DOING BUSINESS
To defeat the competition in order to win a contract or a bid.
BEAT OUT
To spend less, do less, or use less of something
CUT BACK
To do someone else’s work for them because they can't (or won't) do it themselves.
FILL IN (FOR)
To reach the lowest possible level.
BOTTOM OUT
Costs and prices can fluctuate and become more or less expensive. (Respond with two phrasal verbs)
BE DOWN/UP
GO DOWN/UP
To divide a company into different divisions so that some of them can be sold.
BREAK UP
To get rid of other partners and become the sole owner of a company.
BUY OUT
To give someone else control of or responsibility for something.
HAND OVER
To give money to a company or organization to help them during financial difficulties.
BAIL OUT
To decrease dramatically in amount, number, or quality, reaching extremely low levels.
DRY UP
To enter a new market or diversify the business of a company. (respond with two phrasal verbs)
BREAK INTO / BRANCH OUT
To charge a low price for something to encourage people to buy it.
SELL OFF
To tell someone (usually a superior) about something, to make sure they understand or approve it.
RUN BY
To be extremely exhausted due to excessive work.
BURN OUT
To stop rising/falling and stay the same, or reach a point of relative stability
LEVEL OFF
To give reasons for your actions to somebody, or to constitute part of a whole.
ACCOUNT (TO sbd) FOR sth
To assume control over something that was previously controlled by someone else.
TAKE OVER
To give up a job or a position
STEP DOWN
To make something scheduled happen on an earlier or later date/time.
(respond with two phrasal verbs)
BRING FORWARD / MOVE UP
PUT BACK / PUT OFF
To gradually increase in number or amount, usually referring to something that needs to be done but that is being put off (e.g. unpaid bills, unanswered emails, tasks at work...)
MOUNT UP / PILE UP
1) To launch a new project
2) To raise an issue during a meeting
3) To contribute to increasing the revenue of the company
(respond with three phrasal verbs)
BRING OUT / BRING UP / BRING IN
Mention at least three nouns that can also be phrasal verbs. Pay attention to spelling"
BAILOUT / BREAK-UP / BUYOUT /
CLOSE-DOWN / CUTBACKS /
SELL-OFF / STARTUP / TAKEOVER
To stop employing someone or a group of people because the company is in financial difficulties.
LAY OFF
A company is being unsuccessful and has to stop doing business.
CLOSE DOWN / SHUT DOWN / GO UNDER
When there is less business activity and fewer opportunities to make money, we say that the economy or the market...
TURN DOWN