Deck #10 - Business Terms

Question 1

unscrupulous (adj)

Answer 1

behaving in an unfair or dishonest way

Question 2

upgrade (v)

Answer 2

to make a computer, machine etc better and able to do more things; to buy a new computer, machine etc that is better and able to do more things than your old one; to get a better seat on a plane, a better rented care etc than the one you paid for, or give someone a better seat etc than the one they paid for

Question 3

upgrade (n)

Answer 3

the act of improving a product or service, or one that has been improved; new computer software that replaces previous software of the same type; an occasion when someone is given a better seat on a plane, a better rented car etc, than the one they paid for

Question 4

upmarket (also upscale) (adj)

Answer 4

involving goods and services that are expensive when compared to others of the same type, or the people that buy them

Question 5

upmarket (also upscale) (adv)

Answer 5

to start buying or selling more expensive goods or services

Question 6

voice mail (n)

Answer 6

a system for leaving messages for people by telephone, or the messages themselves

Question 7

volume (n)

Answer 7

the amount of space that a substance or object contains or fills; the total amount of something

Question 8

warranty (n)

Answer 8

a written promise that a company gives to a customer, stating that it will repair or replace a product they have bought if it breaks during a certain period of time. Warranty is another word for guarantee.

Question 9

welfare (n)

Answer 9

help that is given by government to people with social or financial problems because they are unemployed, ill etc

Question 10

whistleblower (n)

Answer 10

someone working for an organization who tells the authorities that people in the organization are doing something illegal, dishonest, or wrong

Question 11

wholesaler (n)

Answer 11

a person or company that sells goods in large quantities to other businesses, who may then sell them to the general public

Question 12

withdraw (v)

Answer 12

to take money out of a bank account; to remove something or take it back, often because of an official decision; if a company withdraws a product or service, it stops making it available, either for a period or permanently

Question 13

withdrawal (n)

Answer 13

the act of taking money out of a bank account or the amount you take out; the removal or stopping of something such as support, an offer, or a service; also product withdrawal the act of no longer making a product available, either for a period or permanently; the act of no longer taking part in an activity or being a member of an organization

Question 14

workforce (n)

Answer 14

all the people who work in a particular country, area, industry, company, or place of work

Question 15

zero defects (n)

Answer 15

the aim of having no faults at all in products that are produced