English Vocabulary
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36 words
contract
B2
/ˈkɑntɹækt/
A formal written agreement between people or companies that the law can enforce.
executive
B2
/ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv/
A senior manager in a company who makes important decisions.
interfere
B2
/ˌɪn.tɚˈfɪɚ/
to get involved in something that is not your business, causing trouble.
investment
B2
/ɪnˈvɛstmənt/
Money put into a business or shares with the hope of making a profit.
operator
B2
/ˈɑpəˌɹeɪtɚ/
A person who controls a machine or piece of equipment.
reporting
B2
/ɹəˈpɔɹtɪŋ/
The activity of gathering and presenting news.
corporate
B2
/ˈkɔɹ.pəɹ.ət/
Relating to a large company or business.
enterprise
B2
/ˈɛntɚˌpɹaɪz/
A company or business.
trading
B2
/ˈtɹeɪdɪŋ/
The activity of buying and selling goods, shares, or currencies.
corporation
B2
/ˌkɔɹ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
A large company, especially one made up of several businesses.
asset
B2
/ˈæsɛt/
Something valuable that a person or company owns, such as money, property, or investments.
merchandise
B2
/ˈmɝ.t͡ʃənˌdaɪs/
Goods that are offered for sale.
yield
B2
/jiːld/
To produce something as a result.
publishing
B2
/ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/
The business of producing and selling books, magazines, and other written material.
overhead
B2
/ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/
regular business costs that are not tied to making one specific product or service
patron
B2
/ˈpeɪ.tɹən/
A customer of a shop, restaurant, or other business, especially a regular one.
revenue
B2
/ˈɹɛvəˌn(j)u/
The money a business or organization earns from its activities.
commerce
B2
/ˈkɑ.mɚs/
The activity of buying and selling goods and services, especially on a large scale.
seller
B2
/ˈsɛlɚ/
a person or business that sells something
profitable
B2
/ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.tə.bl̩/
Producing a profit; making money.
segment
B2
/ˈsɛɡmɛnt/
one of the parts that something is divided into
investor
B2
/ɪnˈvɛs.tɚ/
A person who puts money into a business or shares in order to make a profit.
compatible
B2
/kəmˈpætəbəl/
Able to be used together with something else without problems.
disrupt
B2
/dɪsˈrʌpt/
To interrupt an activity or process so that it cannot continue normally.
entrepreneur
B2
/ˌɑ̃.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː/
A person who starts and runs a business, taking on its financial risks.
earnings
B2
/ˈɝːnɪŋz/
The money that a person earns from work.
equity
B2
/ˈɛk.wɪ.ti/
Fairness and equal treatment for everyone.
endorse
B2
/ɪnˈdoɹs/
To publicly say you support or approve of someone or something.
incorporate
B2
/ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɚ.eɪt/
To include something as a part of a larger whole.
prospectus
B2
/pɹəˈspɛktəs/
a document describing a proposed project, publication, institution, or business and inviting interest or participation
reorganize
B2
/riːˈɔrgəˌnaɪz/
To organize something again or in a different, usually better, way.
importer
B2
/ɪmˈpɔrtər/
a person or company that brings goods or services into a country for sale
profiteering
B2
/ˌprɑː.fəˈtɪr.ɪŋ/
the practice of exploiting scarcity, crisis, or another person's need in order to make an excessive or unfair profit
profiteer
B2
/ˌprɑfəˈtɪr/
a person who makes excessive or unfair profit, especially from scarcity or an emergency
overstock
B2
/ˌoʊvɚˈstɑk/
to supply or keep more goods, animals, money, or other stock than is needed or can be used
stock market
B2