Deck #9 - Business Terms

Question 1

stress (n)

Answer 1

continuous feelings of worry about your work or personal life, that prevent you from relaxing

Question 2

stressed (adj)

Answer 2

if someone is stressed or stressed out, they are so worried and tired that they cannot relax

Question 3

subliminal advertising (n)

Answer 3

when images appear very quickly during a television or cinema advertisement with effects that people are not conscious of

Question 4

subsidiary (n)

Answer 4

a company that is a least half-owned by another company

Question 5

subsidize (v)

Answer 5

if a government or organization subsidizes a company, activity etc, it pays part of the cost

Question 6

subsidy (n)

Answer 6

money that is paid by a government or organization to make something cheaper to buy, use, or produce

Question 7

sweetener (n)

Answer 7

something used to make an offer, suggestion etc more attractive; a bribe (illegal or unfair payment made to someone to persuade them to do something)

Question 8

swindle (v)

Answer 8

to get money from someone dishonestly by deceiving them

Question 9

tactic (n)

Answer 9

a method that you use to achieve something

Question 10

tactical (adj)

Answer 10

done in order to achieve what you want at a later time, especially in a large plan

Question 11

tailor (v)

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to make something or put something together so that it is exactly right for someone’s needs

Question 12

take (v)

Answer 12

to take control of a company by buying more than half of its shares

Question 13

takeover (n)

Answer 13

the act of getting control of a company by buying more than half of its shares

Question 14

takeover target (n)

Answer 14

a company that may be bought or that is being bought by another company

Question 15

target (n)

Answer 15

an organization, industry, country etc that is deliberately chosen to have something done to it; a result such as a total, an amount, or a time which you aim to achieve

Question 16

target (v)

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to make something have an effect on a particular limited group or area; to choose someone or something as your target

Question 17

tariff (n)

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a tax on goods coming into a country or going out of it

Question 18

teaser (n)

Answer 18

an advertisement intended to get people’s attention for advertisements that will come later or products that will be available later

Question 19

total quality management (n)

Answer 19

the management of systems in a company in order to make sure that each department is working in the most effective way and to improve the quality of the goods the company produces

Question 20

track record (n)

Answer 20

all the things that a person or organization has done in the past, which shows how good they are at doing their job, dealing with problems etc

Question 21

trade union (n)

Answer 21

an organization representing people working in a particular industry or profession, especially in meetings with their employers (labor unions in American English)

Question 22

transaction (n)

Answer 22

a business deal, especially one involving the exchange of money; the act of paying or receiving money

Question 23

transition (n)

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the act or process of changing from one state or form to another

Question 24

trend (n)

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the general way in which a particular situation is changing or developing

Question 25

trial (n)

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a legal process in which a court of law examines a case to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime; a process of testing a product to see whether it is safe, effective etc

Question 26

triple (adj)

Answer 26

having three parts or members

Question 27

triple (v)

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to become three times as much as many, or to make something do this

Question 28

turnaround (n)

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the time between receiving an order for goods, dealing with it, and sending the goods to the customer; a complete change from a bad situation to a good one; a complete change in someone’s opinion or ideas

Question 29

turnover (n)

Answer 29

the amount of business done in a particular period, measured by the amount of money obtained from customers for goods or services that have been sold; the rate at which workers leave an organization and are replaced by others; the rate at which goods are sold

Question 30

unique selling proposition (also unique selling point (n)

Answer 30

the thing that makes a particular product different from all other similar products