bankrupt the company s/he works for
7. You should always wear your name ________________. ( = a little piece of paper with your name that you wear on your shirt) when you're at work. tag paper
patch
8. Tony, can you ___________________ these documents and see if there's anything about the Dell contract? observe look through
look
9. Can we meet at 2:00 PM? Let me check my ___________________. requirement schedule
clock
10. Marketing really dropped the ___________________ on this one. ( = really made a big mistake) balls bowl ball Business English Vocabulary 5
1. I don't think I can take on any more projects right now - I have too much __________________________ already. on my platter on my plate GENERAL BUSINESS TERMS
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2. The USA is one of the easiest places in the world to __________________________. make a business commence a business
start a business
3. I'm swamped = I'm __________________________ drowning really busy
confused
4. What's on the __________________________ today? ( = What's the plan for today?/ What do we have to do today?) agenda board
notebook
5. I'm a little confused about the timeline. Could you __________________________ ( = explain it to me) again? walk me through it walk me through
converse with me
6. What's a \ A thin watch A deadline A schedule GENERAL BUSINESS TERMS
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7. I have a couple of things I'd like to talk about - I'm going to go through them __________________________. ( = one by one) in order by order
orderly
8. Tony is always ______________________ the meeting up by being late. holding keeping
bringing
9. I have a terrible boss! He never gives me any positive __________________________ on the work I do. (= he never complements my work) feed feedback
opinions
10. A business' \from its competitors, and is difficult for these competitors to ___________________. ( = copy) initiate inform
imitate Business English Vocabulary 6
1. When you're \ exchanging ideas agreeing with someone else's idea playing basketball
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phone contact
3. What's \ A messaging service - it allows you to leave messages when you call someone A voice attachment on an email
A package with a CD
4. I think David should do the presentation. Database architecture is his __________________________. topic of expertise area of expertise
field of knowledge
5. You report is a little short. I think you have to __________________________ a little more. learn the topic research the substance
research the topic
6. Our meetings are always quite informal, but we get __________________________. much done much finished
a lot done
7. Where can I get a pen?
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In the conference room
8. What's a binder? paper
a notebook cover (often with rings or clamps for holding sheets)
a mean boss
9. I've always wanted to ___________________ a career in oceanography. persuade perhaps pursue
10. No, I'm sorry I'm not ___________________ with that service. ( = I haven't heard about that service) familiar famous
famished
Business English Vocabulary 7
1. A company's _____________________ is the supply of goods it has for sale. inventory invention
inversion
2. A good CEO will make _____________________ business decisions.
sound GENERAL BUSINESS TERMS
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