Vocabulary 07/12/2019 EN

Question 1

Business advisor

Answer 1

Someone who advises companies

Question 2

Tiring

Answer 2

1) costing a lot of energy

2) The work-time was tiring yesterday.

Question 3

Profit

Answer 3

Money that is earned in trade or business. After paying the costs of producing and selling goods and services.

Question 4

Car manufacturer

Answer 4

A business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles

Question 5

Swiss

Answer 5

Nationality of people born in Switzerland

Question 6

head office

Answer 6

Most important office of an organization or company

Question 7

market share

Answer 7

1) The amount that a company sells of its products in comparison to other companies in the same market
2) Apple’s market share in the smartphone market is 19%

Question 8

net profit

Answer 8

A profit after subtracting all costs and taxes etc.

Question 9

parent company

Answer 9

A company that controls other smaller companies

Question 10

workforce

Answer 10

All the people that work for a particular company or organization. Or all the people that work in a country.

Question 11

turnover

Answer 11

The amount of money that a company gets from sales during a particular period.

Question 12

loyal

Answer 12

Remaining faithful to somebody and supporting them

Question 13

dedicated

Answer 13

1) devoted to a task or purpose

2) She is a very dedicated mother

Question 14

condescending

Answer 14

1) talking down to someone

2) My boss is sometimes condescending to me.

Question 15

salary

Answer 15

1) the money your boss pays you per month

2) I get a bad salary.

Question 16

compensation

Answer 16

1) money you get because something bad happened

2) After my dismissal I got a big compensation.

Question 17

comparable

Answer 17

1) similar

2) The test results of those students were comparable.

Question 18

projector

Answer 18

An equipment which produces a presentation on the wall

Question 19

certainly

Answer 19

When something is definitely true

Question 20

counterpart

Answer 20

1) a person or thing that has the same function as another person or thing
2) Angela Merkel’s counterpart in France is Emmanuel Macron

Question 21

joint venture

Answer 21

A collaboration of two companies from the same branch

Question 22

rat race

Answer 22

Never ending circle of daily work

Question 23

maternity leave

Answer 23

Break before and after you give birth

Question 24

tripod

Answer 24

Equipment for the camera to stand on

Question 25

instalment

Answer 25

One step of a payment which is step by step

Question 26

intrepid

Answer 26

If you are not afraid of something

Question 27

to procure

Answer 27

1) to get | 2) I procure new resources for the factory

Question 28

on purpose

Answer 28

1) the opposite of by accident | 2) I was tackled on purpose

Question 29

board

Answer 29

1) group of people at the head of a company | 2) The board created 100 new jobs

Question 30

corporate development

Answer 30

1) the development of a company | 2) The corporate development failed the last years

Question 31

director of operations

Answer 31

The boss at a company who is responsible for growth.

Question 32

consideration

Answer 32

careful thought given about something

Question 33

to rent

Answer 33

To pay or receive a fixed amount of money for the use of something

Question 34

a couple

Answer 34

two people who are married or in a romantic relationship

Question 35

to be self-employed

Answer 35

working for your own company

Question 36

to fluctuate

Answer 36

rise and fall irregularly in number or amount

Question 37

to benefit

Answer 37

to gain an advantage

Question 38

stable income

Answer 38

Income, that is the same amount each time it is received

Question 39

department

Answer 39

a division of an organization (e.g. HR)

Question 40

construction

Answer 40

The action of building something, typically a large structure

Question 41

wholesaler

Answer 41

A wholesaler is a person whose business is buying large quantities of goods and selling them in smaller amounts.