Helpful Tips for Work Vocabulary

Question 1

Workplace

Answer 1

A place where people work.

Question 2

Workforce

Answer 2

All of the people who work in a company, industry or even a country

“The workforce is well prepared to meet the challenge.”

Question 3

Let’s talk

Answer 3

“Let’s talk about … “ This phrase omits the word “about”

For example: Let’s talk money. Let’s talk lunch. Let’s talk numbers.

Question 4

Brainstorm

Answer 4

People produce ideas and ways of solving problems. Any idea is encouraged, no matter how silly or strange. Oftentimes, people can build a workable solution from the strangest suggestions.

Question 5

Arrange

Answer 5

Organize

“I’m going to arrange a meeting with her staff tomorrow.”

Question 6

Call a meeting

Answer 6

You decide a meeting is necessary.

“I am calling a meeting for 3:00 pm today.”

Question 7

Hold or run a meeting

Answer 7

Be in charge of what goes on in a meeting

I’m going to hold a meeting because I must let them know about the change happening next week.”

Question 8

Attend a meeting

Answer 8

A formal way of saying “Go to a meeting.”

Let’s attend the meeting together.

Question 9

Course of action or Plan of action (POA)

Answer 9

The set of actions to be taken.

“What is the best course of action?” or “Show me the POA from the meeting I missed, please.”

Question 10

Terminate

Answer 10

Bring to an end, to finish, to fire

“Let’s terminate the relationship with our supplier because it isn’t going well.”
“We terminated the project on Monday.”
“I’m sorry, but we have to let you go. Here are your termination papers.”

Question 11

On account of/that

Answer 11

Formal way to say “because”

“We’re letting you go on account of your actions yesterday.”
“I can’t have lunch with you on account that my supervisor needs me to work through lunch.”

Question 12

Fail to deliver

Answer 12

When someone does not do what they promised to do

“If you fail to deliver again, we will remove you from this project.”

Question 13

Goods (noun)

Answer 13

Things that are produced to be sold

In a candy factory, the goods are candies.
In a toy factory, the goods are toys.

Question 14

Realm

Answer 14

A general area of knowledge, activity, or thought

“It is in the realm of possibility to have flying cars within a year.”
“Within the realm of work, certain conduct is expected.”

Question 15

Scratch the surface

Answer 15

Explain briefly without details

“We didn’t scratch the surface on that.” - We didn’t get into the details of that.
“This meeting is to scratch the surface of the upcoming policy changes.” - This meeting is to get an overview of the upcoming changes.

Question 16

Drive home

Answer 16

To make a point clearly understood

“I must drive home the fact that you cannot take lunch to the meeting.”