49. trade & commerce 1 Flashcards
the action of buying and selling goods and services.
The other top priority agenda in Hong Kong is the general agreement on #trade in services and non-agricultural market access.
become or make greater in size, amount, intensity, or degree.
A new sleeping pill that #increases dreaming sleep improves memory capacity, according to the results of new research.
a person who purchases goods and services for personal use.
Trade in wildlife is driven by #consumer demand, so when the buying stops, the killing will too.
have enough money to pay for.
I couldn’t #afford to pay €45 a week out of the money I get.
making or intended to make a profit.
New York thus arguably owes its #commercial success to one source: the ability to move goods and people from one place to another efficiently and en masse.
expend money with the expectation of achieving a profit or material result by putting it into financial schemes, shares, or property, or by using it to develop a commercial venture.
The money deposited in the Fund is #invested and profits can then be used for training schemes and job creation projects.
a written guarantee, issued to the purchaser of an article by its manufacturer, promising to repair or replace it if necessary within a specified period of time.
If you’re having any problems with your new car, take it back to the dealer and have it repaired under your manufacturer’s #warranty.
control the operations of; manage or govern.
The PST was set up in September for the specific purpose of monitoring and #directing Operation Relex.
a complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic order, in particular.
The #catalogue offered profiles of some social justice NGOs from around the world who had been using Interdoc in the 1980s.
a financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something.
While full-year pre-tax #profits were flat at £600m, the company’s recent performance warrants some optimism.
a list of goods sent or services provided, with a statement of the sum due for these; a bill.
This master file then automatically generates key documents such as commercial #invoices , packing lists, bills of exchange, and beneficiary certificates in minutes.
the action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials, or the process of being so manufactured.
Vulnerabilities can also be the result of an oversight in software #production by the manufacturer.
the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.
Jenny says if services do grind to a halt for a day it will at least demonstrate the importance and #value of the work council staff do.
make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree.
Due to the farm crisis production in the rural areas has #decreased by 25 percent.
a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual.
Instead of really disciplining themselves on the #policy of growth, what do they do?
