English Business Vocabulary
Collins English for Business 3rd edition
Collins English for Business 3rd edition
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mentee
one-to-one
(to) facilitate
asset
parental leave
absenteeism
compassionate leave
sick building syndrome
turnover
stock market collapse
(to) go bust
bull market: increase in share values, people buy a lot of shares because they expect that shares will increase in value
bear market: decrease in share values, people sell a lot of shares because they expect the share values to decrease
slump (economic activity falls suddenly & by a large amount)
a lot of people try to buy shares in a company that is not (or not yet) financially successful people realise shares are not worth their price
shareholder
bond, (to) issue a bon: borrow money from investors
yield
stock exchange
share price
(to) power ahead, (to) steam ahead
upturn
spike
(to) soar, (to) rocket
rally
downturn
(to) sink, (to) plummet
liquidation
creditor
(to) turn around
ailing
troubleshooting
(to) go under
profit margin
gross
mark-up
return
profitability
gross margin: difference bteween the selling price and the cort of production, excluding overheads such as electricity, water, rent, etc.
net