BE. Target Vocabulary. Unit 3. Companies. doc

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Item

Definition

Derivatives/collocations Synonyms/antonyms

1

bankrupt (adj)

not having enough money to pay what you owe

-cy (n); go ~

2

board (n)

the group of people who have been elected by shareholders to manage a company

~room; ~ of directors

3

branch (n)

an individual bank, office, shop etc. that is part of a larger organization

~ bank; establish ~

syn.: section; subdivision;

4

chairman (n)

the most important person on the board of directors of a company

~ ship (n)

syn.: president

5

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) n

the title of the manager with the most authority in the day-today management of a company, used especially in the US

6

compete (v)

try to win sth by defeating others who are trying to do the same

~ against/with sb in /for sth; competitor (n); competition (n): ~ between/with sb (syn: contest); competitive (adj): ~ spirit; competitively (adv); competitiveness (n)

7

company (n)

a business organization that makes or sells goods or services

join/run/set up/start ~;

family owned/joint-stock/limited liability/multinational/parent ~

syn.: firm

8

finance house (n) BE

a company that lends money, especially to businesses

syn.: finance company (AE)

9

head office (n)

the main building or location of a large organization

syn.: headquarter

10

income (n)

the profit made by a company within a particular period

live within one's ~; earn an ~

syn.: gain

11

market (n)

all the people and organizations involved in the activity of buying and selling particular goods or services

~ leader/leadership/potential/ratio/share

12

profit (n)

the money a company makes after taking away its costs

~er (n); ~less (adj); ~able (adj); ~ably (adv); ~ability (n);

syn.: benefit; use; good

13

public corporation (n)

company that offers its shares for sale on the Stock Exchange

syn.: municipal corporation

ant.: private corporation

14

retail (v)

sell goods to the general public in shops

~ing (n); ~er (n); ~ outlet

15

share/s (n)

one of equal parts into which the value of a company is divided, that can be sold to people who want to own part of the company

~ holder/price; ~ in sth;

syn.: stock

16

shareholder (n)

a person or organization that owns shares in a company

syn.: stockholder; shareowner; stockowner

17

stock (n) Am. E

a company whose money is divided into shares so that many people own a small part of it

~ broker/company/ exchange/holder/market/owner

syn.: share

18

subsidiary (n)

a company that is at least half-owned by another company, its parent company

an overseas ~; ~ company

19

turnover (n)

the amount of money a company receives from sales in a particular period

annual/money ~; ~ period

20

workforce (n)

the total number of workers employed by a company on a specific job, project, etc

~ size; core ~

syn.: labour force; human resources; manpower; personnel; staff