# Business & Commerce **Type:** Topic **Words:** 187 ## 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 - desk — A table where you sit to write, read or work, often with drawers.; frequency rank 1699 ### A2 - company — A business that makes or sells goods, or provides services.; frequency rank 579 - agent — A person who arranges business or deals on behalf of someone else.; frequency rank 926 - opportunity — A chance to do something, especially something useful or good.; frequency rank 1372 - 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 - concern — a worried feeling that something may be wrong; frequency rank 2183 - fishing — The activity or sport of catching fish.; frequency rank 2509 - chain — A row of connected metal rings, used for pulling, holding, or as jewellery.; frequency rank 2521 - agency — A business that provides a particular service for people.; frequency rank 2608 - 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 - salary — A fixed amount of money that an employee is paid regularly, usually each month, for their work.; frequency rank 3824 - budget — A plan of how much money you have and how you will spend it; frequency rank 4066 - employee — A person who is paid to work for a company or another person; frequency rank 4170 - advertising — The activity of creating and showing messages that persuade people to buy products or services.; frequency rank 5918 - maker — A person or thing that makes or produces something.; frequency rank 6301 - user — A person who uses a computer, app, website, or service.; frequency rank 10523 - advertisement — A paid notice or message that promotes a product, service, or event.; frequency rank 12624 ### B1 - client — A person or company that pays for the services of a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.; frequency rank 1310 - insurance — An agreement in which you pay a company money so that they will pay you if something bad happens, such as an accident or illness.; frequency rank 1983 - demand — A strong and firm request for something.; frequency rank 2835 - industry — The making of goods in factories on a large scale.; frequency rank 3039 - dealer — A person or business that buys and sells a particular product.; frequency rank 3301 - commercial — Connected with buying and selling or with business.; frequency rank 3594 - profit — The money you gain after subtracting your costs, especially in business.; frequency rank 3842 - management — The act of running or controlling a business or organization.; frequency rank 3888 - quote — To repeat the exact words that someone has written or said.; frequency rank 4761 - negotiate — To discuss something with others in order to reach an agreement.; frequency rank 5340 - 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 - airline — A company that provides flights to carry passengers and goods.; frequency rank 9103 - strategic — Done as part of a careful plan to reach a goal.; frequency rank 9223 - logo — A symbol or design that a company uses to identify itself.; frequency rank 11274 - competitor — A person or company that competes against another, especially in business.; frequency rank 12277 - agricultural — Relating to farming or the growing of crops and raising of animals.; frequency rank 13122 - advertise — To tell the public about a product or service in order to encourage them to buy it.; frequency rank 14128 - specialize — To focus on and become an expert in one particular area of work or study.; frequency rank 17707 - advert — A notice or short film that promotes a product, service, or event.; frequency rank 21741 - tariff — a tax imposed by a government on goods imported from or exported to another country; frequency rank 43678 ### B2 - contract — A formal written agreement between people or companies that the law can enforce.; frequency rank 1811 - executive — A senior manager in a company who makes important decisions.; frequency rank 4253 - interfere — to get involved in something that is not your business, causing trouble.; frequency rank 4313 - investment — Money put into a business or shares with the hope of making a profit.; frequency rank 4341 - operator — A person who controls a machine or piece of equipment.; frequency rank 4637 - reporting — The activity of gathering and presenting news.; frequency rank 4662 - corporate — Relating to a large company or business.; frequency rank 4805 - enterprise — A company or business.; frequency rank 5317 - trading — The activity of buying and selling goods, shares, or currencies.; frequency rank 5993 - 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 - merchandise — Goods that are offered for sale.; frequency rank 8240 - yield — To produce something as a result.; frequency rank 8693 - publishing — The business of producing and selling books, magazines, and other written material.; frequency rank 9053 - overhead — regular business costs that are not tied to making one specific product or service; frequency rank 9318 - patron — A customer of a shop, restaurant, or other business, especially a regular one.; frequency rank 10108 - 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 - seller — a person or business that sells something; frequency rank 10904 - profitable — Producing a profit; making money.; frequency rank 11115 - segment — one of the parts that something is divided into; frequency rank 12761 - investor — A person who puts money into a business or shares in order to make a profit.; frequency rank 12857 - compatible — Able to be used together with something else without problems.; frequency rank 13790 - disrupt — To interrupt an activity or process so that it cannot continue normally.; frequency rank 14138 - entrepreneur — A person who starts and runs a business, taking on its financial risks.; frequency rank 14535 - earnings — The money that a person earns from work.; frequency rank 14688 - equity — Fairness and equal treatment for everyone.; frequency rank 17080 - endorse — To publicly say you support or approve of someone or something.; frequency rank 18813 - incorporate — To include something as a part of a larger whole.; frequency rank 19130 - prospectus — a document describing a proposed project, publication, institution, or business and inviting interest or participation; frequency rank 37258 - reorganize — To organize something again or in a different, usually better, way.; frequency rank 38433 - importer — a person or company that brings goods or services into a country for sale; frequency rank 39992 - profiteering — the practice of exploiting scarcity, crisis, or another person's need in order to make an excessive or unfair profit; frequency rank 52997 - profiteer — a person who makes excessive or unfair profit, especially from scarcity or an emergency; frequency rank 54118 - overstock — to supply or keep more goods, animals, money, or other stock than is needed or can be used; frequency rank 173854 - stock market ### C1 - offering — Something that is offered or made available, such as a product or service.; frequency rank 2940 - premises — A building or piece of land used by a business or organization.; frequency rank 7480 - leverage — power, influence, or an advantage that can be used to obtain a desired result; frequency rank 9262 - contractor — A person or company hired to do a particular job under a contract, rather than as a regular employee.; frequency rank 9356 - transaction — An instance of buying or selling something; a business deal.; frequency rank 10143 - merger — The joining of two or more companies into a single one.; frequency rank 12174 - capitalism — An economic system in which businesses and property are privately owned and run for profit.; frequency rank 12405 - monopoly — Complete control of a market by a single company, with no competition.; frequency rank 12790 - franchise — The right to sell a company's products or services in a particular area, or a business run under such a right.; frequency rank 12806 - capitalist — A person who invests money in business in order to make a profit.; frequency rank 14042 - speculate — To form a guess or opinion about something without having all the facts.; frequency rank 15326 - trademark — A name, symbol, or phrase legally registered to identify a company's product.; frequency rank 16070 - clientele — the clients or regular customers of a business, professional, or organization considered as a group; frequency rank 16673 - turnover — The total amount of money a business takes in sales over a period.; frequency rank 19872 - generic — Shared by a whole group or class rather than specific to one thing.; frequency rank 19907 - promoter — a person or organization that actively supports or encourages a cause, activity, or development; frequency rank 20720 - shareholder — A person or organization that owns shares in a company.; frequency rank 23849 - commendation — Praise or formal approval given to someone.; frequency rank 25101 - churn — To move or stir something, especially liquid, with great force and motion.; frequency rank 27709 - non-profit — Not run in order to make a profit; using any money earned to support its aims.; frequency rank 34609 - commercially — In a way relating to buying, selling, or making a profit.; frequency rank 36411 - organizational — Relating to how a company or group is structured and run.; frequency rank 38546 - privatization — The transfer of a company or service from government to private ownership.; frequency rank 43166 - consultancy — A company that gives expert advice in a particular field.; frequency rank 49239 - incorporation — the act of including something as part of a larger whole, or the state of being included; frequency rank 52026 - undersell — to sell at a lower price than a competitor; frequency rank 96637 - commercialize — to develop an idea, product, or service so that it can be sold commercially; frequency rank 121476 - mismanage — to organize, control, or use something badly or incompetently; frequency rank 202120 - contraband — goods that are imported or exported illegally - indentured — bound by a formal contract to work for another for a specified time, often without pay in exchange for passage to a new country - buyout — the purchase of a business, or enough of its shares to control it ### C2 - cartel — an association of independent businesses or producers that coordinate prices, output, or markets in order to limit competition; frequency rank 8535 - tactical — Done carefully to gain a particular advantage; relating to tactics.; frequency rank 8626 - syndicate — a group of people or organizations that combine resources to carry out a business, project, or shared purpose; frequency rank 11703 - patronize — To talk to someone as if they were less intelligent or important than you.; frequency rank 19419 - conglomerate — A large company made up of several smaller companies in different kinds of business.; frequency rank 27783 - emporium — a large store or marketplace offering a wide variety of goods; frequency rank 28647 - trafficker — someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money; frequency rank 30088 - proprietary — Owned by a particular company and protected by patents, trademarks, or copyright.; frequency rank 30458 - subsidy — Money given by a government or organization to help support a business or activity.; frequency rank 34500 - testimonial — A written or spoken statement praising someone's worth, character, or a product.; frequency rank 37848 - mercantile — Connected with trade and the buying and selling of goods for profit.; frequency rank 41247 - additive — A substance added to food, fuel, or another product to give it certain qualities.; frequency rank 45911 - profitability — The ability of a business to make a profit; the degree to which it is profitable.; frequency rank 54229 - contractually — By the terms of a contract; as required by a legal agreement.; frequency rank 55241 - convivial — occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company; frequency rank 60577 - laissez-faire — an economic doctrine or policy favoring minimal government intervention in trade, industry, and markets; frequency rank 79274 - salable — suitable or sufficiently desirable to be sold; frequency rank 171468 - tret — historical commerce: an allowance in weight made to a buyer for waste, dust, or deterioration after tare had been deducted; frequency rank 234653 - higgling — present participle and gerund of higgle; frequency rank 400624 - copartnership — the state or right of being a copartner in a joint enterprise; frequency rank 657275 - entrepôt — a trading port or commercial center where goods are imported, stored, and re-exported; frequency rank 683906 - vendible — capable of being sold or suitable for sale; marketable; frequency rank 1341951 - duplo — a brand of construction toys made by LEGO, designed for younger children with larger, easier-to-handle pieces - lastage — A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will. - stallage — The erection and use of a stall at a fair or market. - joint-stock — owned by shareholders who hold stock jointly in a company - merchant exporter — a trader or trading business that buys goods from producers and exports them, rather than manufacturing the goods itself - engrosser — historical commerce: a person who buys up a commodity in bulk in order to control its supply or raise its price ### C2+ - payable — a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit; frequency rank 29092 - hereamong — among these things or persons; in this company (archaic) - recompense — compensation or reward for loss, effort, or service - proprietor — the owner of a business or property - speciality — a pursuit, product, or skill in which one specializes - adulterator — one who debases a product by adding inferior substances - gainless — bringing no profit or advantage; unprofitable - biologic — relating to biology; a medical product derived from living organisms - butchery — brutal and indiscriminate killing; the trade of a butcher - disinvest — to withdraw or reduce an investment in a company or sector - gainful — providing money or profit; remunerative - officiate — to perform official duties, especially at a ceremony or religious service - phantasy — imagination or a product of it; fantasy (archaic spelling) - solitarily — in a solitary manner; alone and without company - strategical — relating to strategy; strategic - strategically — in a way that relates to or shows strategy - subsidiary — a company controlled by another; of secondary importance - tryout — a test of the suitability of a performer, athlete, or product - biz — informal term for business or a particular trade or industry - caravanserai — an inn with a central court for caravans along Eastern trade routes - commercialism — emphasis on profit or marketing, often at the expense of other values - dealing — conduct or transactions in business or relations - declarer — one who declares; in bridge, the player who plays the contract - embargo — an official ban on trade or commerce with a country - enterpriser — one who undertakes bold ventures; an entrepreneur - evensong — the Anglican service of evening prayer; vespers - generically — in a general way; without a brand or specific name - guerdon — a reward or recompense for service - knight — a man granted honorary rank for service, historically a mounted warrior - knockoff — a cheap imitation of a popular branded product - livestock — farm animals raised for use or profit - logotype — a distinctive symbol or design representing a company or brand - ministration — the act of giving aid, care, or religious service - nationalize — to transfer an industry or asset from private to state ownership - offertory — the part of a church service when offerings are collected, or the music sung then - profitably — in a way that produces profit or advantage - pulsate — to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb - racketeering — the running of an illegal business or fraudulent scheme for profit - recessional — a hymn or music played as clergy and choir withdraw at a service's end - requital — a return or repayment for a favor, service, or wrong - secretion — the process or product of releasing a substance from a cell or gland - seniority — the state of being older or higher in rank or length of service - stockholder — an owner of shares in a company; a shareholder - strategetic — relating to strategy; strategic (archaic variant) - unincorporate — to deprive of corporate status; not formed into a corporation - unprofitable — not yielding profit or benefit - unsocial — avoiding the company of others; not sociable - forestaller — historical: a trader who bought or intercepted goods before they reached an open market, especially to resell them at a higher price - regrater — historical British law: a trader who bought food or other necessities at a market and resold them in or near the same market for a profit