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A COMPANY MAN /eɪ kʌmpəni mæn/

27 Apr 2024

phrase

  • A company man is an employee more loyal to the company than to other employees.
Example Sentences: It is unlikely Mr. Ross will let us leave early to lunch today. He is a company man.
Clean your desk! A company man is coming today for a surprise inspection.
 

IN SHORT SUPPLY /in ʃɔrt səˈplaɪ/

26 Apr 2024

phrase

  • If something is in short supply, then there is not very much of it available.
Example Sentences:Qualified persons are in short supply for this position.
As we are in short supply of pens, will somebody please go and order some more?
 

ACROSS THE BOARD /əˈkrɔs ðə bɔrd/

25 Apr 2024

phrase

  • If something is across the board, then everything or everyone is included in it.
Example Sentences:The director made an across the board decision to hire new managers.
We heard that when Mr. Jones returns, he will give salary increases across the board.
 

TECHNICAL SKILLS / tek′ni kəl skilz/

23 Apr 2024

phrase

  • Knowledge and proficiencies required in the accomplishment of engineering, scientific, or any specific task.
Example Sentences:What technical skills are required to perform this job?
In addition to having excellent technical skills, he also shows a great deal of innovation.
 

CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT  

06 Apr 2024

phrase

  • department within a company responsible for customer care, including complaints
Example Sentences:All complaints are handled by the customer service department.
Sheila Tam has been head of the customer service department for 5 years.
 

BENEFICIARY ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌɛri

09 Mar 2024

Noun

  • the person who will receive something.
Example Sentence: I was the sole beneficiary in my father's will.
 

FACE-TO-FACE feɪs tu feɪs

13 Jan 2024

Phrase

  • in the same place, especially of meetings.
Example Sentence: We had our first face-to-face meeting on Wednesday.
 

EXTENSIVE ɪkˈstɛnsɪv

12 Jan 2024

Adjective

  • covering a large area or range.
Example Sentence: They carried out extensive market research before the launch.
 

EXCEED ɪkˈsid

10 Jan 2024

Verb

  • to go beyond a certain number or point.
Example Sentence: Costs will exceed last year's projections if we do not act soon.
 

ESSENCE ɛsəns

09 Jan 2024

Noun

  • the most important part of an idea, a system etc.
Example Sentence: The essence of her message was that costs must be reduced.
 

COPYCAT kɒpiˌkæt

03 Jan 2024

Noun

  • something which is an intentional imitation/copy of something else.
Example Sentence: Following their success, there are many more copycats appearing.
 

CONCESSION kənˈsɛʃən

02 Jan 2024

Noun

  • the act of accepting less than you originally wanted.
Example Sentence: They made a concession by dropping the price.
 

COMPLY WITH kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ

01 Jan 2024

Phrasal Verb

  • to follow or behave in line with an official rule.
Example Sentence: Does this product comply with our national safety standards?
 

CEMENT RELATIONS sɪˈmɛnt rɪˈleɪʃəns

29 Dec 2023

Phrase

  • to make a relationship stronger.
Example Sentence: The week long team building really cemented relations in the group.
 

ADVENT ædvɛnt

21 Dec 2023

Noun

  • the arrival of something that has been waited for a long time.
Example Sentence: The advent of affordable electric vehicles will help the environment.
 
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