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

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