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Business Word/Phrase of the Day

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GIVE (SOMEONE) THE GREEN LIGHT  

25 Jan 2023

Phrase

  • to give someone permission to go ahead with a project.
Example Sentence: Our boss gave us the green light to begin work on the new sales campaign.
 

HAVE THE FLOOR  

25 Dec 2022

Phrase

  • to have permission to speak in a meeting
Example Sentence: The president had the floor for almost an hour during the meeting.
 

BOTTOM LINE bɒtəm laɪn

25 Nov 2022

Phrasal Verb

  • the total, the final figure on a balance sheet.
Example Sentence: After we examined the bottom line of the company we decided not to invest in it.
 

UNIQUE SELLING POINT  

25 Oct 2022

Noun

  • A feature of a product which makes it different from the rest.
Example Sentence: It's Unique Selling Point is that it is waterproof, unlike the others.
 

GROUND-BREAKING graʊndˌbreɪkɪŋ

25 Sep 2022

Adjective

  • pioneering.
Example Sentence: His ground-breaking study on the role of fringe benefits in motivating workforce came out in 1981.
 

TO COME TO A HALT  

25 Aug 2022

Phrase

  • come to a stop in the process.
Example Sentence: The expansion of his company came to a halt when one of his employees embezzled a considerable
 

TO INFILTRATE ɪnˈfɪltreɪt

25 Jul 2022

Verb

  • to enter an organization/company secretly in order to gain information about it or cause harm to it.
Example Sentence: The company was infiltrated by Russian agents who stole the description of the new technology.
 

TAX AVOIDANCE tæks əˈvɔɪdns

25 Jun 2022

Noun

  • Is working within the law to minimise the tax you owe.
Example Sentence: Richard has a really switched-on accountant who specialises in tax avoidance for self-employed people.
 

OUTSOURCING aʊtˌsɔrs

25 May 2022

Verb

  • Is when one company uses a different company to provide some product or service.
Example Sentence: British Airways outsources its in-flight catering to American firm Gate Gourmet.
 

MERCHANT BANK /mɜrtʃənt bæŋk/

25 Apr 2022

Noun

  • A merchant bank is a bank involved with companies rather than with people.
Example Sentence: Agro National Bank is a merchant bank which specialises in lending to the farming industry.
 

SAVE UP /seɪv ʌp/

25 Mar 2022

Phrasal Verb

  • to keep money for a large expense in the future.
Example Sentence: It took me ages to save up enough money to go travelling.
 

BOARD bɔrd

25 Jul 2021

Noun

  • a group of people who are responsible for making decisions.
Example Sentence: The corporation is run by a Board of Governors.
 

FREELANCER /ˈfriˌlæn sər/

25 May 2020

noun

  • a person who works as a writer, designer, performer, or the like, selling work or services by the hour, day, job, etc., rather than working on a regular salary basis for one employer
Example Sentences:The company employs a number of freelancers.
I work as a freelancer for a local newspaper.
 

SPYWARE /ˈspaɪ.weər/

25 Jun 2013

noun

  • a computer program that watches what people do with their computers, and then sends that information over the Internet
Example Sentences:If you believe your computer is infected, you should also carry out a full anti-virus scan and run two or three malware and spyware cleaners, such as AdAware, Spybot and Malwarebytes.
There is an email going around containing spyware which searches for passwords on your computer and send the information out to the spyware creators.
 

RETIREMENT /rɪˈtaɪə.mənt/

25 Aug 2012

noun

  • when you leave your job and stop working, usually because you are old
Example Sentences:The retirement age for men in the UK is 65.
We wish you a long and happy retirement.
 
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