Deck #8 - Business Terms

Question 1

rise (v)

Answer 1

to increase in number, amount, or value

Question 2

rise (n)

Answer 2

an increase in number, amount, or value; an increase in salary or wages. A rise is called raise in American English; the process of becoming more important, successful, or powerful.

Question 3

rocket (also rocket up) (v)

Answer 3

if a price or amount rockets or rockets up, it increases quickly and suddenly

Question 4

sample (n)

Answer 4

a group of people who have been chosen to give opinions or information about something; a small amount of a product that people can try in order to find out what it is like

Question 5

sample (v)

Answer 5

to ask questions to a group of people chosen from a larger group, in order to get information or opinions from them, so as to better understand the larger group; to try a small amount of a product in order to find out what it is like

Question 6

second (v)

Answer 6

to officially support a suggestion, idea etc made by another person at a formal meeting so that it can be discussed or voted on

Question 7

security (v)

Answer 7

actions to keep someone or something safe from being damaged, stolen etc; a feeling of being safe and free from worry about what might happen; property or other assets that you promise to give someone if you cannot pay back the money that you owe them; a financial investment such as a bond or share, or the related certificate showing who owns it

Question 8

segment (n)

Answer 8

a part of the economy of a country or a company’s work; (also market segment) a group of customers that share similar characteristics, such as age, income, interests, social class etc

Question 9

segment (v)

Answer 9

to divide a large group of people into smaller groups of people of a similar age or with similar incomes, interests etc. Companies segment markets so as to be able to sell to each group the products that are most suitable for it

Question 10

sell-off (n)

Answer 10

when a business company etc, or part of one, is sold to another company

Question 11

share (n)

Answer 11

one of the parts into which ownership of a company is divided

Question 12

share capital (n)

Answer 12

capital in the form of shares, rather than in the form of loans

Question 13

shareholder (n)

Answer 13

someone who owns shares in a company

Question 14

skill (n)

Answer 14

an ability to do something well, especially because you have learned and practiced it

Question 15

slip (v)

Answer 15

to become worse or less or fall to a lower amount, standard etc than before

Question 16

slip (n)

Answer 16

an occasion when something becomes worse or becomes less or lower

Question 17

slot (n)

Answer 17

a particular time when a television programs or advertisement is shown

Question 18

slush fund (n)

Answer 18

an amount of money collected for illegal purposes, especially by a politician

Question 19

sole trader (n)

Answer 19

a legal form of company in some countries for someone who has their own business, with no other shareholders

Question 20

speculate (v)

Answer 20

to buy goods, shares, property etc in the hope that their value will increase so that you can sell them at a higher price and make a profit, often quickly; to think or talk about the possible causes or effect of something without knowing all the facts or details

Question 21

speculative (adj)

Answer 21

bought or done in the hope of making a profit; based on guessing, not on information or facts

Question 22

stabilize (v)

Answer 22

to become firm, steady, or unchanging, or to make something do this

Question 23

stake (n)

Answer 23

money risked or invested in a business

Question 24

stand (v)

Answer 24

to be at a particular level or amount

Question 25

start-up (n)

Answer 25

a new company

Question 26

stock (n)

Answer 26

one of the shares into which ownership of a company is divided, or these shares considered together; also stocks a supply of a commodity (oil, metal, farm product, etc) that has been produced and is kept to be used when needed; a supply of raw materials or parts before they are used in production or a supply of finished goods; a supply of goods, kept for sale by a shop or other retailer.

Question 27

stock control (n)

Answer 27

making sure that supplies of raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods are managed correctly.

Question 28

straight (adj)

Answer 28

to be honest and truthful with someone

Question 29

strategic (adj)

Answer 29

done as part of a plan to gain an advantage or achieve a particular purpose

Question 30

strategy (n)

Answer 30

a plan or series of plans for achieving an aim, especially relating to the best way for an organization to develop; the process of skillful planning in general