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Glossary for study by Getsemani

Terms in this set (57)

ACCOUNTANT
Somebody whose job is to keep or examine the finantial records of a company or organization.
BE IN CHARGE OF
To be the person who is responsible for someone or something.
BOOKKEEPING
Keeping detailed records of a company's business dealings.
DEAL WITH
To do business with a person or organization.
FLIPCHART
Sheets of paper that can be easily turned over, mounted on a stand and used to present reports, data, etc.
KEEP TRACK OF
To continue to know what is happening to someone or something.
LEAD
To influence, or conduct by guiding.
LOOK UP INFORMATION
To look for facts about a person, situation, event etc.
LOW-END WORKER
A person whose job is not well paid.
PURCHASE
To buy something.
RETAIL
The sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities.
WELFARE
Well-being in general.
STOCK
(n) Goods that are available in a shop. / (v) to have something available for people to buy.
BOOKED UP
somebody who is very busy due to many arrangements
GET IN TOUCH
to communicate with somebody by calling or writting
FORWARD
to resend something you received by email (to somebody else)
GET TOGETHER
to meet or spend time with somedoby
GRIEVANCE
a complaint, specially about something bad
HIGHLIGHT
to make something a different color to make it noticable
LOOK FORWARD TO
to feel excited about something about something that is going to happen
PIE CHART
graph made in a circle
SET UP
to get something ready to start
SHARE PRICE
is the price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company
SPREAD INFORMATION
share and expand information with other people
THREAT
someone or something that is likely to cause harm or damage
DISCOUNTED
cheaper than usual
INSIGHT
the ability to understand what something is really like
LEADERSHIP
the job of being in control of a group, country, or situation
OVERTAKE
to come close by or catch up with and be more successful than something or someone else
SELLING POINT
a characteristic of a product or service that will persuade people to buy it
GROWTH
the act or process of growing
TRADING COMPANY
a business that buys and sells goods
CUTTING EDGE TECHONOLOGY
the use of all the best developments in scientific discoveries
FIX A TIME
to decide a certain and particular point in the day or night to do something
KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES
to change your ideas, opinios or way of living or working to make them modern
MEET A DEADLINE
to finish work at the time or by a date that has been previously agreed
MEET YOUR NEEDS
to be a big enough amount or of a good enough quality for someone
TAKE A RISK
to do something although something very bad might happen because of it
TAKE ON A CHALLENGE
to accept a difficult job or responsability
TOUGH
difficult
WIDE RANGE
a lot of different types of things
WORKFORCE
all the people who work for a company or organization
SET UP A MEETING
to arrange for an event to happen
ASSEMBLE
to build something by joining different parts
BLADE
the flat, sharp, matal part of knife, tool or weapon
BE MADE UP OF
to consist of
CHARGE
to put electricity into something
DROP DOWN MENU
a pup-up menu: a list of choices in a computerscreen which is hidden until you choose to look at it
FILING CABINET
a piece of office furniture with deep drawers for storing documents
FIT
to put or fix something in a partifular place
HANDLE
the part of something that you can hold it with
HANGER
object for hanging clothes on
IN STOCK
to be available in a shop
JAM
to get stuck, or to get something get stuck
LENS
a curved piece of glass in cameras, glasses or scientific equipment
PLUG
object with metal pins used to connect electrical equipment
RUN OUT OF
to use all of something so that there is none left
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