I am a business student in college Ahuntsic. It can be difficult for some student to understand all the words relate to the business world that’s why I made this glossary to help my classmate with business vocabulary.
business
Noun
A person, partnership, or corporation engaged in commerce, manufacturing, or a service ; profit-seeking enterprise or concern.
Example: Cannot afford to have any slight weaknesses in my BUSINESS Even if I had the resources to employ an agriculture.
en: Attività commerciale
capital
Noun
Wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization or available or contributed for a particular purpose such as starting a company or investing.
Example: It would require a bigger investment of CAPITAL.
en: başkent
company
Noun
A business organization that makes, buys or sells goods or provides services in exchange for money competitor.
Example: Suppliers are concerned about payment of debt of COMPANY.
en: شركة
consumer
Noun
A person who buys goods and services.
Example: Understanding the CONSUMER and increasing sales.
en: مستهلك
customer
Noun
Someone who buys goods or services from a business.
Example: The product simply doesn't suit the demands of the CUSTOMER.
en: cliente
downsizing
Noun
Making a company smaller by eliminating staff positions through lay-offs.
Example: The company announced a worldwide downsizing of its operations.
en: réduction des effectifs
end-user
Noun
The person who is the ultimate user of a product.
Example: I am persuaded that the end user will also have an interest in the improvement of the system.
en: Utilisateur final
entrepreneur
Noun
A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture.
Example: According to (Southern and West 2005) the ENTREPRENEUR's classic traits include 'energy, arrogance, hurriedness and obsession with work'.
en: Empreendedor
fee
Noun
A charge or payment for professional services.
Example: The data supports this, as exemplified by recent figures from Cambridge University showing that around half of its students are still from private FEE paying schools.
en: taxa
get the axe
Idiom
To get fired.
Example: With so few orders some the workers are bound to get the axe.
en: Accipere securim
investment
Noun
Money committed or property acquired for future income.
Example: Anthony made a $1 million investment in the company.
en: investitie
joint venture
Noun
A way of entering a foreign market by joining with a foreign company to manufacture or market a product or service.
Example: We also welcome the proposal for joint venture companies.
en: coentreprise
launch
Noun
To introduce a new product into a market with advertisement or publicity.
Example: Our marketing people have come up with the great idea for the launch of the new model.
en: öğle yemeği
manager
Noun
Someone who is in charge of a business, department, etc.
Example: He was promoted to manager last year.
en: directrice
market
Noun
An area such as a country or part of a country where a product or service can be sold.
Example: They are trying to develop foreign markets for American cotton.
en: pazar
marketing
Noun
The process of communicating the value of a product, service or brand to customers, for the purpose of selling that product or service.
Example: She runs the company’s marketing department.
en: commercialisation
product development
Noun
The process of creating a new product or improving an existing one.
Example: The company's disappointing performance was blamed on not keeping pace with changing product development in the industry.
en: Développement de produits
warranty
Noun
A written guarantee, issue to the purchaser of an article by its manufacturer, promising to repair or replace it if necessary within a specified period of time.
Example: The service contract extended the warranty on the product to two years.
en: Garantie
wholesale
Noun
The sale of goods in large quantities, as for resale by a retailer.
Example: They own a wholesale business in clothes.
en: al por mayor
withdraw
Verb
Take money from a bank account.
Example: This credit card allows you to withdraw up to $200 a day from ATMs.
