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Essential Vocabulary For The Final Test - 1
Essential Vocabulary For The Final Test - 1
Business English I
To
buy
out
=
to pay money to your business partner so that you can control
all of a business you previously owned together
General partnership vs limited partnership vs joint venture
Corporation
Shareholder = stockholder
LLC limited liability company
To file to send something official
Assets = something such as money or property that a person or company owns
Manufacturer = producer
Overseas = happening or existing in a country across the sea from your country
To turn out = to produce something, especially in large numbers
Branch = subsidiary
Workforce=the total number of people who work in a particular company, industry,or
area
Job vs work vs labour
To decline = to become less or worse
Scarce = rare
Glass ceiling = an unfair system that prevents some people, especially women, from
reaching the most senior positions in a company or organization
to
forge
=
to develop a successful relationship, especially in business
or politics, with another country, organization, or person
turnover= the value of the goods and services that acompany sells in a particular period
of time
Unit 2 Entrepreneurs
To set up = to start something such as a business,organization, or institution
Stake = the part of a business that you own because youhave invested money in it
Start-up = the process of starting a business or other activity
Venture capitalist =someone who invests a lot of money in a business that involves high
risk
IPO = initial public offering
Business angel = an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up,
usually in exchange for ownership equity
To float a company = to go public
Spin-off
Upkeep
To wind down
Takeover
Unit 3
Business Trends
1. Upward trends:
To improve, to progress, to accelerate
To increase = to grow = to go up = to amplify = to move upwards = to climb
! To skyrocket, to escalate
2. Downward trends