Business English

16 null terms

Attractive

Noun

causing interest (Stella)

Example: An attractive offer.

fr: Attractif

Ban

Noun

an official order that prevents something from happening (Stella)

Example: There should be a ban on talking loudly in cinemas.

fr: Interdiction

Chief financial officer

Noun

person in an organization who has the most important position with responsibility for the organization's finances (Stella)

Example: She took over as chief financial officer in June after her predecessor stood down.

fr: Directeur Général

Competitive

Noun

eager to do better than others in an activity (Stella)

Example: a highly competitive industry

fr: Compétitif

Counterproductive

Adjective

having an opposite effect to the one that was wanted, and therefore harmful (Stella)

Example: Stringent cost management is counterproductive when it prevents a company from growing

fr: Contre-productif

Demand

Noun

a need for something to be sold

Example: There was little demand for tickets.

fr: Demande

Economy

Noun

system of making money and producing and distributing goods and services within a country or region (Stella)

Example: On average, China accounts for almost half of the total export growth of East Asian economies.

fr: Economie

Exceed (something)

Verb

to do more than the law or an order (Stella LAMERE)

Example: The officers had exceeded their authority

fr: Dépasser

Import

Noun

buy or bring in products from another country

Example: We import a large number of cars from Japan.

fr: Importation

Increase (to)

Noun

to make something become larger in amount or size (Stella)

Example: The cost of the project has increased dramatically.

fr: Augmenter

Investment

Noun

act of putting money, into something to make a profit or get an advantage (Stella)

Example: The government wanted an inflow of foreign investment.

fr: Investissement

Levy

Noun

amount of money that you have to pay to a government or organization (Stella)

Example: They imposed a five percent levy on alcohol.

fr: Taxe

Productive

Adjective

achieving the results that are hoped for (Stella)

Example: Theirs was a very productive partnership

fr: Productif

Profit

Noun

money that is earned in trade or business after paying the costs of producing and selling goods and services (Stella)

Example: She makes a big profit from selling waste material to textile companies

fr: Bénéfice

Revenue

Noun

income that a government or company receives regularly (Stella)

Example: Taxes provide most of the government's revenue

fr: Recette

Sell (to)

Verb

to give something to someone else in return for money (Stella)

Example: I sold him my car for $600

fr: Vendre