50. trade & commerce 2 Flashcards
an owner of shares in a company.
My job as a businessman is to be a profit centre and to maximise return to the #shareholders.
including or involving several countries or individuals of several nationalities.
And the State Department has already indicated that a #multinational force will be sent to the Haiti soon.
a person or organization using the services of a lawyer or other professional person or company.
It would transform the role of the lawyer - sometimes leading him to say no to a client when a #client-centered lawyer would say yes.
harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling; a position or result of agreeing.
We are in agreement or partial #agreement on many of the most significant issues, but we shall have to remain at odds on a few.
an article or substance that is manufactured or refined for sale.
They succeeded by manufacturing commercially viable #product that people found beneficial to their lives.
a commodity, article, or service sold abroad.
The country grows 70% of the world’s supply of jute, and jute products are an important #export, despite falling world demand.
a gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, quality, or value.
A drop in fundraising will produce a further #decline in educational quality.
one of the equal parts into which a company’s capital is divided, entitling the holder to a proportion of the profits.
They want us to read brokers’ reports before we buy #shares and before we sell them.
the management of large amounts of money, especially by governments or large companies.
I am not fully convinced that the designated #finance minister is up to the task and she has a lot to prove still.
eat, drink, or ingest (food or drink).
If sugary food or drinks are #consumed too often, the saliva doesn’t get long enough to fully remineralise the teeth.
a point at which goods are paid for in a supermarket or other store.
Always up for a laugh when he worked on the grocery #checkouts , Brian used to send his co-workers off around the building on wild goose chases looking for something that didn’t exist.
the action or process of investing money for profit or material result.
Like all share #investments, index funds are too volatile for short-term investing.
(of a business or activity) yielding profit or financial gain.
This has become a #profitable business for a few, and an effortless one for that.
acquire (something) by paying for it; buy.
Mr. Gill spotted the manuscript at a local auction and #purchased it for $1,500.
need for a particular purpose.
Excavation of a temporary surface may have been #required for some purpose or combination of purposes.
