Business vocabulary 1
If you do something twice a year, it is...?
biannual
What do companies use at a trade fair to display information about their goods or services?
a booth
Another word for 'to take out' cash from an ATM
to withdraw
You are unavailable for a meeting tomorrow, however you are free on Friday. What do you need to do?
Postpone the meeting
Things such as a company car, fruit, a gym membership are all...?
perks of the job
What is a desirable goal for the end of a decision-making meeting?
to reach a consensus
What do you call the total sales of a company?
turnover
Financial support from the government or a company for a specific purpose or person. For example, for farmers or train tickets for seniors
subsidy
If you pay for something in small monthly or weekly payments rather than a lump sum
instalments
What expression means to have a lack of motivation to do something
can't be bothered
To slowly or gradually stop using something e.g. a computer system is to...?
phase out
The weather, holidays, food and sports are all ..... topics for small talk. What is the missing word?
appropriate
What verb, beginning with 's', means that prices, values or sales fall suddenly?
slump
What is the more formal word for 'ask'?
enquire
subsidiary
To make a change in a contract, is to make an...?
amendment
an approximate calculation or judgement of the value, number or quantity of something.
estimate
What is a synonym for 'predict' or to be aware of something in the future?
foresee
raw materials, basic resources, agricultural, or mining products, such as iron ore, sugar, or grains like rice and wheat
Commodities
If something, for example money, is available to the public it is...?
in circulation
What verb starting with 'p' means to dramatically decrease?
plummet
a cost that is recorded in the accounts before it has been paid
accrued expenses
If you sign an NDA and then disclose sensitive information to external parties, you have ..... the contract. What is the missing word?
breached
a sudden reduction in the availability of loans or a sudden tightening of the conditions required to obtain a loan from banks
credit crunch
an illegal activity in which a person or entity deliberately avoids paying a true tax liability
tax evasion