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Business Word/Phrase of the Day

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WORK OVERTIME wɜrk oʊvərˈtaɪm

Phrase

  • to work more than one's regular hours.
Example Sentence: I had to work overtime every Friday last month.
 

WORK OUT A PROBLEM  

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

Phrase

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

TURNOVER tɜrnˌoʊvər

Noun

  • the rate at which employees join and leave a company.
Example Sentence: The turnover of workers in the new restaurant business is very high.
 

TURN OVER tɜrn oʊvər

Phrase

  • to do business to a certain amount of money/products.
Example Sentence: We turned over most of our stock last month.
 

TURN A PROFIT  

Phrase

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

TIGHT SPOT taɪt spɒt

Phrase

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

THROW MONEY AT (SOMETHING)  

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)  

Phrase

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

TAKE STOCK teɪk stɒk

Phrase

  • to count the items of merchandise or supplies in stock.
Example Sentences: The department store closes for three days every March in order to take stock.
 

TAKE OVER (SOMETHING)  

Phrase

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

TAKE ON (AN EMPLOYEE)  

Phrase

  • to give a job to someone, to hire someone.
Example Sentence: The company took on many new workers during the busy holiday season.
 

TAKE MINUTES teɪk mɪnɪts

Phrase

  • to write down the proceedings of a meeting.
Example Sentence: I usually take minutes at the monthly club meetings.
 

TAKE A PAY CUT  

Phrase

  • to accept a decrease in one's salary.
Example Sentence: The telephone workers were forced to take a pay cut after the strike.
 

TAKE A NOSEDIVE  

Phrase

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