VOCABULARY UNIT 4:

VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION MEANING EXAMPLE

1. emerging market /ɪˈmɝː.dʒɪŋ/ a country with a fast-growing As noted, emerging market

/ˈmɑːr.kɪt/ economy, often characterized by countries benefit more than
growth in industries, infrastructure, advanced countries from these
and energy production. benefits.
(Nền kinh tế thị trường mới nổi)

2. takeover bid /ˈteɪkˌoʊ.vɚ/ an offer or attempt to take control of a The company said it would
/bɪd/ company by buying enough of its consider a takeover bid.
shares to do this
(mua thôn tính)

3. product line /ˈprɑː.dʌkt/ a range of similar products or services Apple's iPod is a very
/laɪn/ that are sold by the same company, successful product line, with
with different features and different models at a wide range of
prices price points
(dòng sản phẩm)

4. profit margin /ˈprɑː.fɪt ˌmɑːr.dʒɪn/ the difference between the total cost Many small companies
of making and selling something and operate on very narrow profit
the price it is sold for margins.
(biên lợi nhuận)

5. acquire (v) /əˈkwaɪɚ/ to get or obtain something From humble beginnings he

(dành được/thu được) went on to acquire great
wealth.

6. acquisition (n) /ˌæk.wəˈzɪʃ.ən/ a corporate action in which one
company purchases most or all of
another company's shares to gain
control of that company.
(sự thâu tóm, mua lại)
Their main methods of food
acquisition were hunting and
fishing.

7. merger (n) /ˈmɝː.dʒɚ/ an occasion when two or more The merger of these two
companies or organizations join companies would create the
together to make one larger company world's biggest accounting
(sự sáp nhập) firm.

8. profit (n) /ˈprɑː.fɪt/ money that is earned in trade or She makes a big profit from
business after paying the costs of selling waste material to
producing and selling goods and textile companies.
services
(lợi nhuận)

9. profitable (adj) /ˈprɑː.fɪ.t̬ ə.bəl/ making or likely to make a profit The company had to eliminate
(có lợi nhuận) 200 jobs to stay profitable.

10. perform (v) /pɚˈfɔːrm/ to do an action or piece of work Computers can perform a
(nhiệm vụ) variety of tasks.
11. innovate (v) /ˈɪn.ə.veɪt/ to introduce changes and new ideas The fashion industry is always
(đổi mới) desperate to innovate.

12. inflation (n) /ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/ a general, continuous increase in the rate of inflation
prices
(lạm phát)

13. demographic /ˌdem.əˈɡræf.ɪk/ the study of populations and the There have been monumental
(adj) different groups that make them up social and demographic
(nhân khẩu học) changes in the country.

14. come up with /kʌm ʌp wɪð/ to suggest or think of an idea or plan They gave him 30 days to
(nảy ra ý kiến) come up with the money he
owed.

15. prioritise (v) /praɪˈɔːr.ə.taɪz/ to decide which of a group of things You must learn to prioritize
are the most important so that you can your work.
deal with them first
(ưu tiên)

16. major player /ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ ˈpleɪ.ɚ/ an important and successful company, As well as being the market
especially when compared with other, leader in the UK, the company
smaller companies in the same type of is also a major player in
business or industry France.

17. risky (adj) /ˈrɪs.ki/ involving the possibility of something It's risky to buy a car without
bad happening some good advice.
(rủi ro)

18. squeeze (v) /skwiːz/ to press something firmly, especially Cut the lemon in half and
from all sides in order to change its squeeze the juice into the
shape, reduce its size, or remove bowl.
liquid from it
(vắt kiệt, đè ép)

19. portfolio (n) /ˌpɔːrtˈfoʊ.li.oʊ/ a collection of drawings, documents, She's trying to build up a
etc. that represent a person's, portfolio of work to show
especially an artist's, work during job interviews.
(danh mục đầu tư)

20. confectionery /kənˈfek.ʃən.er.i/ sweets or chocolate The children are not allowed
(n) (bánh kẹo ngọt) to bring confectionery or
crisps into school, only fruit.

21. gamble (v) /ˈɡæm.bəl/ to do something that involves risks Anyone who gambles on the
that might result in loss of money or stock exchange has to be
failure, hoping to get money or prepared to lose money.
achieve success
(cờ bạc)

22. pay off /pei ɑːf/ If something you have done pays off, All her hard work paid off in
it is successful the end, and she finally passed
(trả hết) the exam.