Work and study Flashcards
(184 cards)
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Cram
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study in a very concentrated way
for a short time
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Genius
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Exceptional clever person
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Past papers
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exam papers from previous years
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Rote learning
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learning purely by repetition
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Mnemonics
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tricks that help you remember something
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bury yourself in your books
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spend the maximum time studying
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intensively’
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in a very focused way
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know the subject inside out
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Know it completely
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composition
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could be just 50-100 words, often used for school work
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essay
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longer than a composition, more serious, hundreds or thousands of words
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assignment
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a long essay, often part of a course, usually thousands of words
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project
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an assignment, but emphasis on student’s own material and topic
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portfolio
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collection of individual pieces of work; may include drawings and other examples of creative work as well as writing
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dissertation
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long, research-based work, perhaps 10-15,000 words, for a degree or diploma
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thesis
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very long, original, research-based work, perhaps 80-100,000 words, for a higher degree
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Mind map
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diagram that lays out ideas for a topic and how they are connected to one another
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first, rough version
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First draft
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Plagiarism
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using other people’s work as if it was yours
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acknowledge
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give details of
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deadline.
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date by which you must hand
in the work
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submitted
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Handed in ; formal
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Assesed
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evaluated and given a grade
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feedback
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comments from the teacher/tutor
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Carry out research
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less formal is do research
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Academic journals
magazines with academic articles
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inter-library loan.
system where libraries exchange books/journals with one another
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Open educational resources
online materials that can be freely used by teachers and students anywhere
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access it online?
get hold of (it) on the internet
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drop out,
leave the course before the end
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finals'
last exams before the end of a college or university course
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well-qualified®
with the right formal qualifications
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equality of opportunity
when everyone has the same chances
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Selective
pupils are chosen for entry, usually for academic reasons, though, in the case of some private schools, parents' ability to pay school fees may be a factor in selection
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Comprehensive schooling
everyone enters without exams and education is free, paid for by the government
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Elitism
when you favour a small, privileged group
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Inherent in
existing as a basic part of something
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League tables
lists of schools or colleges, from the best down to the worst, based on exam results and, sometimes, other criteria
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perpetuate
make something continue
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two-tier system
a system with two separate levels, one of which is better than the other
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Perceives
sees, considers
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Better-off
Richer
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Well-endowed
receiving a lot of money in grants, gifts from rich people, etc. [= endowments]
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Depressing
reducing
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Less well-off
Poorer
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Excel
achieve an excellent standard
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scholarships
money given to pay for studies, usually provided on the basis of academic merit
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bursaries
money given to pay for studies, usually provided on the basis of need
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tertiary
education at university or college level
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Student loans
money that students can borrow from a bank whi studying and then pay back once they are in work
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undergraduates
students doing a first degree
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tuition fees
money paid to receive teaching
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3r’s
[reading, writing and arithmetic]
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Literacy and numeracy
[the ability to read]
[the ability to count / do basic maths]
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Curriculum reform
[changes to what is covered in the national syllabus
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syllabus
plan of what is to be studied]
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Lifelong education
Education for all ages
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Mature students
[adult students older than the average student]
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Special needs education
Education for people with disabilities
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one-to-one.
One teacher one pupil
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guidelines
[advice (often official) of how something should be done]
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Distraction
[takes attention away]
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passion for'
if you have a passion for something, you like it very much
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Challenging
a positive word for something which is exciting and difficult
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fast-paced'
if an environment is fast-paced, things happen quickly there
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Openings
available jobs
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Reporting to
if you report to someone, he/she is your boss
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previous experience®
experience of this type of job from before
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Full training
all the training you need
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Post
Job
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Career prospects
opportunities for promotion and career development
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leadership qualities
the ability to lead a group
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Competitive salary
as good as, or better than, other salaries for similar jobs
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Benefits package
all the extra benefits that a company offers
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subsidised
partly paid for by the company
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stand out
[be better than others],
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cover letter'
letter sent with a job application
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hands-on (experience)
practical, direct
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field
area of business or activity
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customer-facing
dealing directly with customers
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team player®
a person who is good at working with others
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managerial experience'
experience of managing other people
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recruiting',
Hiring
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Criteria
requirements you use to make a decision
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shortlisted®
selected from a larger group
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trial run*
A practice of something new
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boost
improve or increase
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panel
the person who is directly responsible for your work
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Body language
physical movements which show how you are feeling
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Speak up
speak (more) loudly and clearly
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talk us through
tell us about in more detail
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Trainee
Person who is learning a new job
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professional development.
training given to employees to increase their knowledge of skills
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in-house
within the company
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new recruits.
people who have just joined (the company)
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Under pressure
State of stress of having too much to do
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supervisor
the perso who checks your work
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take on'
7 start to have
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fill the post®
Someone to do the job
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notice period®
time you need to work in your job after you have officially told! company you are leaving
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An ideal fit for
very suitable for
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outlining
giving an overview of
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paid leave)
time off you are paid for, such as holiday or parental leave
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reporting structure'
company structure and who you report to
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Opposite number
* has the same position / does the same job as me
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working relationship?
way of communicating and working together
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collaboration.
working together to achieve shared goals
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counterpart'
more formal equivalent of opposite number
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rapports
communication/relationship
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take the initiative".
make decisions without being told what to do
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hierarchical'
has a structure with important and less important people
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pecking order®
system where some people have the right to ge benefits/promotions before others
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job-share®
° an agreement where two people each share the same job
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hot-desking
A policy of sharing desks in an office, so people sit at whichever desk is free on a particular day
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workmates
colleagues you are friendly with (especially in non-protessional occupations); informal
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talk shop
talk about work; informal
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mundane
ordinary, not interesting
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meet a deadline
have something finished by a fixed day or time
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volunteer
offer to do something without Being ask to
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rewarding
making you feel satisfied that you have done something important
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stimulating*.
encouraging new ideas or new thinking
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workload®
amount of work I have to do
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mechanical
you don't have to think about what you are doing
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knocking off
finishing work; informal
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monotonous.
boring because it never changes (Repetitive)
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satisfying job
(does not) make me feel pleased
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glamorous
very exciting, which everyone admires
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anti-social
do not enable one to have a normal social life
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stuck behind a desk',
In a desk all day; informal
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mind-numbing*
extremely boring
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tight schedules".
very strict or severely limited timetables
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stuck in a rut"
stuck/trapped in a job they can't escape from
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dead-end'
with no prospects of promotion
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technician
person whose job involves practical work with scientific or electrical equipment
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went in with
formed a business partnership with
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start-up
a small business that has just started
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freelance:
work for yourself and do projects with different companies rather than being a company employee
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programmer.
Someone who writes computer program,es
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workplace
[the place where you work]
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run-of-the-mill
[ordinary, not special or exciting]
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short-term
financial reward.
Immediate money gained
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Morale
[amount of confidence felt by a person or groupl
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job stability
[not likely to change]
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work-life balance.
[the amount of time spent working compared to the amount of time spent doing things you enjoy]
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Dynamic
[continuously developing
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demotivated
[feeling less enthusiastic about work]
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maternity/paternity/adoption leave,
[time away from work to prepare for and look after a new baby / adopted child]
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perks / benefits
(extra things apart from salary
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increments
[increases rises; formall
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performance-relation
Depending how well you do your job
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overworked and underpaid.
Fixed expression
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voluntary/ compulsory redundancies
[people losing their jobs, by offering to do so / having no choice!
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skeleton staff
[the minimum number of workers needed to keep operating]
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Interview panel
. [the group of people interviewing someone for a job
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telesales'./ tele marketing
selling or marketing goods and services by phone
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Cold calling
phoning people who have not requested a call in order to try to sell them something
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Hard sell
attempt to sell something by being very forceful
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part with their money.
spend money
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TV shopping channel',
TV channel devoted to selling products
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Merchandise
products that are bought and sold
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hasn't looked back
has moved forward successfully
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purchasing power
is the ability they have to buy goods, i.e. the amount of money they have available.
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shop around,
try different companies or shops to see which offers best value.
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stocks
[keeps a supply of it = keeps it in stock
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brand loyalty.
[confidence in that particular make and a tendency always to choose it]
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Loss leader
the item being sold at a low price
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niche market,
a specialised group of customers with particular interests
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come/go under the hammer,
it is sold at an auction.
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Auction
[sale of goods or property
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Lucrative
producing a lot of money
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red tape
bureaucracy (negative)
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administration"
organisation and arrangement of operations
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takeover',
agreement in which one company takes control of another one
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proposition,
Formal offer
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reach a compromise
come to an agreement in which both sides reduce their demands a little
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hammer out a deal'
talk in detail until a business agreement is made
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swallowed up
taken over by a larger company
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capital assets®
buildings and machines owned by a company
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Invest in
Put money into
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Start up
New company
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holiday property letting agency
" a business organising the rental of holiday houses
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ossify
become fixed, unable to change
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purport
claim something
