BE. Target Vocabulary. Unit 3. Companies. doc
.docTarget Vocabulary
Unit 3. Company
compiled by S.B. Kabdrgalinova
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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
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3 |
branch (n) |
an individual bank, office, shop etc. that is part of a larger organization |
~ bank; establish ~ syn.: section; subdivision; |
4 |
chairman (n)
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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 |
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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)
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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)
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the profit made by a company within a particular period |
live within one's ~; earn an ~ syn.: gain |
11 |
market (n)
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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)
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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)
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a person or organization that owns shares in a company |
syn.: stockholder; shareowner; stockowner |
17 |
stock (n) Am. E
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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 |