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GREEN SHOOTS grin ʃuts

21 Feb 2025

Noun

  • signs of recovery in times of an economic crisis or downturn.
Example Sentence: Today our chief economic correspondent will look at whether there are green shoots in the house building market this spring.
 

LIABLE laɪəbəl

19 Feb 2025

Adjective

  • likely to happen.
Example Sentence: Interest rates are liable to rise if market conditions don't change.
 

AXE æksɪz

17 Feb 2025

Verb

  • to suddenly reduce or stop providing something.
Example Sentence: The product was axed a mere five weeks after it was launched.
 

ASSIGN əˈsaɪn

14 Feb 2025

Verb

  • to give a particular job or task to somebody.
Example Sentence: The job of finding more seats for the event was assigned to Paul.
 

CLINCH klɪntʃ

12 Feb 2025

Verb

  • to successfully close a difficult business deal.
Example Sentence: After 5 hours of negotiating, they finally clinched a deal.
 

CLARIFY klærəˌfaɪ

11 Feb 2025

Verb

  • to make something clear.
Example Sentence: Can we please clarify who will be responsible for the project?
 

ALLOCATE æləˌkeɪt

09 Feb 2025

Verb

  • to specify where something (especially resources) will go.
Example Sentence: They have allocated $50 million for research and development.
 

FLAW flɔ

05 Feb 2025

Verb

  • a problem or defect with something, especially a plan.
Example Sentence: The plan was flawed because of the lack of funds.
 

EXPLOIT ɛksplɔɪt

04 Feb 2025

Verb

  • use to your benefit.
Example Sentence: The country's resources are not being fully exploited.
 

SUM SOMETHING UP  

30 Jan 2025

Phrasal Verb

  • to summarise something; to outline the main points.
Example Sentence: Can we sum up what was said in the meeting.
 

ACQUISITION ækwəˈzɪʃən

29 Jan 2025

Noun

  • the process of getting or buying something, especially another business
Example Sentence: The company will pay $210 million in cash to complete the acquisition.
 

OFFHAND ɔfˈhænd

28 Jan 2025

Adverb

  • without preparation and without thinking about something.
Example Sentence: He couldn't tell me offhand whether the item in question is tradeable or not. He promised to check the details and then get back to me.
 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING  

27 Jan 2025

Noun

  • one of the most important meetings of the shareholders of a company or the members of an organization, where they discuss results of the past year, make decisions about future plans, discuss budget etc.
Example Sentence: I hope they will accept my report at the AGM next week – I've been working on it for quite a while and it may have an effect on my promotion prospects.
 

TO SOW THE SEEDS  

26 Jan 2025

Phrase

  • to start a process etc that is going to have a certain result.
Example Sentence: Capital inflows could sow the seeds of a new renaissance.
 

TO STICK TO THE POINT  

24 Jan 2025

Phrase

  • to continue with a topic without changing it or digressing from it.
Example Sentence: Could you please stick to the point? We've been listening to you for long minutes now and you still haven't explained your real reasons.
 
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