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spørsmålet		svaret
Beverage begynn å lære		FORMAL a drink
Debt begynn å lære		an amount of money that you owe
Dividend begynn å lære		a share of the profits of a company paid once or twice a year to the people who own the company's shares
equities begynn å lære		company shares that can be bought and sold on a stock market
limited company begynn å lære		a company whose owners are legally responsible for only a limited amount of its debts
mining begynn å lære		the process of getting coal or metal from under the ground
proprietorship begynn å lære		a business structure in which an individual and his/her company are considered a single entity for tax and liability purposes
public limited company begynn å lære		a company in which people can invest their money. It has plc' at the end of its name.
real estate begynn å lære		the business of buying and selling land and property
retail begynn å lære		the sale of goods directly to the public for their own use
share begynn å lære		one of the equal parts of a company that you can buy as a way of investing money
sole trader begynn å lære		a business structure in which an individual and his/her company are considered a single entity for tax and liability purpose
third-party begynn å lære		relating to a person or organization that is not one of the two main people or organizations involved in a legal agreement or case
utility begynn å lære		a public service such as gas, water or electricity
vendor begynn å lære		a company or person that sells a particular product or service
bear market begynn å lære		a situation in the stock market in which the prices of shares are falling
bond begynn å lære		a document given to someone who invests money in a government or company promising to pay back the money with interest
bottom begynn å lære		to reach the lowest point
breakeven begynn å lære		the point at which a business operation no longer loses money and can begin to make a profit
bull market begynn å lære		a situation in the stock market in which the prices of shares are rising
euphoric begynn å lære		feeling extremely happy usually for a short time only
greater fool investor begynn å lære		an investor who buys at a high price believing there will always be someone they can sell to at an even higher price
innovator begynn å lære		someone who invents or begins using new ideas, methods, equipment
peak begynn å lære		the time when something is at its highest or greatest level
plunge begynn å lære		to fall quickly from a high position
recession begynn å lære		a period when trade and industry are not successful and there is a lot of unemployment
staple begynn å lære		an important product especially a food, that people eat or use regularly
trough begynn å lære		a period when something that rises and falls regularly is at a low level, especially economic activity
value investor begynn å lære		an investor who buys stocks they believe the market has undervalued
cost of goods sold begynn å lære		an income statement figure which reflects the cost of obtaining the raw materials and of producing the finished goods that are sold to consumers
fixed cost begynn å lære		costs such as rent that a company has to pay that does not depend on how much it produces
operating profit begynn å lære		the profit that a company makes from its normal activities of selling goods or services
plot begynn å lære		to mark points on a graph
recommended retail price (RRP) begynn å lære		the price at which a manufacturer of a product suggests it should be sold on the retail market
record label begynn å lære		a company that produces records
royalty begynn å lære		a payment that someone such as a writer or musician gets each time their work is sold or performed
sales revenue begynn å lære		income earned from selling products or services
turnover begynn å lære		the value of the goods and services that a company sells in a particular period of time
variable cost begynn å lære		a cost that changes according to how much of a product is made
wholesaler begynn å lære		someone whose job is to sell large quantities of goods to shops or small businesses
achieve begynn å lære		to succeed in doing or having what you planned or intended, usually after a lot of effort
budget begynn å lære		the amount of money a person or organization has to spend on something
deal with begynn å lære		to take action to do something, especially to solve a problem OR to buy goods or services from someone, or to sell them to someone
handle begynn å lære		to take action in order to deal with a difficult situation
liaise begynn å lære		if one person liaises with another, or if people liaise, they talk to each other and tell each other what they are doing, so that they can work together effectively
manage begynn å lære		to organize and control the work of a company, organization, or group of people
objective begynn å lære		something that you plan to achieve, especially in business or work
reference begynn å lære		a statement from someone who knows you or has worked with you that gives information about you. You often need to provide a reference when you apply for a new job.
set up begynn å lære		to start something such as a business, organization, or institution
cap begynn å lære		to set a limit on the amount of money that someone can spend or charge
earnings begynn å lære		the amount of money that you earn
exacerbate begynn å lære		make a problem become worse
extracurricular begynn å lære		extracurricular activities are things that you do at school or college that are not part of your course
faculty begynn å lære		all the teachers in a school, college or university: a meeting for students, faculty and administrators
fee begynn å lære		money that you pay to a professional person or institution for their work
hike begynn å lære		a sudden large increase in the amount or level of something
placement begynn å lære		a temporary job that is part of a course of study and that gives you experience of the work you hope to do at the end of the course
resources begynn å lære		something such as money, workers or equipment that can be used to help an institution or a business
Spiralling begynn å lære		a situation that is continuously becoming worse, more, or less
spark or spark off begynn å lære		to make something happen, especially Something involving violence or angry feelings
subsidy begynn å lære		an amount of money that the government or another organization pays to help to reduce the cost of a product or service
Trend begynn å lære		a gradual change or development that produces a particular result
willing begynn å lære		if you are willing to do something, you do it when someone asks you, sometimes when you do not want to
bind begynn å lære		to limit what someone is allowed to do by making them obey a rule or agreement
boost begynn å lære		to help something to increase, improve or become more successful
deep pockets begynn å lære		a lot of available money
drop out begynn å lære		to leave something such as an activity, school or competition before you have finished what you intended to do
enhance begynn å lære		to improve something, or to make it more attractive or more valuable
lay off begynn å lære		to end someone's employment, especially temporarily, because there is not enough work for them
miss out begynn å lære		to lose an opportunity to do or to have something
redundant begynn å lære		if someone is redundant, they have been told they must leave their job because they are no longer needed
start over begynn å lære		to begin doing something again from the beginning
thoroughly begynn å lære		very carefully, so that nothing is missed: The case will be studied thoroughly before any decision is made
working party begynn å lære		a group of people who examine a problem or situation and suggest a way of dealing with it
come along begynn å lære		arrive or become available
downsize begynn å lære		to make a company or organization smaller by reducing the number
fancy begynn å lære		used when you are very surprised about something
put on weight begynn å lære		to become fatter
sabbatical begynn å lære		a period away from work when people such as college or university teachers can study, rest or travel
streamline begynn å lære		to improve a business, organization, process, etc. by making it more modern or simple
tutoring begynn å lære		the act of teaching someone in a particular subject
benchmark begynn å lære		an amount, level, standard, etc. that you can use for judging how good or bad other things are
feedback begynn å lære		comments about how or how badly someone is doing something, which are intended to help them do it better
personality clash begynn å lære		a situation in which two people are very different from each other so that they cannot work together
accomplishment begynn å lære		something difficult that you succeed in doing, especially after working hard over a period of time
bartending begynn å lære		work serving drinks in a bar
brokering begynn å lære		the activity of organizing business deals for other people
debating society begynn å lære		a group of people who debate a subject by discussing it formally before making a decision, usually by voting
embark on begynn å lære		to start a new project or activity, usually one that will be difficult and will take time
lead begynn å lære		a piece of information or a contact that may bring new business
outgoing begynn å lære		someone who is outgoing is friendly and enjoys meeting and talking to people
tender begynn å lære		offer to provide goods or services for a particular price
venue begynn å lære		the place where an activity or event happens: a popular venue for corporate events
campus begynn å lære		an area of land containing all the main buildings of a school or university
draw up begynn å lære		to prepare and write something such as a document or a plan
heritage begynn å lære		the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture
metropolis begynn å lære		a big, exciting city
pour millions into begynn å lære		spend or invest a lot of money in something
procurement begynn å lære		the process of buying supplies or equipment for a government department or company
sit back begynn å lære		to relax and stop making the effort to do something
tailor begynn å lære		tailor something, to/for: to make or change something especially for a particular person or purpose
better off begynn å lære		in a better situation or having more money
bury begynn å lære		to cover or hide something
cope begynn å lære		to deal successfully with a difficult situation or job
cram begynn å lære		to put too much in to a space that is too small
errand begynn å lære		a small job that involve going to collect or deliver something
fierce begynn å lære		involving a lot of force or energy
headcount begynn å lære		a count of all the people in a company
hesitate begynn å lære		to pause before doing something, or to do something very slowly, usually because you are nervous, embarrassed or worried
mad dash begynn å lære		an act of going somewhere very quickly in an extremely uncontrolled way
mess up begynn å lære		to do something wrong or spoil something, especially by making mistakes
oddly begynn å lære		used for saying that something is not what you would expect in a particular situation
overhaul begynn å lære		to completely change a system to make it work more effectively
polish up begynn å lære		to improve a skill by practising
pressure cooker begynn å lære		a difficult situation in which people have to work very hard or experience a lot of strong emotions
quest begynn å lære		a long difficult search
slick begynn å lære		done in a very impressive way that seems to need very little effort
take a breather begynn å lære		to have a rest
untold begynn å lære		existing or present in an amount that is too large to be measured
asap begynn å lære		as soon as possible
biscuit begynn å lære		a type of small flat dry cake that is usually sweet and round. The usual American word is cookie
crash begynn å lære		an occasion when a computer or a computer program suddenly stops working
give someone a hand begynn å lære		to help someone
hassle begynn å lære		to annoy someone, or to cause problems for them
in the know begynn å lære		people in the know have more information about something than other people
in the loop begynn å lære		belonging or not belonging to a group that has information and makes decisions about something
patch begynn å lære		a piece of software that you add to a computer program in order to improve it or remove a fault
plug-in begynn å lære		a piece of software or hardware that you add to a computer to increase range of things it can do
snail mail begynn å lære		letters that are sent by post
stretched begynn å lære		having difficulty doingeverything that you should because you lack the necessary time, money, people or equipment
bulky begynn å lære		too big to be carried or stored easly
carbon footprint begynn å lære		the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere as a result of the activities of an individual, organization or community
acquaintance begynn å lære		someone you know a little, who is not a close friend
IP address begynn å lære		Internet Protocol address: a code that represents a particular computer and is used to send messages to it on a network or the Internet
mustn't grumble begynn å lære		used as a reply to someone who asks you whether you are well, for saying that you feel all right
small talk begynn å lære		conversation about things that are not important
trivial begynn å lære		not very interesting, serious or valuable
alleviate begynn å lære		to make something less painful, severe or serious
fine begynn å lære		an amount of money that you have to pay because you have broken the law
forethought begynn å lære		careful thought and planning that prepares you well for a future event
forthwith begynn å lære		immediately
imperative begynn å lære		extremely important and urgent
officialese begynn å lære		the way speaking or writing used by people who work in government offices, especially when ordinary people of cannot understand it
solicit begynn å lære		to ask someone for something such as money or support
time frame begynn å lære		the period of time during which something happens or must happen
unambiguous begynn å lære		clear and with only one possible meaning
down time begynn å lære		time when a computer or other machine is not working
drag someone kicking and screaming begynn å lære		to make someone do something that they do not want to do
malicious begynn å lære		deliberately wanting to hurt someone or cause damage
morale begynn å lære		the amount of enthusiasm that a person or group of people feel about their situation at a particular time
outsource begynn å lære		to arrange for work to be done by people from outside your company, usually by a company that is expert in that type of work
recruit begynn å lære		to get someone to work in a company or join an organization
subsidiary begynn å lære		a company that is owned by a larger company
turnover begynn å lære		the value of the goods and services that a company sells in a particular period of time
partnership begynn å lære		two or more people run business together. all partners share profits and losses

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