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RAISE CAPITAL reɪz kæpɪtl

07 Dec 2023

Phrase

  • to try to get money for a business venture.
Example Sentence: The factory was sold to raise capital.
 

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE kæpɪtl ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃər

18 Nov 2023

Noun

  • the cost of long-term improvements.
Example Sentence: They do not have enough cashflow to cover their capital expenditure.
 

BUYOUT baɪˌaʊt

17 Nov 2023

Noun

  • when a person or group buys control of a company.
Example Sentence: A private equity firm has completed its $3.5bn buyout of the UK music group.
 

LUCRATIVE lukrətɪv

15 Oct 2023

Adjective

  • making a lot of money.
Example Sentence: He has signed a lucrative deal with a new record label.
 

BANKER’S DRAFT bæŋkərs dræft

15 Jul 2023

Noun

  • a written promise from a bank to pay money, especially to another bank.
Example Sentence: We require a banker's draft to secure the deal.
 

BUYOUT baɪˌaʊt

06 May 2023

Noun

  • when a person or group buys control of a company.
Example Sentence: A private equity firm has completed its £3.5bn buyout of the UK music group.
 

RAISE CAPITAL reɪz kæpɪtl

16 Apr 2023

Verb

  • to try to get money for a business venture.
Example Sentence: The factory was sold to raise capital.
 

EQUITY ɛkwɪti

31 Mar 2023

Noun

  • the value of a company’s shares.
Example Sentence: This quarter produced a return on equity of 8.85%.
 

BANKRUPT bæŋkrʌp

19 Mar 2023

Noun

  • financially unable to continue business.
Example Sentence: The company went bankrupt due to mismanagement.
 

TAKE A NOSEDIVE  

02 Mar 2023

Phrase

  • to collapse, to decrease in value.
Example Sentence: The stock market took a nosedive when the earnings of the oil company decreased.
 

SADDLED WITH DEBT  

20 Feb 2023

Phrase

  • to be burdened with debt.
Example Sentence: Our company is saddled with debt and must do something about it quickly.
 

ON CREDIT ɒn krɛdɪt

14 Jan 2023

Phrase

  • without paying cash.
Example Sentence: We usually buy most of our furniture on credit.
 

MAKE MONEY HAND OVER FIST  

11 Jan 2023

Phrase

  • to make a lot of money.
Example Sentence: The small ice cream shop has been making money hand over fist since it first opened last year.
 

MAKE AN OFFER  

10 Jan 2023

Phrase

  • to make a financial proposal for a product or service.
Example Sentence: We want to buy the house and we plan to make an offer on Saturday.
 

FLOAT (SOMEONE) A LOAN  

19 Dec 2022

Phrase

  • to loan someone money.
Example Sentence: I asked the bank to float me a loan so that I could buy a new car.
 
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