Business English
-Describing Companies ✓ Raising finance ✓ SWOT analysis ✓ Large concerns vs SME's ✓ Project planning ✓ Marketing ✓ E-Commerce ✓ Corporate social responsibility (CSR) ✓
-Describing Companies ✓ Raising finance ✓ SWOT analysis ✓ Large concerns vs SME's ✓ Project planning ✓ Marketing ✓ E-Commerce ✓ Corporate social responsibility (CSR) ✓
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| Flashcards | 164 |
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| Language | English |
| Category | English |
| Level | University |
| Created / Updated | 17.01.2018 / 20.05.2019 |
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customer / client
a person who buys goods or a service
staff / employees
people who are paid to work for a business
manufacturer
a company that produces goods in large numbers
wholesaler
a merchant middleman who sells mainly to retailers
distributor
distributors are wholesalers and retailers
retailer
someone that sells goods directly to the customers
supplier
company that supplies goods to customers
department
specialised part of a company
research and development (R&D)
department that improves and develop products
administration (admin.)
activities involved in managing or organizing a business
human ressources
department that handles many of the matters that affect the employees
purchasing
the activity of buying supplies for a company
sales and marketing
department that sells and advertises products
board of directors (the board)
group of people who manage a company
parent / holding company
a company that controls other smaller companies
subsidiary
company that is owned by a larger company
branch (office)
one of the offices that form part of a large business organization
sector
specialised part of the economy
to be located
to be in a particular place
headquarters
main office of a company
turnover
total amount of money before costs & taxes
joint venture
a business that two or more business entities work on together
cashflow
the amount of money moving into and out of a business
equity
the money value of a property
assets
something valuable belonging to an organization that can be used for the payment of debts
liabilities
total amounts of money owed by a business
interest (rate)
percent that a bank charges you when you borrow money
instalment
payment in regular parts
loan
amount of money that is borrowed
collateral
security for a loan in the form of assets
venture capital
money lent to start-up businesses
break even point
the point where you start to make profit
make a profit
make money that is earned in trade or business after paying the costs
make a loss
lose money in a trade or business after paying the costs
target group
particular group of people that an advertisement is intended to reach
estimated costs
a calculation of the amount of costs of a company
market research results
the examination results of information about things that people buy
crowdfunding
the practice of getting a large number of people to each give small amounts of money in order to provide the finance for a business project
donations
money given to help a person, where you don't get it back
return on investment (ROI)
the profit from an activity compared with the amount invested in it
