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Business Word/Phrase of the Day

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RECEIVABLES rɪˈsivəbəls

Noun

  • money that a business expects to receive.
Example Sentence: The company generates roughly $400 million in receivables annually.
 

RAISE CAPITAL reɪz kæpɪtl

Verb

  • to try to get money for a business venture.
Example Sentence: The factory was sold to raise capital.
 

有利可图
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prɒfɪtəbəl

形容词

  • 赚钱或有可能使未来钱。
例句： 最赚钱的行业是那些难以进入。
 

管理费用
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oʊvərhɛds

名词

  • 定期，一个企业必须支付的成本，如电力，工资等。
例句： 互联网公司的管理费用要低得多。
 

OUTLOOK aʊtˌlʊk

Noun

  • how the future looks based on current predictions.
Example Sentence: The outlook for small firms has worsened in recent months.
 

ON SCHEDULE ɒn skɛdʒul

Noun

  • on time, according to a plan .
Example Sentence: He says that the building project is still on schedule.
 

障碍
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ɒbstəkəl

名词

  • 这使得它很难做某件事，或者去某处的东西。
例句： 公司说，腐败仍然是该地区最大的障碍 。
 

MOGUL moʊgəl

Noun

  • a very wealthy or powerful person in business.
Example Sentence: He is described as the world’s most powerful media mogul.
 

分钟
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mɪnɪts

名词

  • 在会议上采取正式照会。
例句： 秘书参加了会议纪要。
 

LEVERAGE lɛvərɪdʒ

Noun

  • the power to influence somebody's actions.
Example Sentence: Big companies have a lot of leverage over their business partners.
 

LETTER OF CREDIT  

Noun

  • a letter from a bank that guarantees a payment to a specified person.
Example Sentence: The seller requires a letter of credit to secure payment.
 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ɪntlˈɛktʃuəl prɒpərti

Noun

  • something that somebody creates which has value, esp. music, art, text, etc.
Example Sentence: The designer claims that her intellectual property rights were infringed.
 

挖人才
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hɛdˌhʌnt

名词

  • 搜索工作完美的人，并为他们提供了很多钱去做。
例句： 他headhunted的位置。
 

HAND IN YOUR NOTICE  

Phrase

  • to officially tell your company that you are leaving the job.
Example Sentence: He handed in his notice when he heard that he had got the new job.
 

GET INTO DEBT  

Phrase

  • to get into a situation in which you owe people money.
Example Sentence: It's easy to get into debt if you have a credit card.
 
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