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Business Word/Phrase of the Day

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GET DOWN TO BUSINESS  

Phrase

  • start doing the thing that you intend to do.
Example Sentence: Let's get down to business! What is the first item on the agenda?
 

权益
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ɛkwɪti

名词

  • 一个公司的股票价值。
例句： 今年一季度产生了8.85％ 的股本回报率。
 

DIVISION dɪˈvɪʒən

Noun

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

DIVERSIFY dɪˈvɜrsəˌfaɪ

Verb

  • to start providing more varied products or services.
Example Sentence: Farmers are being encouraged to diversify in order to survive.
 

DEPOSIT dɪˈpɒzɪt

Noun

  • a large store of something natural deep underground, especially oil.
Example Sentence: Companies are searching for oil deposits under the Pacific Ocean.
 

切割
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kʌt

动词

  • 减少的数量或价值的东西。
例句： 该公司计划削减 250个职位，来自全国各地的办事处。
 

CONSORTIUM kənˈsɔrʃiəm

Noun

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

COMMODITY kəˈmɒdɪti

Noun

  • something that can be bought or sold, e.g. a resource or product.
Example Sentence: Primary commodities tend to be produced in poorer countries.
 

CHANGE HANDS tʃeɪndʒ hænds

Verb

  • to pass to a different owner.
Example Sentence: The company changed hands for $150 million.
 

CASHFLOW kæʃ floʊ

Noun

  • the amount of money moving through a company.
Example Sentence: Accountants can advise on systems for managing cashflow.
 

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE kæpɪtl ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə

Noun

  • the cost of long-term improvements.
Example Sentence: They do not have enough cashflow to cover their capital expenditure.
 

BRANCH bræntʃ

Noun

  • a local office or shop that is owned by a larger business.
Example Sentence: The bank has five branches in the city.
 

升压
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胸围

动词

  • 给予额外的能量或增加的东西，如销售。
例句： 他们希望，新的广告活动将促进销售。
 

破产
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b?#331;krʌp

名词

  • 财政无法继续经营。
例句： 该公司由于经营不善破产 。
 

AXE æks

Verb

  • to suddenly reduce or stop providing something.
Example Sentence: The product was axed a mere five weeks after it was launched.
 
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