Business Vocabulary

Communication 1.waste time resources information 2.face trouble problems difficulties 3.duplicate information time work 4.install systems factories equipment X X X X

Communication 5.save money time experience 6.develop truth loyalty motivation 7.share support information ideas 8.allocate time ideas resources X X X X

1.to put it in a _______ 2.to get straight to the _____ 3.to beat about the _____ 4.can’t make head or _____ of it nutshell point bush tail point bush wires nutshell picture tail

Marketing 1.marketing campaign budget leader strategy 2.market research survey check sector 3.product market range features manager 4.advertising campaign exchange agency slogan X X X X

Marketing 5.brand awareness loyalty image contract 6.sales figures conditions forecast targets 7.price promotion rise product range X X X

Marketing 1.impressive figures sales really 2.department new public relations 3.rapidly sheet balance improving 4.overseas expanding operations really impressive sales figures new public relations department rapidly improving balance sheet expanding overseas operations

Common Phrasal Verbs 1.I’ll bring you the figures you’ve requested. 2.This new car make does not interest me. 3.The question of pay increases was mentioned by the Union Representative. 4.Do you want to continue discussing this item or shall we stop now? asked for appeal to brought up carry on

5.You can find the meaning of any new words in your dictionary. 6.I tried to phone her but I couldn’t get a connection. 7.I’ll take care of the baby while you’re working. 8.I’m anxious for the weekend. look up through look after looking forward to

9.I can’t tolerate this noise. 10.Let’s postpone the meeting until Friday. 11.Please remove your shoes when you enter the temple. 12.Everyone arrived on time for the meeting. put up with put off take off turned up

13.have none left 14.meet or find accidentally 15.start living a fixed and routine life 16.visit somewhere briefly or quickly run out of run across settle down stop by

17.The union accepted the new pay deal and canceled the strike. 18.The government have issued a statement condemning the recent protests. 19.I couldn’t understand what he was saying. 20.If you phone from outside the country, omit the first zero in the city code. called off put out make out leave out

21.The union accepted the new pay deal and canceled the strike. 22.perform a task 23.find by accident 24.substitute called off carry out come across fill in for

25.complete a form 25.fill something completely 27.invent a story 28.compesate fill out fill up make up make up for

29.look like, resemble 29.make notes or write down in full 31.assume control of a company or organisation 32.demolish take after take down take over tear down

33.put clothes on to see if they fit 34.like, have an interest in 35.meet expectations or standards 36.I'm sorry I'm late- I was held ____ in the traffic. try on go in for live up to up

37.to think of, imagine a solution or idea 38.How much do you charge ____ the service? 39.to start a company or organization 40.Can we set ___ a meeting with everyone concerned? come up with for set up up

41.What does BBC mean? 42.to defend something because you believe in it 43.to separate something into the parts 44.when a plane leaves the ground stand for stand up for take apart take off

45.to persuade someone to do something 46.to refuse something 47.to think carefully to find a solution to a problem 48.to decide talk someone into turn down work out make up your mind

49.to do something again 50.manage to live despite not having something 51.to reduce the amount of money being spent 52.to reduce the number or quantity of something do over do without cut back on cut down

53.to stop supplies of something like electricity 54.when a machine or vehicle stops working 55.leave a bus, train or plane 56.to recover from something cut off break down get off get over

57.have a good relationship with someone 58. ask for – request I’ll bring you the figures you’ve _________. asked for 59. appeal to – interest This new car make does not _________ me. appeal to get along with

60. bring up – mention The question of pay increases was __________ by the Union Representative. brought up 61. break up – end The meeting ________ at 4.30, but I stayed at the office to finish some work. broke up

62. break down – fail Negotiations ___________ when no agreement could be reached over the supplier’s delivery terms. broke down 63. carry on – continue Do you want to ________ discussing this item or shall we stop now? carry on

64. carry out – perform a task Team members ________ all the tasks necessary to produce goods. carry out 65. call off – cancel The meeting has been _________. called off

66. clear up – deal with / get an explanation Could you _____ these points ___ before we go any further? clear 67. come up – amount to The bill for the entire conference ________ just over $ 100,000. came up up

68. come up with – think of We met to see if anyone could ________ _____ a name for the new perfume. come up 69. come over – stop by I’ll _________ and collect the papers. come over with

70. come back to – talk to I’ll ____________ you in order to give further information. come back to 71. come out – be public The new CD is ___________ next September. coming out

72. draw up – prepare a contract The contract was _________ by our solicitor. drawn up 73. dream up –invent They ___________ a plan to corner the market. dreamed up

74. find out – discover When did you _______ that time of the meeting had been changed? find out 75. look at - see _______ the sample answers on page 90. Look at

76. look forward to – anticipate something pleasant I am _________________ meeting you. looking forward to 77. pay off – pay in total We`re hoping to _______ our debts by the end of the year. pay off

78. talk about – discuss What are you ____________? talking about 79. take part in – participate Over 200 troops ___________ air defense drills in south Russia. took part in

80. take place – happen, occur, be held The meeting will _________ on Friday. take place 81. take for granted – believe something to be the truth without thinking about it We _____ so many things ____ _______ in this country – having hot water whenever we need It. take for granted

82. take notice of - give attention to _____________ the great architecture when you visit the centre of the city. Take notice of 83. take the trouble – make an effort She ______________ to come and see us although she was very busy. took the trouble

84. take off – starting doing well His project _______ when he met Bill. took off 85. think about – consider the possibility of doing something What do you ___________ the current situation? think about

86. thrive on – to enjoy / be successful I wouldn’t want that much pressure, but she seems to ________ it. thrive on 87. run out – there is nothing left We are unable to deliver your product until next week we have _______ of stock. run out