In Company Unit 2 - English Vocab
In Company Unit 2 - English Vocab
In Company Unit 2 - English Vocab
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Cartes-fiches
all-time (adj)
Interest rates are at an all-time high.
anticipate (v)
The building will be completed around six months earlier than anticipated.
arise (v)
Problems arose over plans to build a new supermarket here.
balance sheet (n)
A balance sheet is a written statement showing the value of a company at a particular time.
ball (n) - get the ball rolling
There are several things we should discuss. Whod like to get the ball rolling?
benchmark (v)
Other car manufactures are using our braking system to benchmark their products.
blame-storming (n)
Blame-storming is when a group meets to decide whos responsible for poor performance.
bottom line (n)
The bottom line is that he lied to Parliament.
box (n) - think outside the box
Employees are encouraged to think outside the box and develop creative solutions.
break even (phr v)
Only two years after opening the restaurant they had broken even.
budget (n) - run over budget
The film has already run over budget.
buoyant (adj)
The housing market remains buoyant.
buy-in (n)
Getting buy-in from people means getting their support for a proposal or project.
buzzword (n)
The buzzword of the moment is accountability.
centralise (v)
The company plans to centralise its financial services at its new location.
centric (adj)
We run the school on child-centric principles.
circle (n) - go round in circles
We talked for hours, but we were just going round in circles.
clone (v)
A rival company has cloned our technology and is selling its products at a lower price.
closure (n)
The closure of the centre would be a terrible loss to the community.
come (v) - come off it!
Come off it, I know lots of men who do housework.
competency (n) - core competencies
A companys core competencies are the things it does particularly well.
compulsory (adj) - (opposite = voluntary)
School uniform is no longer compulsory in many British schools.
confidential (adj)
The reports are treated as strictly confidential.
consolidate (v)
The company is consolidating its hold on technology.
consolidation (n)
Now is not the time for expansion but for consolidation.
consumer confidence (n)
As the economy recovers, consumer confidence grows and people spend more money.
controversial (adj)
We tried to stay away from controversial topics at the dinner party.
demotion (n) - (opposite = promotion)
The accounts manager has been threatened with demotion if he makes any more mistakes like that.
direction (n)
Many Labour supporters are unhappy with the direction the party has taken.
disappointing (adj) - (opposite = encouraging)
Last years sales figures were very disappointing.
disastrous (adj)
The consequences of spending cuts would be disastrous for local schools.
discrepancy (n)
There has been a discrepancy between estimated and actual spending.
discrimination (n) - positive discrimination
A new policy of positive discrimination has led to 75% of management positions in the company being held by women.
disincentive (n) - (opposite = incentive)
Reducing employees hours has turned out to be a disincentive.
dissatisfied (adj) - (opposite = satisfied)
He had been feeling very dissatisfied with his life in recent months.
distribution (n) - distribution channel
Karl is in charge of plans for the marketing and distribution of the new software. - We can now offer our customers a completely new distribution channel: our online ordering service.
drastic (adj)
The company will be taking drastic measures to reduce its debt.
drift (v)
The conversation drifted from one dull subject to another.
drill down (phr v)
Lets look at the big picture and then see if we can drill down to the details.
