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CHANGE HANDS tʃeɪndʒ hænds

24 Mar 2023

Verb

  • to pass to a different owner.
Example Sentence: The company changed hands for $150 million.
 

BRANCH bræntʃ

21 Mar 2023

Noun

  • a local office or shop that is owned by a larger business.
Example Sentence: The bank has five branches in the city.
 

AXE æks

18 Mar 2023

Verb

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

ALLOCATE æləˌkeɪt

27 Oct 2022

Verb

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

APPOINT əˈpɔɪnt

19 Oct 2022

Verb

  • to officially give somebody a job, task or responsibility.
Example Sentence: He was appointed as head of the investigation.
 

LEAD TIME lid taɪm

31 Dec 2021

Phrase

  • the time available to prepare for an event.
Example Sentence: The lead time to get a book published is very long.
 

BOARD bɔrd

25 Jul 2021

Noun

  • a group of people who are responsible for making decisions.
Example Sentence: The corporation is run by a Board of Governors.
 

PARENT COMPANY pɛərənt kʌmpəni

05 Jan 2021

Noun

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

PERSUASIVE pərˈsweɪsɪv

21 Apr 2020

Adjective

  • able to make somebody do something or believe (in) something.
Example Sentences: He was so persuasive that it was impossible to beat him as a salesman – he could sell anyone anything any time.
 

CORNER THE MARKET  

06 Feb 2017

Phrase

  • to sell to a special group of people.
Example Sentence: They have cornered the market for men's shaving equipment.
 

CLEAR UP klɪər ʌp

27 Nov 2016

Phrasal Verb

  • make understandable.
Example Sentence: Have I cleared up anything that you did not understand?
 

BUY OUT baɪ aʊt

02 Feb 2014

Phrasal Verb

  • to buy the ownership or a majority share of something.
Example Sentence: The large company decided to buy out the small textile company.
 
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