The Company Flashcards

1
Q

Which department …

Puts the products in boxes and crates?

A

Packaging

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2
Q

Which department …

Places ads in magazines?

A

Advertising/marketing

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3
Q

Which department …

Pays the staff?

A

Wages and salaries

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4
Q

Which department …

Purchases supplies?

A

Buying (or Purchasing)

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5
Q

Which department …

Sells the products to customers?

A

Sales

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6
Q

Which department …

Plans how to sell new products?

A

Marketing

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7
Q

Which department …

Services the machinery and equipment?

A

Maintenance

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8
Q

Which department …

Arranges courses for the staff?

A

Training

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9
Q

Which department …

Recruits new employees?

A

Personnel (or recruitment or HR)

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10
Q

Which department …

Manufactures the products?

A

Production

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11
Q

Which department …

Invoices the customers?

A

Customer accounts

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12
Q

Which department …

Looks after customers’ problems and complaints?

A

After-sales service

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13
Q

Which department …

Dispatches the products and sends them to customers?

A

Distribution

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14
Q

Which department …

Organises control systems to prevent mistakes?

A

Quality

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15
Q

Which department …

Deals with taxation, investment and cash management?

A

Financial services

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16
Q

When people working in an office do not have their own workstation, but work where there is one available.

A

Hotdesking

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17
Q

defenitie van:

Hotdesking

A

When people working in an office do not have their own workstation, but work where there is one available.

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18
Q

Employing another company to do some of the work.

A

Outsourcing

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19
Q

defenitie van:

Outsourcing

A

Employing another company to do some of the work.

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20
Q

Changing the way a company is organised or financed.

A

Restructuring

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21
Q

defenitie van:

Restructuring

A

Changing the way a company is organised or financed.

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22
Q

When the managers of a company decide to reduce the number of people working for the company in order to save money or increase profits.

A

Downsizing

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23
Q

defenitie van:

Downsizing

A

When the managers of a company decide to reduce the number of people working for the company in order to save money or increase profits.

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24
Q

Working in a company for a short or limited period of time while someone is absent or while there is a lot of work to do.

A

Temping

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25
Q

defenitie van:

Temping

A

Working in a company for a short or limited period of time while someone is absent or while there is a lot of work to do.

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26
Q

Regularly travelling a long distance from home to work and back.

A

Commuting

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27
Q

defenitie van:

Commuting

A

Regularly travelling a long distance from home to work and back.

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28
Q

The process of employing and dismissing people.

A

Hiring and firing

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29
Q

defenitie van:

Hiring and firing

A

The process of employing and dismissing people.

30
Q

defenitie van:

Dividend

A

a share of the profits of a company, paid once or twice a year to shareholders

31
Q

a share of the profits of a company, paid once or twice a year to shareholders

A

Dividend

32
Q

defenitie van:

AGM

A

Annual General Meeting  to discuss issues and select new officials

33
Q

Annual General Meeting  to discuss issues and select new officials

A

AGM

34
Q

defenitie van:

Share price/ stock price

A

one of the equal parts of a co. that you can buy as an investment

35
Q

one of the equal parts of a co. that you can buy as an investment

A

Share price/ stock price

36
Q

defenitie van:

Market capitalization

A

value of a company (calculated by number of shares multiplied by their stock prices)

37
Q

value of a company (calculated by number of shares multiplied by their stock prices)

A

Market capitalization

38
Q

defenitie van:

Initial Public Offering/ IPO

A

occasion when shares in co. are first sold to the public

39
Q

occasion when shares in co. are first sold to the public

A

Initial Public Offering/ IPO

40
Q

to make money

A

geld verdienen

41
Q

geld verdienen

A

to make money

42
Q

the stock market

A

de beurs

43
Q

de beurs

A

the stock market

44
Q

a graduate

A

een afgestudeerde

45
Q

een afgestudeerde

A

a graduate

46
Q

to expand, an expansion

A

uitbreiden, uitbreiding

47
Q

uitbreiden, uitbreiding

A

to expand, an expansion

48
Q

to make a fortune

A

een fortuin verdienen

49
Q

een fortuin verdienen

A

to make a fortune

50
Q

a frenzy of ambition

A

een vlaag van ambitie, waanzinnig veel ambitie

51
Q

een vlaag van ambitie, waanzinnig veel ambitie

A

a frenzy of ambition

52
Q

greed

A

hebzucht

53
Q

hebzucht

A

greed

54
Q

infectious

A

besmettelijk

55
Q

besmettelijk

A

infectious

56
Q

vibrant

A

levendig

57
Q

levendig

A

vibrant

58
Q

to blow money

A

geld verliezen

59
Q

geld verliezen

A

to blow money

60
Q

a down payment

A

een voorschot, aanbetaling

61
Q

een voorschot, aanbetaling

A

a down payment

62
Q

to lose your nerve

A

de moed verliezen

63
Q

de moed verliezen

A

to lose your nerve

64
Q

a resurgence

A

een heropleving

65
Q

een heropleving

A

a resurgence

66
Q

ingenious

A

vernuftig, vindingrijk

67
Q

vernuftig, vindingrijk

A

ingenious

68
Q

expenses

A

uitgaven

69
Q

uitgaven

A

expenses

70
Q

stable footing

A

stabiele basis

71
Q

stabiele basis

A

stable footing