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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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appoint

v. promoting someone to a job (ernennen)

application

Bewerbung

appraise

v. to evaluate

appraisal

n. a meeting where an employee's performance is evaluated

apprehension

n. a state of being anxious

approach

v. to move towards something

approach

n. a method of doing something

appropriate

adj. suitable, fitting

aptitude

n. skill, ability

ascertain

v. to find out

aspire to

v. to hope for

assert

v. to claim that something is true

assess

v. to evaluate

assets

n. things of value that a company owns

assume

v. believe that something is true

attach

v. to add a file to an email attachment n.

attain

syn. achieve

attend

v. be present at an event e.g. ... A meeting

attitude

n. opinion, state of mind

auction

n. a sale where goods are sold to the highest bidder

audit

n. an official examination of a person's or organisation's accounts by an expert, to check that they are true and honest

aware

adj. - conscious, in the know about something e.g. The boss was aware of the problem

barrage

n. a large number

bankrupt

adj. a condition where a company is unable to pay its creditors

bank balance

n. the amount of money in a bank account

bargain

v. to negotiate the price of goods

base

n. e.g. Our customer ... (=number of customers) is rather weak. adj. The ... Rate (=interest rate) is low so more people are borrowing.

based

v. founded e.g. This report is ... on the latest research.

based

v. located

batch

n. a quantity of goods required for one operation

bay

n. an area open to transport e.g. The factory needs another loading …

bear with me

idiom be patient

benefit

n. a positive aspect, advantage

biased

syn. Prejudiced

bold

adj. courageous

bond

n. a link OR a financial product (De: Obligation)

boot

n. [US: trunk] i.e. the storage area at the back of a car

border

v. to be close to e.g. This behaviour ... on the unethical - it is highly questionable in a moral sense.

bother

n. nuisance, irritation

bottleneck

n. a blockage e.g. Due to a ... in production the goods were only finished the following day

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