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Business Word/Phrase of the Day

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RAISE CAPITAL reɪz kæpɪtl

07 Dec 2023

Phrase

  • to try to get money for a business venture.
Example Sentence: The factory was sold to raise capital.
 

PARENT COMPANY pɛərənt kʌmpəni

06 Dec 2023

Noun

  • a company that owns control of one or more subsidiary companies.
Example Sentence: It is the parent company of several publishing firms.
 

OVERHEADS ˈoʊvərˈhɛds

05 Dec 2023

Noun

  • the costs you pay regularly when running your business, e.g. the cost of electricity, heating, phone bills etc.
Example Sentence: Since the new management laid off half of our workers our overheads have been an all-time low.
 

OUTLOOK aʊtˌlʊk

04 Dec 2023

Noun

  • how the future looks based on current predictions.
Example Sentence: The outlook for small firms has worsened in recent months.
 

ON SCHEDULE ɒn skɛdʒul

03 Dec 2023

Phrase

  • on time, according to a plan.
Example Sentence: He says that the building project is still on schedule.
 

MOGUL moʊgəl

02 Dec 2023

Noun

  • a very wealthy or powerful person in business.
Example Sentence: He is described as the world’s most powerful media mogul.
 

LEVERAGE lɛvərɪdʒ

01 Dec 2023

Noun

  • the power to influence somebody's actions.
Example Sentence: Big companies have a lot of leverage over their business partners.
 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ɪntlˈɛktʃuəl prɒpərti

29 Nov 2023

Noun

  • something that somebody creates which has value, esp. music, art, text, etc.
Example Sentence: The designer claims that her intellectual property rights were infringed.
 

HOSTILE TAKEOVER BID  

28 Nov 2023

Noun

  • an aggressive attempt by a company to buy control of another company.
Example Sentence: Their French rival has launched a hostile takeover bid.
 

HARD-SELL hɑrd sɛl

27 Nov 2023

Adjective

  • (of selling or advertising) aggressive and forceful.
Example Sentence: He tried to defend the hard-sell tactics used to entice customers.
 

HAND IN YOUR NOTICE  

26 Nov 2023

Phrase

  • to officially tell your company that you are leaving the job.
Example Sentence: He handed in his notice when he heard that he had got the new job.
 

GET DOWN TO BUSINESS  

25 Nov 2023

Phrase

  • start doing the thing that you intend to do.
Example Sentence: Let's get down to business! What is the first item on the agenda?
 

DIVISION dɪˈvɪʒən

24 Nov 2023

Noun

  • a part of an organisation.
Example Sentence: She heads the company's worldwide sales division.
 

DIVERSIFY dɪˈvɜrsəˌfaɪ

23 Nov 2023

Verb

  • to start providing more varied products or services.
Example Sentence: Farmers are being encouraged to diversify in order to survive.
 

COMMODITY kəˈmɒdɪti

22 Nov 2023

Noun

  • something that can be bought or sold e.g. a resource or product.
Example Sentence: Primary commodities tend to be produced in poorer countries.
 
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