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This flashcard set helps university-level learners master English vocabulary and idiomatic expressions, focusing on business and academic terms. Examples include "predecessor" (the person who held a position before you), "postpone" (to delay), and "perks" (fringe benefits). The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to switch between English and their native language. Ideal for students and professionals aiming to enhance their fluency and communication skills, this set is particularly useful for those at an advanced level seeking to refine their vocabulary and idiomatic usage.

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outstrip

to do something better than someone else or be more successful

overdraft

n. debt at a bank, e.g. in a credit card account

overdue

adj. late

overview

n. a general description

pace

the speed at which something happens or is done

payroll

n. list of staff

peak

n. v. highest point

pedestrian

adj. slow moving

perceive

to understand or think of something or someone in a particular way

perks

n. fringe benefits, often not part of one's salary e.g. One of the ... of this job is free membership at the fitness centre next door.

personal

adj. relating to one's person (De: persönlich)

personnel

n. staff

plummet

v. to fall sharply

poor

adj. bad, worse than expected, negative e.g. a ... Performance

portable

adj. can be carried by hand

post a profit

idiom to report, for example on the stock exchange, that earnings are greater than losses

postpone

v. to make later, to put off

praise

v. to describe in positive terms

predecessor

n. the person who had a job or position immediately before you did

premises

n. the place where a business is located

abbreviation

Tastatur-Befehle:

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e.g. ASAP for 'as soon as possible'

above

Tastatur-Befehle:

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adj. prep. over, higher than OR referring to something that has already appeared in a text

a great deal of

Tastatur-Befehle:

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idiom a lot of, a large amount of

abreast

Tastatur-Befehle:

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adj., adv. (keep abreast of - keep up to date)

abroad

Tastatur-Befehle:

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adv. overseas

absenteeism

Tastatur-Befehle:

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n. the problem of employees not being at work when they should be

absentee

Tastatur-Befehle:

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n. - a person who is absent

accommodate

Tastatur-Befehle:

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v. give somebody a place to stay OR to meet somebody halfway, to cooperate with somebody (De: entgegenkommen)

accountable

Tastatur-Befehle:

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adj. responsible

accounts

Tastatur-Befehle:

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n. the financial records of a company

accurate

adj. exact (opp. inaccurate)

achieve

v. to reach a goal/achievement - feat, accomplishment, the state of reaching a goal

acknowledge

v to recognise or admit the truth of something

acquire

v. to get

acquisition

n. in business, when one company buys/ takes over another

actual

adj. Real

acumen

n. skill, ability

adapt

to make something suitable for use, often by changing it

addition

n. to add (De: addieren, dazutun) thing to another

address

... an issue - deal with a problem

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get down

v. write down

get on with

v. have a good relationship with [US: get along with] OR make progress with

get rid of

v. remove, throwaway

gift

present

goal

aim, target

govern

v. to lead or control

grade

n. level of quality

gradual

adj. step by step

graduate

v. to get a degree

grant

v. to give money or resources free of charge

gross

adj. a total amount, e.g. income, before the deduction of tax, salaries. (De: brutto)

net

the ... amount is the final amount that remains after all the other amounts have been taken away

hands-on approach

idiom a strategy of getting directly or personally involved

head

v. to lead

headcount

the number of people working for a company

hold up

a situation that stops something from happening or making progress [= delay]

hostile

adj. Unfriendly

huge

adj. vast, enormous, gigantic

idiosyncrasy

n. a particular, sometimes unusual, characteristic (De:Eigenschaft, Eigenart)

in stock

n. in supply e.g. Unfortunately that item is not … … at the moment.

immediate

adj. next, near (unmittelbar)

impending

an ... event or situation, especially an unpleasant one, is going to happen very soon (bevorstehend, drohend)

implement

v. to put into practice or operation

in excess of

idiom more than

in terms of

idiom regarding (De: betreffend)

in the redlblack

idiom making a loss/profit

incentive

n. a motivation or encouragement to do something

incident

n. an unexpected occurrence, possibly of a negative nature (De: Vorfall)

induce

v. encourage, cause, bring about

insecurity

n. a state of anxiety

instalment

n. a payment in part

intend

v. wish to do something

interpret

v. to explain or tell the meaning of

invariably

always happening in the same way, at the same time etc

invest

in v. put money in a certain project

issue

v. to send or produce e.g. In most countries the local currency is …ed by the central bank

issue

n. a question or problem

jeopardise

to risk losing or spoiling something important

journey

n. v. a long trip, make a long trip

judge

v. to examine the facts and make a decision on a certain topic

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