Deck #9 - Business Terms Flashcards
stress (n)
continuous feelings of worry about your work or personal life, that prevent you from relaxing
stressed (adj)
if someone is stressed or stressed out, they are so worried and tired that they cannot relax
subliminal advertising (n)
when images appear very quickly during a television or cinema advertisement with effects that people are not conscious of
subsidiary (n)
a company that is a least half-owned by another company
subsidize (v)
if a government or organization subsidizes a company, activity etc, it pays part of the cost
subsidy (n)
money that is paid by a government or organization to make something cheaper to buy, use, or produce
sweetener (n)
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)
swindle (v)
to get money from someone dishonestly by deceiving them
tactic (n)
a method that you use to achieve something
tactical (adj)
done in order to achieve what you want at a later time, especially in a large plan
tailor (v)
to make something or put something together so that it is exactly right for someone’s needs
take (v)
to take control of a company by buying more than half of its shares
takeover (n)
the act of getting control of a company by buying more than half of its shares
takeover target (n)
a company that may be bought or that is being bought by another company
target (n)
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
target (v)
to make something have an effect on a particular limited group or area; to choose someone or something as your target
tariff (n)
a tax on goods coming into a country or going out of it
teaser (n)
an advertisement intended to get people’s attention for advertisements that will come later or products that will be available later
total quality management (n)
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
track record (n)
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
trade union (n)
an organization representing people working in a particular industry or profession, especially in meetings with their employers (labor unions in American English)
transaction (n)
a business deal, especially one involving the exchange of money; the act of paying or receiving money
transition (n)
the act or process of changing from one state or form to another
trend (n)
the general way in which a particular situation is changing or developing
trial (n)
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
triple (adj)
having three parts or members
triple (v)
to become three times as much as many, or to make something do this
turnaround (n)
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
turnover (n)
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
unique selling proposition (also unique selling point (n)
the thing that makes a particular product different from all other similar products
