Business & Commerce

payable C2+

/ˈpeɪəbl̩/ a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit M S

hereamong C2+

/ˌhɪrəˈmʌŋ/ among these things or persons; in this company (archaic) M S

recompense C2+

/ˈrɛkəmpɛns/ compensation or reward for loss, effort, or service M S

proprietor C2+

/prəˈpraɪətɚ/ the owner of a business or property M S

speciality C2+

/ˌspɛʃiˈæləti/ a pursuit, product, or skill in which one specializes M S

adulterator C2+

/əˈdʌltəreɪtər/ one who debases a product by adding inferior substances M S

gainless C2+

/ˈɡeɪnləs/ bringing no profit or advantage; unprofitable M S

biologic C2+

/ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪk/ relating to biology; a medical product derived from living organisms M S

butchery C2+

/ˈbʊtʃəri/ brutal and indiscriminate killing; the trade of a butcher M S

disinvest C2+

/ˌdɪsɪnˈvɛst/ to withdraw or reduce an investment in a company or sector M S

gainful C2+

/ˈɡeɪnfəl/ providing money or profit; remunerative M S

officiate C2+

/əˈfɪʃieɪt/ to perform official duties, especially at a ceremony or religious service M S

phantasy C2+

/ˈfæntəsi/ imagination or a product of it; fantasy (archaic spelling) M S

solitarily C2+

/ˈsɑləˌtɛrɪli/ in a solitary manner; alone and without company M S

strategical C2+

/strəˈtidʒɪkəl/ relating to strategy; strategic M S

strategically C2+

/strəˈtidʒɪkli/ in a way that relates to or shows strategy M S

subsidiary C2+

/səbˈsɪdiɛri/ a company controlled by another; of secondary importance M S

tryout C2+

/ˈtraɪˌaʊt/ a test of the suitability of a performer, athlete, or product M S

biz C2+

/bɪz/ informal term for business or a particular trade or industry M S

caravanserai C2+

/ˌkærəˈvænsəˌraɪ/ an inn with a central court for caravans along Eastern trade routes M S

commercialism C2+

/kəˈmɝʃəˌlɪzəm/ emphasis on profit or marketing, often at the expense of other values M S

dealing C2+

/ˈdilɪŋ/ conduct or transactions in business or relations M S

declarer C2+

/dɪˈklɛrər/ one who declares; in bridge, the player who plays the contract M S

embargo C2+

/ɪmˈbɑrɡoʊ/ an official ban on trade or commerce with a country M S

enterpriser C2+

/ˈɛntɚˌpraɪzɚ/ one who undertakes bold ventures; an entrepreneur M S

evensong C2+

/ˈivənˌsɔŋ/ the Anglican service of evening prayer; vespers M S

generically C2+

/dʒəˈnɛrɪkli/ in a general way; without a brand or specific name M S

guerdon C2+

/ˈɡɝdən/ a reward or recompense for service M S

knight C2+

/naɪt/ a man granted honorary rank for service, historically a mounted warrior M S

knockoff C2+

/ˈnɑkˌɔf/ a cheap imitation of a popular branded product M S

livestock C2+

/ˈlaɪvˌstɑk/ farm animals raised for use or profit M S

logotype C2+

/ˈlɔɡəˌtaɪp/ a distinctive symbol or design representing a company or brand M S

ministration C2+

/ˌmɪnəˈstreɪʃən/ the act of giving aid, care, or religious service M S

nationalize C2+

/ˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz/ to transfer an industry or asset from private to state ownership M S

offertory C2+

/ˈɔfɚtɔri/ the part of a church service when offerings are collected, or the music sung then M S

profitably C2+

/ˈprɑfɪtəbli/ in a way that produces profit or advantage M S

pulsate C2+

/ˈpʌlseɪt/ to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb M S

racketeering C2+

/ˌrækəˈtɪrɪŋ/ the running of an illegal business or fraudulent scheme for profit M S

recessional C2+

/rɪˈsɛʃənəl/ a hymn or music played as clergy and choir withdraw at a service's end M S

requital C2+

/rɪˈkwaɪtl/ a return or repayment for a favor, service, or wrong M S

secretion C2+

/sɪˈkriʃən/ the process or product of releasing a substance from a cell or gland M S

seniority C2+

/ˌsinˈjɔrəti/ the state of being older or higher in rank or length of service M S

stockholder C2+

/ˈstɑkˌhoʊldɚ/ an owner of shares in a company; a shareholder M S

strategetic C2+

/ˌstrætəˈdʒɛtɪk/ relating to strategy; strategic (archaic variant) M S

unincorporate C2+

/ˌʌnɪnˈkɔrpəˌreɪt/ to deprive of corporate status; not formed into a corporation M S

unprofitable C2+

/ʌnˈprɑfɪtəbəl/ not yielding profit or benefit M S

unsocial C2+

/ʌnˈsoʊʃəl/ avoiding the company of others; not sociable M S

forestaller C2+

/fɔrˈstɔlər/ historical: a trader who bought or intercepted goods before they reached an open market, especially to resell them at a higher price M S

regrater C2+

/rɪˈɡreɪtər/ 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 M S