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Key vocabulary in that unit:
UNIT 1
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UNIT 1. Company Structure and Performance: key vocabulary:
MANAGEMENT.
Make a profit
Negotiate contracts
Set objectives
Supervise people
Allocate tasks
Analise markets
Delegate responsibilities
Develop markets
Motivate staff
Measure performance.
CUSTOMER SERVICE:
Fast service
Generous discounts
Friendly sales staff
Rapid response
competitive prices
Money back quarantee (refunds)
Long-lasting products
Clear instruccions
Free delivery
Cheap insurance
Total eficiency
Personal treatment
BUSINESS
Business plan
Business trip
Business card
Business class
Big business
Go into business
Go out of business
Get down to business
Set up a business
MARKET
Market leader
Market forces
Market research
Market price
Market value
Market share
Market segment
Market driven
Market led
Stock market
Property market
Labour market
Emerging market
Corner the market
SALES
Selling like hotcakes
Sales force (=sales staff)
Sales target
Sales figures (better: "turnover")
Price cut
Discount
A price reduction
Profit margin
Wholesaler
Retailer
Retail Outlet
Retail chains
Retail price
TO FLY
Check in
Reservation
confirmation
Rates
Direct flight
Security check
Duty.free shopping
Passport control
Arrivals hall
Departure lounge
Customs hall
Baggage carousel.
CAREER
Career goal
Career move
Motivation
Satisfaction
Discrimination
Stimulation
Recognition
Promotion
Self-esteem
Risk.
STRIKES
Take legal action
Take strike action
Avert strike action
Air a grievance
Hold talks
Reach a compromise
Settle for a raise
Hold a secret ballot
Picket the factory
Cut production
Organice a mass walk out
Hand out leaflets
Ballot member
Half production
Set out demand
turnover,
medium sized,
brand name,
leading,
Chief executive Officer,
plc,
corporation,
consortium,
chart, (bar, pie charts)
graph,
grid, ...
work FOR , ...
recruitment,
profit,
staff turnover,
stock turnover,
agenda,
CEO (Chief executive officer),
headquarters,
Purchasing Department,
Marketing Department,
Sales Department,
Production Department,
Human Resources / Personnel Department (or Departament of Personnel),
Finance Department,
R&D (Research and Development)
Department,
partner,
partnership,
hire out,
outsource,
1.2 KEY EXPRESSIONS:
to break even,
feel free to...,
turning point,
to level off,
to take over a firm/business, ...
AOB (any other business) (in Great Britain),
Matters Arising (in USA), ...
MORE SPECIAL EXPRESIONS
-State.of.the.art
-User frendly
-Ask for a meeting
-Asck for extra money
-Suggest a training course
-Knock.on effect
-Business.to.costumer
-On.line company
-Bricks.and.mortar company.
Contributors:
Ángel Arturo, Elena, Marga.
Thank you all for your work
AND WELCOME NEW ENTRIES!
Have you got any key word or expressions to add to the list?
When the list is complete, we will be able to copy and paste it on a Word table OR IN ANY TABLE BY ANY WORD PROCESSOR YOU MIGHT BE USING, order it alphabetically, OR GROUP IT ANY OTHER WAY, CRITERION. YOU'LL have a homemade "Essential Business English Words and Expressions Glossary"
UNIT 1
This way you will remember it more easily.
Whenever contributing to this community glossary to Business English, indicate number before each word or group of words:
UNIT 1. Company Structure and Performance: key vocabulary:
MANAGEMENT.
Make a profit
Negotiate contracts
Set objectives
Supervise people
Allocate tasks
Analise markets
Delegate responsibilities
Develop markets
Motivate staff
Measure performance.
CUSTOMER SERVICE:
Fast service
Generous discounts
Friendly sales staff
Rapid response
competitive prices
Money back quarantee (refunds)
Long-lasting products
Clear instruccions
Free delivery
Cheap insurance
Total eficiency
Personal treatment
BUSINESS
Business plan
Business trip
Business card
Business class
Big business
Go into business
Go out of business
Get down to business
Set up a business
MARKET
Market leader
Market forces
Market research
Market price
Market value
Market share
Market segment
Market driven
Market led
Stock market
Property market
Labour market
Emerging market
Corner the market
SALES
Selling like hotcakes
Sales force (=sales staff)
Sales target
Sales figures (better: "turnover")
Price cut
Discount
A price reduction
Profit margin
Wholesaler
Retailer
Retail Outlet
Retail chains
Retail price
TO FLY
Check in
Reservation
confirmation
Rates
Direct flight
Security check
Duty.free shopping
Passport control
Arrivals hall
Departure lounge
Customs hall
Baggage carousel.
CAREER
Career goal
Career move
Motivation
Satisfaction
Discrimination
Stimulation
Recognition
Promotion
Self-esteem
Risk.
STRIKES
Take legal action
Take strike action
Avert strike action
Air a grievance
Hold talks
Reach a compromise
Settle for a raise
Hold a secret ballot
Picket the factory
Cut production
Organice a mass walk out
Hand out leaflets
Ballot member
Half production
Set out demand
turnover,
medium sized,
brand name,
leading,
Chief executive Officer,
plc,
corporation,
consortium,
chart, (bar, pie charts)
graph,
grid, ...
work FOR , ...
recruitment,
profit,
staff turnover,
stock turnover,
agenda,
CEO (Chief executive officer),
headquarters,
Purchasing Department,
Marketing Department,
Sales Department,
Production Department,
Human Resources / Personnel Department (or Departament of Personnel),
Finance Department,
R&D (Research and Development)
Department,
partner,
partnership,
hire out,
outsource,
1.2 KEY EXPRESSIONS:
to break even,
feel free to...,
turning point,
to level off,
to take over a firm/business, ...
AOB (any other business) (in Great Britain),
Matters Arising (in USA), ...
MORE SPECIAL EXPRESIONS
-State.of.the.art
-User frendly
-Ask for a meeting
-Asck for extra money
-Suggest a training course
-Knock.on effect
-Business.to.costumer
-On.line company
-Bricks.and.mortar company.
Contributors:
Ángel Arturo, Elena, Marga.
Thank you all for your work
AND WELCOME NEW ENTRIES!
Have you got any key word or expressions to add to the list?
When the list is complete, we will be able to copy and paste it on a Word table OR IN ANY TABLE BY ANY WORD PROCESSOR YOU MIGHT BE USING, order it alphabetically, OR GROUP IT ANY OTHER WAY, CRITERION. YOU'LL have a homemade "Essential Business English Words and Expressions Glossary"