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to agree to give someone a permanent job |
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hire |
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adj. relating to being famous or easily recognised and considered to represent a particular idea, brand, time period, etc. |
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iconic |
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something which is used to encourage people to do something, especially to make them work harder, produce more or spend more money |
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incentive |
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to employ a person or an organisation for a short time to do a particular job for you |
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hire |
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a person or company that pays people to work for them |
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employer |
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a machine, piece of equipment, or method that is new and that is likely to have a strong influence on society, a field of study, etc |
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emerging technology |
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adj. done within an organisation |
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in-company = in-house |
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someone who starts a company, arranges business deals and takes risks in order to make a profit |
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entrepreneur |
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a company that is not owned by another, larger company, and that has a small number of employees. In european countries, companies must have fewer than 250 employees to be called a medium-sized enterprise, and fewer than 50 employees to be called a small |
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small and medium enerprise = SME |
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a business that sells products or services on the internet, instead of in a shop |
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e-tailer = electronic retailer |
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connected with principles of what is right and wrong |
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ethical |
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the formal rules for polite behaviour |
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etiquette |
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morally good or correct |
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ethical |
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a performance, sports competition, party, etc. at which people gather to watch or take part in something |
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event |
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the price at which one currency can be bought |
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exchange rate |
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an event at which people from a particular company and their guests gather together to watch or take part in something |
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corporate event |
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to become larger in size, amount or number, or to make something larger in size, amount or number |
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expand |
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an event that is intended to advertise a product, company, brand, etc. |
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promotional event |
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when something increases or is increased in size, amount or number |
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expansion |
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special skills or knowledge in an area of work or study |
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expertise |
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when an economy becomes more successful, and there is increased economic activity, more jobs, etc. |
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expansion |
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a person, company or country that sells goods to another country |
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exporter |
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to make something bigger or longer, or to increase its range |
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extend |
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someone who helps a group of people discuss things with each other or do something effectively |
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facilitator |
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to use the same brand name for a new type of goods that is similar in some way to the original goods sold under that brand name |
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extend a brand |
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one of many things that influence or affect a situation |
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factor |
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to go down to a lower price, level, amount, etc. |
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fall; past tense: fell; past participle: fallen |
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fashionable and often inexpensive clothing that is made quickly after being designed, and which often does not stay in the shops for a long time |
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fast fashion |
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advise, criticism, etc. about how succesful or useful something is |
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feedback |
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the management of money by countries, organisations and people |
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finance |
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a company or business, especially one which is quite small |
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firm |
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a description of what is likely to happen in the future, based on the information that you have now |
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forecast |
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the purpose for which something is made or used, or the job that someone does = role |
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function |
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money provided to an organisation, for example in the form of loans, or grants =money given for a particular purpose |
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funding |
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the way in which something work or operates, or the way in which it is used |
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function |
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to get or achieve something important or valuable, usually by working very hard |
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gain |
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including and considering all the parts of a situation, together rather than the individual parts separately |
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global |
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to gradually get more of a useful or valuable quality, skill, etc. |
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gain |
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affectingor involving the whole world |
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global |
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to manage to enter a place, building or organisation |
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gain access/admittance |
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if a company or industry DO IT, it starts doing business all over the world |
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go global |
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things that are produced in order to be used or sold |
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goods |
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a group that has been formed to do a particular job or function of the government |
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government organisation |
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to increase in amount, size or degree |
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grow; grew; grown |
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an increase in size, amount or degree |
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growth |
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if you grow a business activity, you make it bigger |
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grow; grew; grown |
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a formal written promise to repair or replace a product, if it has a fault, within a specific period of time after you buy it |
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guarantee |
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rules or instructions about the best way to do something |
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guideline |
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the actions involved in supplying goods to shops and companies after they have been produced for example moving, storing and selling the goods |
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distribution |
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the head office of an organisation |
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headquarters |
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if an economy, industry or business activity expands, it gets bigger or more succesful |
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expand |
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the activity of protecting employees from illness or injury at work |
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health and safety |
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a person or business responsible for supplying goods to shops and companies after they have been produced |
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distributor |
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an organisation or structure in which the staff are organised in levels and the people at one level have authority over those below them |
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hierarchy |
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an extremely successful person, organisation, etc. |
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high flyer |
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a country that is in the process of developing its industries, businesses and financial systems |
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emerging market |
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the practice of buying and selling goods and services over the internet |
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e-commerce = e-business = electronic commerce |
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trademark an organisation or structure in which teams and individuals make decisions about the work they are doing, rather than being told what to do by a manager or executive |
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holacracy |
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the department in an organisation that deals with employing, training and helping employees |
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human resources HR |
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adj. in an early state of development |
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emerging |
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the effect or influence that an event, situation, etc. has on someone or something |
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impact |
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a company or business |
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enterprise |
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to pay someone to work for you |
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employ |