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MOGUL moʊgəl

09 Apr 2023

Noun

  • a very wealthy or powerful person in business.
Example Sentence: He is described as the world’s most powerful media mogul.
 

MINUTES mɪnɪts

08 Apr 2023

Noun

  • the official notes taken in a meeting.
Example Sentence: The secretary took the minutes during the meeting.
 

LEVERAGE lɛvərɪdʒ

07 Apr 2023

Noun

  • the power to influence somebody's actions.
Example Sentence: Big companies have a lot of leverage over their business partners.
 

GET INTO DEBT  

02 Apr 2023

Phrase

  • to get into a situation in which you owe people money.
Example Sentence: It's easy to get into debt if you have a credit card.
 

GET DOWN TO BUSINESS  

01 Apr 2023

Phrase

  • start doing the thing that you intend to do.
Example Sentence: Let's get down to business! What is the first item on the agenda?
 

CHANGE HANDS tʃeɪndʒ hænds

24 Mar 2023

Verb

  • to pass to a different owner.
Example Sentence: The company changed hands for $150 million.
 

BRANCH bræntʃ

21 Mar 2023

Noun

  • a local office or shop that is owned by a larger business.
Example Sentence: The bank has five branches in the city.
 

AXE æks

18 Mar 2023

Verb

  • to suddenly reduce or stop providing something.
Example Sentence: The product was axed a mere five weeks after it was launched.
 

WORK OUT A PROBLEM  

15 Mar 2023

Phrase

  • to solve a problem, to provide the details of something.
Example Sentence: I spent the weekend trying to work out the budget estimates for next year.
 

WORK OUT wɜrk aʊt

14 Mar 2023

Phrase

  • to have a specific result.
Example Sentence: I do not believe that the new plan is going to work out.
 

TURN A PROFIT  

11 Mar 2023

Phrase

  • to make a profit.
Example Sentence: The supermarket has been turning a profit since it opened.
 

TIGHT SPOT taɪt spɒt

10 Mar 2023

Phrase

  • a difficult situation.
Example Sentence: The computer company has been in a tight spot since the shortage of computers.
 

THROW MONEY AT (SOMETHING)  

09 Mar 2023

Phrase

  • to try to solve a problem by spending money on it.
Example Sentence: The president of our company is willing to throw a lot of money at the problem to solve it.
 

THROW COLD WATER ON (SOMETHING)  

08 Mar 2023

Phrase

  • to discourage or forbid something.
Example Sentence: The manager threw cold water on our plan to close the factory for one week.
 

TAKE OVER (SOMETHING)  

06 Mar 2023

Phrase

  • to take control or possession of something.
Example Sentence: The government decided to take over the bank after it declared bankruptcy.
 
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