Business Vocabulary
Someone you know, but are not necessarily close to.
Who is an acquaintance?
This is the most common way to start a professional email.
What is Dear Mr./Mrs. _______?
This is a list of topics to discuss in a meeting.
What is an agenda?
This is the correct third-person verb form in: "She ____ emails every day."
What is sends?
This word means official permission, and it's what you usually need before making a purchase in a company.
What is approval?
This is the total income a company earns before expenses.
What is revenue?
You often use this verb when asking for more information in an email.
What is inquire?
This phrasal verb can be used to cancel a meeting.
I.e. "I don't have the time. Let's ____ ____ the meeting untill tomorrow."
What is call off?
In the sentence "He answered quickly," this is the part of speech for "quickly."
What is an adverb?
This word with double P's refers to a request for something official, like vacation time or budget approval.
What is an application?
This one-page document summarizes your work experience and skills.
What is a resume?
This polite modal verb verb makes requests sound more formal.
I.e. ________ you please send me the meeting minutes?
What is could?
This person leads or facilitates a meeting.
Who is the chairman/woman/person.
This is the correction for "He don't understand the contract."
What is "He doesn't understand the contract"?
This double letter word describes the full group of people working at a company.
What is staff or personnel?
This is the financial opposite of a profit.
What is a loss?
This is one of the best ways to close a formal email.
What is Sincerely or Best Regards?
This kind of "ground" helps two sides agree in a negotiation.
What is common ground?
This is the correct past participle of "speak."
I.e. "The king has ______ (speak)
What is spoken?
This long word with double ts refers to a group of people formally chosen to make decisions or plans for a company.
What is a committee?
This is the term for someone who starts a new business.
What is an entrepreneur?
This is the grammar mistake in: "I look forward to meet you."
What is "meet" should be "meeting"?
This word means a compromise where both sides give up something to reach an agreement.
What is a concession?
This is the conjunction needed to join "She was tired. She continues working." into one sentence.
What is although?
This word with two pairs of doubles means to come to an agreement by making mutual concessions - often during negotiations.
What is accommodate?