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LAW-ABIDING lɔəˌbaɪdɪŋ

12 Nov 2024

Adjective

  • respecting the law.
Example Sentence: We are all law-abiding citizens. However, in business sometimes we have to interpret certain regulations in a bit more flexible way in order to remain profitable in the current crisis
 

ESPIONAGE ɛspiəˌnɑʒ

11 Nov 2024

Noun

  • the activity of secretly acquiring information about another company/competitor/country etc in order to gain an unfair advantage.
Example Sentence: Industrial espionage has always been a real threat in this country, and things don't seem to be improving under the new regulations either.
 

TO PLEDGE plɛdʒ

07 Nov 2024

Verb

  • to make an official/serious promise to do something.
Example Sentence: The minister pledged to support the reconstruction of the old town despite the financial crisis.
 

PRIVATIZATION praɪvəˌtaɪz

23 Oct 2024

Noun

  • to transfer from public or government control or ownership to private enterprise.
Example Sentence: The privatization of health care is an important issue.
 

INCENTIVE ɪnˈsɛntɪv

21 Oct 2024

Noun

  • something which encourages somebody to do something.
Example Sentence: The tax incentives are aimed at attracting more foreign business.
 

INFLATIONARY SPIRAL /ɪnˈfleɪʃəˌnɛri spaɪrəl/

08 Aug 2024

Noun

  • An inflationary spiral is when salaries and prices take turn to grow in short intervals.
Example Sentences: Recent rises in inflation are more likely to weaken consumer spending than lead to an inflationary spiral of higher salaries and prices.
 

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT /ʌnɛmˈplɔɪmənt bɛnəfɪt/

04 Aug 2024

Noun

  • Unemployment benefit is regularly paid by the government to people who do not have a job.
Example Sentence: Over 2 million people in the United Kingdom receive unemployment benefit.
 

DEREGULATION diˈrɛgyəˌleɪt

07 Jan 2024

Noun

  • the reduction of rules that aim to control an industry .
Example Sentence: Their success is partly due to deregulation of the industry.
 

DECENTRALISE diˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz

08 Nov 2023

Verb

  • to move control of an organisation from one (central) body to several smaller ones.
Example Sentence: Many attempts have been made in recent years to decentralise power.
 

POLICY pɒləsi

23 Oct 2023

Noun

  • a plan of what to do in certain situations; a set of ideas.
Example Sentence: The company has a clear policy on dealing with bullying.
 

LOOPHOLE lupˌhoʊ

13 Oct 2023

Noun

  • a mistake in the law that allows people to do something that they should not.
Example Sentence: Their lawyers found a loophole in the law and they were acquited.
 

INCOME BRACKET ɪnkʌm brækɪt

11 Oct 2023

Noun

  • a category of taxpayers based on their level of income.
Example Sentence: The tax will mainly effect people in the higher income bracket.
 

FREE MARKET fri mɑrkɪt

07 Oct 2023

Noun

  • a market that is not influenced by the government.
Example Sentence: He supports a free market for goods in Europe.
 

DOMESTIC dəˈmɛstɪk

05 Aug 2023

Adjective

  • relating to a country's internal economy or businesses.
Example Sentence: They are attempting to protect the domestic industries.
 

BOOM bum

18 Jul 2023

Verb

  • a period of economic improvement and increased consumption.
Example Sentence: There was a boom in the 1980s in the UK.
 
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