Business Activities
extract
to remove a substance from another substance
revenue
income from business activities or taxes
hire
to pay someone to work for you, especially for a short time
intern
a student, or someone who has recently obtained a degree, who works in a job to get experience
badge
a small round object that fastens onto your clothes with a pin, showing a picture or writing
mining
the process of getting coal or metal from under the ground
stock
the goods that are available to buy in a shop
entrepreneur
someone who uses money to start businesses and make business deals
reference
a statement from someone who knows you or has worked with you, used when you apply for a new job
visa
an official document allowing you to enter or leave a country for a specific purpose or period
supplier
a company, organization or country that supplies or sells a product or service
margin
the difference between what you get when you sell something and what it cost you to buy or make
shareholder
someone who owns shares in a company
skill
a particular ability that involves special training and experience
warehouse
a big building where large amounts of goods are stored
overheads
money that a business pays regularly as the costs of operating
fixed cost
a cost, such as rent, that a company has to pay no matter how much it produces
joint venture
an agreement between two companies to work together on a job, sharing the risk
team player
someone who works well with other people as part of a group
allowance
an amount of money someone receives regularly to pay for the things they need
supply chain
a series of processes involved in supplying a product to someone
break even
if a business breaks even, it neither makes a profit nor loses money
human resources
the department within a company responsible for employing and training people
workaholic
someone who spends most of their time working and has little interest in other things
intercultural
involving or relating to different cultures