# Business & Commerce

**Type:** Topic
**Words:** 37

## About

Companies, markets, trade, and getting deals done.

## Words by Level

### A1
- business — The activity of buying and selling goods and services to make money.; frequency rank 345
- sell off — to dispose of goods or assets by selling them, often cheaply
- take over — to gain control of or responsibility for something

### A2
- company — A business that makes or sells goods, or provides services.; frequency rank 579
- market — A place where people buy and sell goods, often outdoors with stalls.; frequency rank 1487
- trade — The activity of buying and selling goods and services.; frequency rank 1819
- customer — A person or company that buys goods or services from a shop or business.; frequency rank 2889
- brand — A name or logo that identifies a company's products or services.; frequency rank 3048
- product — Something that is made or grown to be sold.; frequency rank 3149
- strategy — A plan of action made to reach a particular goal.; frequency rank 3685

### B1
- profit — The money you gain after subtracting your costs, especially in business.; frequency rank 3842
- invest — To put money into something, such as a business or shares, in order to make a profit.; frequency rank 6527
- finance — The management of money, especially of large amounts.; frequency rank 6649
- advert — A notice or short film that promotes a product, service, or event.; frequency rank 21741
- hive off — to separate part of an organization or group into an independent unit

### B2
- contract — A formal written agreement between people or companies that the law can enforce.; frequency rank 1811
- contract — To become smaller or tighter; to make something smaller.; frequency rank 1811
- enterprise — A company or business.; frequency rank 5317
- corporation — A large company, especially one made up of several businesses.; frequency rank 6065
- asset — Something valuable that a person or company owns, such as money, property, or investments.; frequency rank 7194
- overhead — regular business costs that are not tied to making one specific product or service; frequency rank 9318
- revenue — The money a business or organization earns from its activities.; frequency rank 10520
- commerce — The activity of buying and selling goods and services, especially on a large scale.; frequency rank 10779
- entrepreneur — A person who starts and runs a business, taking on its financial risks.; frequency rank 14535
- bid for — to offer a price or compete in an attempt to obtain something
- rein in — to bring something under control or reduce its freedom of action
- spin off — to produce something separate as a result of a larger activity or organization

### C1
- offering — Something that is offered or made available, such as a product or service.; frequency rank 2940
- merger — The joining of two or more companies into a single one.; frequency rank 12174
- privatization — The transfer of a company or service from government to private ownership.; frequency rank 43166
- buyout — the purchase of a business, or enough of its shares to control it

### C2
- conglomerate — A large company made up of several smaller companies in different kinds of business.; frequency rank 27783
- fief — historical: land, revenue, or another right held from a feudal superior in return for allegiance and service; frequency rank 41399
- nationalization — the transfer of a privately owned industry, service, or asset into ownership or control by a national government; frequency rank 69028

### C2+
- logotype — a distinctive symbol or design representing a company or brand
- racketeering — the running of an illegal business or fraudulent scheme for profit
- stockholder — an owner of shares in a company; a shareholder