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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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judge

n. somebody who hears and decides the outcome of court cases

just

adj. fair

junction

n. where several roads meet

keen on

adj. enthusiastic

keep up

v. continue

keep up with

v. perform at the same level as rivals

key

adj. important, strategic e.g. She's a … account manager

launch

v. to present a new product to the public

landlady

landlady n. somebody renting out a property to a tenant

leave

n. time away from work e.g. sick … , on (holiday) … , ... of absence

legal

adj. relating to law

level off

v. to stabilise after sharp growth or fall

liabilities

n. responsibilities, (in a financial sense) debts

likely

adj. probable, possible

line manager

n. one's direct superior in an organisation

lose touch

idiom to become distanced or estranged

loss leader

a product that is sold at a very low price in order to attract customers into a shop

manifest

v. to become clear, real

manifestation

n. a symptom or example of something

margin

n. profit

match

v. to associate oneself with a suitable partner

measure

n. a step introduced to achieve a certain aim

merge

v. in a business sense, when two companies join together to form one company

merit

v. deserve

merit

n. a good quality that makes someone or something deserve praise e.g. a film lacking any artistic …

on merit

idiom on the basis of performance

mind

v. look after, keep an eye on e.g. ... The mass market!

misguided

adj. based on a belief that is wrong

morale

adj. team or company spirit, the atmosphere in a company

mould

v. to change the shape of something in a positive sense

mould

n. a shape or profile in which a product or person might fit e.g. That firm's most serious problem is that they don't have any managers in the right ….

narrow

adj. the opposite of broad

niche

n. a specialised area of a market

notwithstanding

prep. despite

nurture

syn. foster

OHP

abbrev. overhead projector

omit

v. leave out, forget

outcome

n. result

outfit

informal a group of people who work together as a team or organization

outline

v. to describe broadly, without going into detail

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