Business vocabulary
Work, meetings, jobs, money and companies. 22 words to learn and practise.
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Word list: Business
22 words
- colleaguenounb1
a person you work with
“My colleagues are very helpful.”
Similar: co-worker
Common phrases: a close colleague · former colleague
- deadlinenounb1
the time by which something must be done
“The deadline is Friday at noon.”
Similar: due date
Common phrases: meet a deadline · miss a deadline
- salarynounb1
money you earn for a job, usually monthly
“She earns a good salary.”
Similar: pay, wages
Common phrases: annual salary · salary increase
- interviewnounb1
a meeting to decide if someone gets a job
“I have a job interview tomorrow.”
Common phrases: job interview · prepare for an interview
- customernounb1
a person who buys goods or services
“The customer is always right.”
Similar: client
Common phrases: customer service · loyal customer
- meetingnounb1
people coming together to discuss something
“The meeting starts at 3 pm.”
Common phrases: hold a meeting · attend a meeting
- profitnounb1
money made after costs
“The company made a profit this year.”
Similar: earnings
Common phrases: make a profit · net profit
- promotionnounb1
moving to a higher position at work
“She got a promotion last month.”
Common phrases: get a promotion · deserve a promotion
- applyverbb1
formally ask for a job or place
“I applied for three jobs.”
Common phrases: apply for · apply to
- hireverbb1
give someone a job
“We need to hire more staff.”
Similar: employ, recruit
Common phrases: hire staff
- negotiateverbb2
discuss to reach an agreement
“We negotiated a better price.”
Similar: bargain
Common phrases: negotiate a deal · negotiate a contract
- revenuenounb2
income a company receives
“Revenue rose by 12% last year.”
Similar: income, turnover
Common phrases: generate revenue · annual revenue
- stakeholdernounb2
a person with an interest in a business
“We need to consult all stakeholders.”
Common phrases: key stakeholders
- outsourceverbb2
pay another company to do work
“Many firms outsource customer service.”
Common phrases: outsource work
- launchverbb2
start or introduce a new product
“They’re launching a new app in May.”
Similar: introduce, release
Common phrases: launch a product · launch a campaign
- agendanounb2
a list of things to discuss at a meeting
“What’s next on the agenda?”
Common phrases: set the agenda · item on the agenda
- brandnounb2
a company’s name and image
“It’s a well-known brand.”
Common phrases: brand image · brand loyalty
- competitornounb2
a company selling similar things
“Our main competitor lowered its prices.”
Similar: rival
Common phrases: main competitor
- invoicenounb2
a document asking for payment
“Please send us an invoice.”
Similar: bill
Common phrases: send an invoice · pay an invoice
- workloadnounb2
the amount of work to do
“My workload is heavy this month.”
Common phrases: a heavy workload · manage workload
- feedbacknounb2
comments on how well something was done
“Thanks for your feedback on the report.”
Similar: comments
Common phrases: give feedback · positive feedback
- entrepreneurnounb2
someone who starts a business
“She’s a successful entrepreneur.”
Similar: founder
Common phrases: young entrepreneur