Business Planning Flashcards
praise
/preɪz/
verb
to express admiration or approval of the achievements or characteristics of a person or thing
He should be praised for his honesty
address
/əˈdres/
verb, noun
- to direct to the attention of
- a formal speech
The article praised her address to the streering committee
commit
/kəˈmɪt/
verb
to do something illegal or something that is considered wrong
He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn’t commit
committee
/kəˈmɪt.i/
noun
a small group of people chosen to represent a larger organization and either make decisions or collect information for it
She sits on/is on the school’s development committee
evaluate
/ɪˈvæl.ju.eɪt/
verb
to judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something
It’s important to evaluate your competiion when making a business plan
gather
/ˈɡæð.ər/
verb
to collect several things, often from different places or people
I went to several libraries to gather information about the plans
accumulate
/əˈkjuː.mjə.leɪt/
verb
to collect a large number of things over a long period of time
We’ve accumulated so much rubbish over the years
substitution
/ˌsʌb.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/
noun
replacement
There is no substitution for hard work and perseverance
strength
/streŋθ/
noun
the ability to do things that need a lot of physical or mental effort
A business will fail or succeed on the strength of its business plan
entrepreneur
/ˌɒn.trə.prəˈnɜːr/
noun
someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves seeing a new opportunity
The entrepreneur will conduct research to determine a systematic and realistic evaluation of the company’chances
stay away from someone/something
phrasal verb
to not go near or become involved with someone; to avoid something that will have a bad effect on you
My parents told me to stay away from her
