Business English 1.3 Flashcards
order (noun)
a written direction to pay money to someone; a commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods or to perform work; goods or items bought or sold
organise (BrE); organize (AmE)
to arrange by systematic planning
output
anamountthat aperson,machine, ororganizationproduces
invest
to commit (money) in order to earn a financial return; to make use of for future benefits or advantages
loss
decrease in amount, magnitude, value, or degree
mention
the act or an instance of citing or calling attention to someone or something especially in a casual or incidental manner
option (noun)
a contract conveying a right to buy or sell designated securities, commodities, or property interest at a specified price during a stipulated period; a right of an insured person to choose the form in which payments due on a policy shall be made or applied
owe
to have an obligation to pay or repay
participate
to have a part or share in something; to take part
pay
to make due return to for services rendered or property delivered; to make compensation
penalty
the suffering or the sum to be forfeited to which a person agrees to be subjected in case of non-fulfillment of stipulations
permission
consent; authorization
possibility
potential or prospective value —usually used in plural the house had great possibilities; the condition or fact of being possible;
preparation
the action or process of making something ready for use or service or of getting ready for some occasion, test, or duty
present
to bring to one’s attention; to bring or introduce into the presence of someone especially of superior rank or status; to bring something before the public; to make a gift to
price
theamountofmoney for an item
process
a series of actions or steps taken for a particular end
produce
make or manufacture from components or raw materials
profit
the excess of returns over expenditure in a transaction or series of transactions especially : the excess of the selling price of goods over their cost ; net income usually for a given period of time; the ratio of profit for a given year to the amount of capital invested or to the value of sales; the compensation accruing to entrepreneurs for the assumption of risk in business enterprise as distinguished from wages or rent
promise
declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing
promotion
activitiesofadvertisingsomething; raising someone to a higher position
provide
to make available for use; supply
purchase
get something by paying for it
raise
to lift or move to a higher position or level; an increase in salary
