen		someone whose job is to sell large quantities of goods to shops or small businesses
achieve Lernen beginnen		to succeed in doing or having what you planned or intended, usually after a lot of effort
budget Lernen beginnen		the amount of money a person or organization has to spend on something
deal with Lernen beginnen		to take action to do something, especially to solve a problem OR to buy goods or services from someone, or to sell them to someone
handle Lernen beginnen		to take action in order to deal with a difficult situation
liaise Lernen beginnen		if one person liaises with another, or if people liaise, they talk to each other and tell each other what they are doing, so that they can work together effectively
manage Lernen beginnen		to organize and control the work of a company, organization, or group of people
objective Lernen beginnen		something that you plan to achieve, especially in business or work
reference Lernen beginnen		a statement from someone who knows you or has worked with you that gives information about you. You often need to provide a reference when you apply for a new job.
set up Lernen beginnen		to start something such as a business, organization, or institution
cap Lernen beginnen		to set a limit on the amount of money that someone can spend or charge
earnings Lernen beginnen		the amount of money that you earn
exacerbate Lernen beginnen		make a problem become worse
extracurricular Lernen beginnen		extracurricular activities are things that you do at school or college that are not part of your course
faculty Lernen beginnen		all the teachers in a school, college or university: a meeting for students, faculty and administrators
fee Lernen beginnen		money that you pay to a professional person or institution for their work
hike Lernen beginnen		a sudden large increase in the amount or level of something
placement Lernen beginnen		a temporary job that is part of a course of study and that gives you experience of the work you hope to do at the end of the course
resources Lernen beginnen		something such as money, workers or equipment that can be used to help an institution or a business
Spiralling Lernen beginnen		a situation that is continuously becoming worse, more, or less
spark or spark off Lernen beginnen		to make something happen, especially Something involving violence or angry feelings
subsidy Lernen beginnen		an amount of money that the government or another organization pays to help to reduce the cost of a product or service
Trend Lernen beginnen		a gradual change or development that produces a particular result
willing Lernen beginnen		if you are willing to do something, you do it when someone asks you, sometimes when you do not want to
bind Lernen beginnen		to limit what someone is allowed to do by making them obey a rule or agreement
boost Lernen beginnen		to help something to increase, improve or become more successful
deep pockets Lernen beginnen		a lot of available money
drop out Lernen beginnen		to leave something such as an activity, school or competition before you have finished what you intended to do
enhance Lernen beginnen		to improve something, or to make it more attractive or more valuable
lay off Lernen beginnen		to end someone's employment, especially temporarily, because there is not enough work for them
miss out Lernen beginnen		to lose an opportunity to do or to have something
redundant Lernen beginnen		if someone is redundant, they have been told they must leave their job because they are no longer needed
start over Lernen beginnen		to begin doing something again from the beginning
thoroughly Lernen beginnen		very carefully, so that nothing is missed: The case will be studied thoroughly before any decision is made
working party Lernen beginnen		a group of people who examine a problem or situation and suggest a way of dealing with it
come along Lernen beginnen		arrive or become available
downsize Lernen beginnen		to make a company or organization smaller by reducing the number
fancy Lernen beginnen		used when you are very surprised about something
put on weight Lernen beginnen		to become fatter
sabbatical Lernen beginnen		a period away from work when people such as college or university teachers can study, rest or travel
streamline Lernen beginnen		to improve a business, organization, process, etc. by making it more modern or simple
tutoring Lernen beginnen		the act of teaching someone in a particular subject
benchmark Lernen beginnen		an amount, level, standard, etc. that you can use for judging how good or bad other things are
feedback Lernen beginnen		comments about how or how badly someone is doing something, which are intended to help them do it better
personality clash Lernen beginnen		a situation in which two people are very different from each other so that they cannot work together
accomplishment Lernen beginnen		something difficult that you succeed in doing, especially after working hard over a period of time
bartending Lernen beginnen		work serving drinks in a bar
brokering Lernen beginnen		the activity of organizing business deals for other people
debating society Lernen beginnen		a group of people who debate a subject by discussing it formally before making a decision, usually by voting
embark on Lernen beginnen		to start a new project or activity, usually one that will be difficult and will take time
lead Lernen beginnen		a piece of information or a contact that may bring new business
outgoing Lernen beginnen		someone who is outgoing is friendly and enjoys meeting and talking to people
tender Lernen beginnen		offer to provide goods or services for a particular price
venue Lernen beginnen		the place where an activity or event happens: a popular venue for corporate events
campus Lernen beginnen		an area of land containing all the main buildings of a school or university
draw up Lernen beginnen		to prepare and write something such as a document or a plan
heritage Lernen beginnen		the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture
metropolis Lernen beginnen		a big, exciting city
pour millions into Lernen beginnen		spend or invest a lot of money in something
procurement Lernen beginnen		the process of buying supplies or equipment for a government department or company
sit back Lernen beginnen		to relax and stop making the effort to do something
tailor Lernen beginnen		tailor something, to/for: to make or change something especially for a particular person or purpose
better off Lernen beginnen		in a better situation or having more money
bury Lernen beginnen		to cover or hide something
cope Lernen beginnen		to deal successfully with a difficult situation or job
cram Lernen beginnen		to put too much in to a space that is too small
errand Lernen beginnen		a small job that involve going to collect or deliver something
fierce Lernen beginnen		involving a lot of force or energy
headcount Lernen beginnen		a count of all the people in a company
hesitate Lernen beginnen		to pause before doing something, or to do something very slowly, usually because you are nervous, embarrassed or worried
mad dash Lernen beginnen		an act of going somewhere very quickly in an extremely uncontrolled way
mess up Lernen beginnen		to do something wrong or spoil something, especially by making mistakes
oddly Lernen beginnen		used for saying that something is not what you would expect in a particular situation
overhaul Lernen beginnen		to completely change a system to make it work more effectively
polish up Lernen beginnen		to improve a skill by practising
pressure cooker Lernen beginnen		a difficult situation in which people have to work very hard or experience a lot of strong emotions
quest Lernen beginnen		a long difficult search
slick Lernen beginnen		done in a very impressive way that seems to need very little effort
take a breather Lernen beginnen		to have a rest
untold Lernen beginnen		existing or present in an amount that is too large to be measured
asap Lernen beginnen		as soon as possible
biscuit Lernen beginnen		a type of small flat dry cake that is usually sweet and round. The usual American word is cookie
crash Lernen beginnen		an occasion when a computer or a computer program suddenly stops working
give someone a hand Lernen beginnen		to help someone
hassle Lernen beginnen		to annoy someone, or to cause problems for them
in the know Lernen beginnen		people in the know have more information about something than other people
in the loop Lernen beginnen		belonging or not belonging to a group that has information and makes decisions about something
patch Lernen beginnen		a piece of software that you add to a computer program in order to improve it or remove a fault
plug-in Lernen beginnen		a piece of software or hardware that you add to a computer to increase range of things it can do
snail mail Lernen beginnen		letters that are sent by post
stretched Lernen beginnen		having difficulty doingeverything that you should because you lack the necessary time, money, people or equipment
bulky Lernen beginnen		too big to be carried or stored easly
carbon footprint Lernen beginnen		the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere as a result of the activities of an individual, organization or community
acquaintance Lernen beginnen		someone you know a little, who is not a close friend
IP address Lernen beginnen		Internet Protocol address: a code that represents a particular computer and is used to send messages to it on a network or the Internet
mustn't grumble Lernen beginnen		used as a reply to someone who asks you whether you are well, for saying that you feel all right
small talk Lernen beginnen		conversation about things that are not important
trivial Lernen beginnen		not very interesting, serious or valuable
alleviate Lernen beginnen		to make something less painful, severe or serious
fine Lernen beginnen		an amount of money that you have to pay because you have broken the law
forethought Lernen beginnen		careful thought and planning that prepares you well for a future event
forthwith Lernen beginnen		immediately
imperative Lernen beginnen		extremely important and urgent
officialese Lernen beginnen		the way speaking or writing used by people who work in government offices, especially when ordinary people of cannot understand it
solicit Lernen beginnen		to ask someone for something such as money or support
time frame Lernen beginnen		the period of time during which something happens or must happen
unambiguous Lernen beginnen		clear and with only one possible meaning
down time Lernen beginnen		time when a computer or other machine is not working
drag someone kicking and screaming Lernen beginnen		to make someone do something that they do not want to do
malicious Lernen beginnen		deliberately wanting to hurt someone or cause damage
morale Lernen beginnen		the amount of enthusiasm that a person or group of people feel about their situation at a particular time
outsource Lernen beginnen		to arrange for work to be done by people from outside your company, usually by a company that is expert in that type of work
recruit Lernen beginnen		to get someone to work in a company or join an organization
subsidiary Lernen beginnen		a company that is owned by a larger company
turnover Lernen beginnen		the value of the goods and services that a company sells in a particular period of time
partnership Lernen beginnen		two or more people run business together. all partners share profits and losses

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