Business glossary

12 Here are some words related to business. terms

I made it to keep track of all the words I learned in my business management program.

Advertisement
noun
Advertising is a means of communication with the users of a product or service. Advertisements are messages paid for by those who send them and are intended to inform or influence people who receive them
Example: I saw and advertisement today on my way to school.
en: Publicité
Assets
noun
Property owned by a person or company, regarded as having value and available to meet debts, commitments, or legacies.
Example: An asset can often generate cash flows in the future, such as a piece of machinery, a financial security, or a patent.
en: Un actif
Cash flow
noun
The amount of cash or cash-equivalent which the company receives or gives out by the way of payment(s) to creditors is known as cash flow
Example: A consistent and sustainable CASH FLOW stream from product sales is key to any business
en: Flux de trésorerie
Company
noun
A commercial business.
Example: This company is very innovative
en: Compagnie
Competition
noun
Rivalry in which every seller tries to get what other sellers are seeking at the same time: sales, profit, and market share by offering the best practicable combination of price, quality, and service.
Example: The competition in online store is getting more and more fierce
en: Concurrence
Investment
noun
The action or process of investing money for profit or material result.
Example: An investment always concerns the outlay of some asset today (time, money, effort, etc.) in hopes of a greater payoff in the future than what was originally put in.
en: Investissement
Macroeconomics
noun
The part of economics concerned with large-scale or general economic factors, such as interest rates and national productivity.
Example: Macroeconomics focuses on three things: National output, unemployment, and inflation.
en: Macroéconomie
Marketing
noun
The action or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and advertising.
Example: My company uses marketing every day.
en: Marketing
Profit
Noun
Profit describes the financial benefit realized when revenue generated from a business activity exceeds the expenses, costs, and taxes involved in sustaining the activity in question
Example: Last year, we made over $50 000 of profit
en: Profit
Recession
noun
A recession is a significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months, normally visible in real GDP, real income, employment, industrial production, and wholesale-retail sales.
Example: On July 23, 2009, the Bank of Canada officially declared the recession to be over in Canada
en: Récession
Sales
noun
The activity or business of selling products or services.
Example: The sales of my company went down by 20%
en: Ventes
Supplier
noun
A supplier is a person or business that provides a product or service to another entity.
Example: WalMart has many suppliers from all over the world.
en: Fournisseur