DOING BUSINESS
What does thephrasal verb Beat off mean?
tTo defeat the competition in order to win a contract or a bid
What does Cut back mean?
To not spend as much money
FILL IN FOR
To do someone else’s work for them because they cannot or won’t do it themselves.
What does "Hit rock bottom" mean?
To reach the lowest level and stop getting worse.
Costs and prices can fluctuate and become more or less expensiveCosts and prices can fluctuate and become more or less expensive
BE DOWN/UP
GO DOWN/UP
What does the pv Break up mean in business?
To divide a company into different divisions
What does Buy Out mean in business?
To get rid of other partners and become the sole owner of a company.
What does Hand over mean?
To give someone else an object, control of or responsibility for something
What does bail out mean?
To give money to a company or organization to help them during financial difficulties
To decrease dramatically in amount, number, or quality, reaching extremely low levels.
DRY UP
BREAK INTO / BRANCH OUT
To enter a new market or diversify
What does it mean to SELL OFF
es To charge a low price for something to encourage people to buy it
What does Run it by mean?
To tell someone (usually a superior) about something, to make sure they understand or approve it
If a rate or amount stops rising or falling and stays the same, it...
LEVELS OFF
What does the pv ACCOUNT FOR mean?
To give reasons for your actions to somebody
What does Take over mean?
To begin to have control over something
Step down means?
To give up a job or position
What do
BRING FORWARD
PUT BACK/ Put OFF mean?
To make something scheduled happen on an earlier or later than scheduled
To gradually increase in number or amount, e.g. unpaid bills.
MOUNT UP
What do bring in, Bring up,Bring out mean?
BRING OUT / BRING UP / BRING IN
1) To launch a new project
2) To raise an issue during a meeting
3) To contribute to increasing the revenue of the company
What are the phrases BAILOUT / BREAK-UP / BUYOUT CLOSE-DOWN / CUTBACKS /SELL-OFF / STARTUP / TAKEOVER<
WHAT ARE PHRASAL VERBS?
Your company has started the Lay off process. What does this mean?
To stop employing someone or a group of people because the company is in financial difficulties.
What does Close Down and Go Under mean?
A company is being unsuccessful and has to stop doing business.
When there is less business activity and fewer opportunities to make money, we say that the economy or the market is on a
Down Turn