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to face the axe

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to get fired: all staff have been warned that they face the axe should productivity not improve, and that no one is exempt from having to up their perfomance

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float on the stock exchange

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to sell shares on a stock market in order to finance a new company: rumours abound that he is about to float on the stock exchange

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companies merge

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to join together: there’s talk of the two companies merging and it is believed that they would benefit significantly from synergy were this to happen

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embark on

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a hostile takeover bid

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completely

by a great amount

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well and truly

by far and away

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facilitate

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an easy transition

the current structure does not facilitate efficient work flow/to facilitate learning

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issue an unexpected profit warning

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to warn shareholders that profits are going to be low

to engage in panic-selling as a consequence

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to end a business

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to wind up

operate as a going concern

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to run a business successfully

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run a tight ship

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alliance

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to form/forge an alliance

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be at loggerheads

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to disagree over smth

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motion

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a formal suggestion made and voted on at a meeting (at a committee)
introduce/make/propose/put forward a motion (to), pass/approve/ carry a motion, defeat/reject a motion, vote for/in favour of/against a motion
put forward a motion of no confidence in

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to strip the assets

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to sell the assets of a company

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to audit the books/accounts

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to conduct an official financial inspection of a company’s books
to conduct/undertake an audit (undertake an audit of staff performance/be subject to audit and inspection)

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to falsify data and figures in a dishonest way

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to fiddle the accounts/books

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to plan how much money you’ll spend on smth

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budget
draw up a budget/within a budget/to remain within your budget/budgeted(for)/on a budget/cuts in the budget/cut/reduce/increase a budget
to budget for an additional expenditure

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provide a company with money by seeking investors

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recapitalise a firm

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cost

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cut/reduce costs, at great personal cost, to smn’ cost, at the cost of, at cost, at any cost, estimated costs, cover the cost of , considerable/enormous cost, cost in time and effort, at a cost to, to introduce cost-cutting measures

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warn smn

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put smn on notice (that)

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overrun

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an overrun of, face budget overruns, spending overruns considerably, overrun by(minutes), overrun your budget

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reduction in the estimated value of an asset and other way around

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write-down
to write down a company’s value
write-up
Companies should allocate a specific value to intangible assets rather than just being able to write them up as goodwill.
a significant write-up of assets( also: to write smth up- to complete writing or recording smth using your notes: to write up a report /write up your notes/ article in a magazine : to get a good write-up in a newspaper)

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to have no profit or loss

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break even

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to call a meeting

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to convene a meeting , also to convene a conference/committee
a council convenes (assemble)

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an examination of smn’s credit history by a financial organization

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credit check
to conduct/run/do a credit check on smn
ex. legally, employers must have written permission from applicants to do a credit check

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a sudden sharp reduction in the availability of money, recession
credit crunch
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when economic activity does down, increases, and then goes down again known as negative growth
double-dip recession
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a small business run from home
cottage industry | to grow your business from being a cottage industry to become an international power house
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to succeed in a company
to climb/move up a corporate ladder, reach the top of the corporate ladder
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amount of money moving in and out of business
cash flow | strong/weak/healthy cash flow
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a high-yield, high-risk bond
junk bond
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the people in a factory who make the products
factory floor - staff on the production line | word on the factory floor is
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to compete in a ruthless and often unfair way
cut-throat business | when you doble-cross smn
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a plan of how smn will end smth such as a business deal
exit strategy | to develop/have an exit strategy
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false bottom
when a stock briefly rallies and then plummets to new lows
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an association of several business companies that have joined together to work on a project
consortium to form/join a consortium a consortium of investors launching a takeover bid to consort - to associate with smn usually with the disapproval of others
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a large corporation formed by the mergin of separate and diverse firms
conglomerate a huge/financial conglomerate from conglomeration- a large group of different things gathered together : a conglomeration of
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a group of representatives and envoys
delegate> delegation also: to give a job or duty to smn: to delegate responsibilities to your staff/ authority to make decisions has been delegated to a special committee
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to ask for money/help/information, etc
solicit to solicit donations for a charity, to solicit smth from smn, to solicit smn's views/opinions unsolicited(bid/call)
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to discover
ascertain | to ascertain whether, to ascertain the cause of
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the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular trade
market penetration to enhance/gain/increase market penetration, high/small/significant market penetration the level of market penetration
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make progress
``` make inroads(in/into) make steady inroads ```
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orientation
aim, direction political/sexual orientation, to adopt an eco-friendly orientation, orientation to/towards the orientation of a product appears to be towards to arrange an orientation session
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to mitigate
mitigating factors/circumstances | to mitigate damage/risk, mitigate the effects/impact of
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to have influence on smth
be at play | ex. many issues are at play here
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the activity of making loans with very high interest rates
predatory lending | to be accused of predatory lending
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an official who deals with the complaints made by the public against the government
ombudsman | a financial ombudsman
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synonyms for praiseworthy
meritorious(laudable, exemplary) | an award for meritorious service/conduct
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a social system or organization in which people get success because of their abilities
meritocracy
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when a government helps a part of its country's industry by taxing goods from other countries
protectionism
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based on or relating to a set of beliefs
ideological- ideological differences/profound ideological disagreements
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intended as punishment
punitive | punitive measures against smn, to be awarded punitive damages
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using your influence to help your family members
nepotism, nepotistic, nepotist
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a previous action that can be used as a reason for doing/allowing smth else
precedent | set a precedent for, serve as a precedent, without precedent, establish/create a precedent
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acceptance of defeat
capitulation a capitulation to (demands) immediate capitulation by those in authority
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when employees stop working suddenly because they are dissatisfied with their employer or job
to call a lightning strike
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done without consulting others first
done UNILATERALLY | the decision was made unilaterally
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ability to succeed
viability | viability of the proposal/threaten the viability of businesses
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bankrupt
insolvent
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when a bankrupt company is under the control of a person who was appointed by court to handle the financial affairs of the company
receivership | go into receivership, put/place in receivership
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the act of officially asking for smth
requisition make/place a requisition for a meeting/staff/accommodation, requisition of cultural treasures, to issue a requisition order for,
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to take back smth such as a property when a buyer defaults on payment
repossess | to repossess a home
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the amount by which the price of smth is increased before it's sold
mark-up- a mark-up of 50 dollars to mark up the price a considerable mark-up on the price of smth
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the amount by which one thing is more or less than another
margin by a margin of, a narrow/small/wide margin, (within the margin of error)a margin of error, allow a margin of error of, subject to a wide margin of error, on the margins of society a profit margin:improved margin, to increase margins the profit of margin is not high enough
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to supply or produce smth
yield to yield increased profits, to yield surprising/unexpected results, to yield energy, crop yields, high/low yield, yield cash returns
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inadequacy in the law or a set of rules
loopholes tax loopholes, to find loopholes, to close a loophole, to exploit/take advantage of a loophole, a loophole in the regulations
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very small
nominal to charge/pay nominal fees, a nominal amount, nominal interest rates also: in name only - the nominal head of the company
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a portion of money
tranche | a tranche of the loan, a large tranche of money
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a particular way of doing smth
modus operandi | a company's official modus operandi
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racket
badminton, squash racket an illegal activity that makes money- a front to mask a money-laundering racket a loud and discordant noise - make a racket
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a business that provides goods/services
a local purveyor of smth | a food/tea purveyor
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a detailed list of things
inventory | a complete/extensive/detailed inventory, do/make/take an inventory
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to refuse to buy a product as a way of expressing disapproval
boycott to join/support a boycott, call for/demand a boycott, a boycott of/ against smth the boycott of goods from
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an official order or commission to do smth
mandate-edict also- authority given to smn call an election to seek a mandate for your policies, to give a mandate to
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compensate smn if they suffer damage
indemnify | to indemnify the business against losses, to indemnify sb for smth
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an important and powerful person
mogul | movie/media/industry mogul
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payment for work or services
remuneration to receive adequate remuneration for your work a lucrative remuneration package
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the rate of smn's progress
learning curve | steep/sharp learning curve
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requiring a lot of workers or a lot of effort
labor-intensive task/process
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to silence smn
offer hush money
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invest money without doing anything else (not doing any work)
invest as a sleeping partner
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charge
face criminal charges, be arrested on the charge of misappropriating money, bring a charge of theft against smn, drop the charges, a trumped-up charge/ put/leave smn in charge of smth, take/have charge of, be charged with doing smth/ free of charge, to charge a small/nominal fee, how much do you charge for this, admission charge/ the battery is charging, to run out of charge/ charge around, charge up the staircase/ be charged-up-excited
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people who go into a shop because they see it while walking by
passing trade strong passing trade the window display is important for drawing in passing trade
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it's a good thing
it's just as well
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a gas station
a service station | there is not enough local business to sustain a service station
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saved money
nest egg to build up a considerable nest egg by the retirement a retirement nest egg
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a UK tax you pay when you buy property
stamp duty | to be exempt from paying stamp duty on the house as the value didn't exceed the threshold of
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illegal buying and selling of company's shares by those in power
insider trading to engage in insider trading strongly refute the charges of insider trading
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official order not to discuss a legal case
``` a gagging(gag) order to issue a gaggingorder ```
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when a person owns most of the company's shares
majority interest | to secure/hold/acquire a majority interest in
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a large payment to smn when they retire
to be given a gold handshake
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tax when you are bequeathed smn
to be liable for inheritance taxif you stand to gain
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when we talk about an approximate amount of money
to the tune of, to be in debt to the tune of
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immaterial values like good reputation
intangible asset | charitable endeavours are are importantto us in terms of goodwill
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financial statement that shows a company's assets and debts
balance sheet | healthy/strong balance sheet
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synonyms for mogul
tycoon, magnate | business/media tycoon
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money you receive unexpectedly
``` windfall, bonanza get/have/receive a windfall cash windfall windfall gains/profit a bonanza year/month for, enjoy a bonanza ```
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time off from work or study
sabbatical-take a leave of absence | on sabbatical/take a sabbatical
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person who donates smth, esp money
a generous benefactor | an anonymous donor , a gift from a donor
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money spent on smth
outlay involve little financial outlay, outlay on/for smth, require an initial outlay of, total outlay on the health sector is budgeted at expenditure increase/reduce/keep down expenditure on smth, cut expenditure, annual expenditure on, expenditure of effort on
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working class
blue-collar workers/jobs
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self-employed
sole trader | run business as a sole trader
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a fixed sum of money paid to smn each year
``` annuity receive a small annuity pension to receive generous/comfortable pension, offer a pension scheme/plan, a state/personal pension draw a pension ```
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unemployment benefit
dole | draw the dole, on the dole, go on the dole

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