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Business Word/Phrase of the Day

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SAFARI səˈfɑri

Noun

  • a trip or expedition to see animals in their natural environment.
Example Sentence: My friend just returned from a safari in Kenya. She said that she saw lions, giraffes and tigers.

 

 

CHAIN tʃeɪn

Noun

  • many shops that are run under the same name, brand & owner.
Example Sentence: The supermarket chain is opening a new store in the town.
 

UNIT COST yunɪt kɔst

Noun

  • the cost of producing one item of a product.
Example Sentence: The unit cost of the product is just $2.
 

COLD-CALL koʊld kɔl

Noun

  • to call somebody to try to sell something without permission or warning.
Example Sentence: I hate it when people cold-call to sell me things.
 

POINT OF SALE  

Noun

  • the exact place where a product is sold.
Example Sentence: The shop has put up new point of sale display boards around the till.
 

CONSORTIUM kənˈsɔrʃiəm

Noun

  • a group of companies that cooperate and share resources.
Example Sentence: The company is part of an international consortium.
 

CARRY ON kæri ɒn

Phrasal Verb

  • continue.
Example Sentence: I'll carry on doing this while you are gone.
 

GIVE IN gɪv ɪn

Phrasal Verb

  • finally agree.
Example Sentence: He nagged me so much to buy him a new bike that eventually I just gave in.
 

SURGE sɜrdʒ

Noun

  • a sudden increase in the amount of something.
Example Sentence: There's been a recent surge of interest in the product.
 

DIVISION dɪˈvɪʒən

Noun

  • a part of an organisation.
Example Sentence: She heads the company's worldwide sales division.
 

SALES FORCE seɪlz fɔrs

Noun

  • all the people who sell for a company.
Example Sentence: The company is hoping to expand its sales force.
 

TO INFECT /ɪnˈfekt/

verb

  • to pass harmful programs from one computer to another, or within files in the same computer
Example Sentences:The computer network is down. It’s been infected by a virus.
A computer virus may lurk unseen in a computer's memory, calling up and infecting each of the machine's data files in turn.
 

TO BE FIRED  

phrase

  • To be removed from your job, either because you have done something wrong or badly
Example Sentences:Jennifer was fired for repeatedly being late for work.
Jeff was fired for his poor performance.
 
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