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These serviceswould include, for example, borrowing or investing money.=fake1 adj. made to look like something valuable or genuine (real) in order to deceive people=fake2 n. [C] a copy of an origi nal d ocument, valuable object, etc.that is intended to d eceive people into believing it is thereal document, object, etc.fake3 v. (T] informal to make an exact copy of something, orinvent figures o r results, in order to deceive peoplefalP v. (past tense fell; past participle fallen) [ I ] to go down to alower price, level, amount, etc.fallz n. [C] a red uction in the a mount, level, price, etc. ofsometh ingfare n.
[C] the price paid to travel by plane, train, etc.faulty adj. If a machine, system, etc. is faulty, there is somethingwrong with it that prevents it from working correctly.flexible adj. 1 A perso n, plan, etc. that is flexible can change orbe changed easily to suit any new situation.2 If arrangements for work are flexible, employers can askworkers to do different jobs, work part-time rather than fu lltime, give them contracts for short periods of time, etc.flexibility n. [ U ]flyer n. [ C ] a small sheet of p a p e r that is used t o advertisesometh ing.
Flyers are usually handed out in the street ordelivered to peo ple's houses (see also frequent flyer)focus group n. [C] a gro u p of co nsumers brought together bya company to help it do ma rket research. The consumersare asked to d iscuss their feelings and o pinions aboutprod ucts, advertisements, companies, etc.forecastS n. [C] a d escription of what is likely to happen in thefuture, based on the information that you have nowforecastz v. (past tense and past participle forecast orforecasted) [T] to make a statement saying what is likely tohappen in the futu re, based o n information that is availablenowfraud n.
[C, U] a method of illegally getti ng money from aperson or organisation, often using clever and complicatedmethodsfrequent flyer n. [C] someone who flies with a particular airlinea lot and is often offered special advantages, such as freeflights or a better seatfutures n. [plural] buying and selling futures contracts (= acontract for a fixed amount of a commod ity or security tobe delivered at a fixed price on a fixed date in the future;futures are trad ed on financial markets)generate v.
[T] 1 to prod uce energy or power2 to do something that will produce or increase sales,income, profit, etc.global adj. 1 including and considering all the parts ofa situation together, rather than the ind ivid ual partsseparate ly169GLOSSARYaffecting or involving the whole worldgo global If a company or industry goes global, it startsdoing business all over the world.globally adv.23interest rate n. [C) the percentage rate used for calculatinginterest over a particular period of time, usually one yeargrow v. (past tense grew; past participle grown) 1 [T] toincrease in amount, size or degree2 [T] If you grow a business activity, yo u make it bigger.interim adj.
[only before a noun] 1 intended to be used oraccepted for a short time only, until something final can bemade2 prepared after only part of a fu ll financial year has beencom pleted, often after half a yeargrowth n. [U] an increase in size, amount or degreeeconomic growth an increase in the value of goods andservices produced in a country or areaintroductory adj. [only before a noun] An introductory offer,price, etc. is a special low price that is charged for a newproduct for a limited period of time.headquarters n. [plural] the head office or main building of anorganisationinvest v. [I, T] 1 to buy shares, bonds, property, etc. in order tomake a profit2 to save money in a high-interest bank account or to buyan insurance policy that pays bonuses3 to spend money on thi ngs that will make a business moresuccessful and p rofitablehedge fund n.
[C] a fund that makes investments that areunlikely to fall in value, as well as those that go up or downin value, to red uce the risk of losing a lot of moneyhire v. [T] 1 to employ a person or an organisation for a shorttime to do a particular job for you2 to agree to give someone a permanent job3 BrE to pay money to use something for a period of time(= rent ArnE)hoarding n. [C] BrE a large sign used for advertising( billboard ArnE)=host country n.
[C] a country where a company that is basedin another cou ntry has business activitieshuman resources (H R) n. [plural] the d epa rtment in anorganisation that deals with employing, training andhelping em ployees ( personnel)=impact n. [C] the effect or influence that an event, situation,etc. has on someone or somethingimport' n.
1 [C, usually plural] something that is made in onecountry and brought into another, usually to be sold2 [C, usually plural; U] the activity of bringing goods into acountry3 imports [plural] the amount or value of the goods broughtinto a country over a particular period of timeimport2 v. [T] to bring something into a cou ntry from abroad,usually in order to sell itincentive n. [C] something which is used to encourage peopleto do something, especially to make them work harder,produce more or spend more moneytax incentive an offer to pay less tax, given to people whodo something that the government is trying to encourageinvestment n.
1 [C, U] when money is put into a busi ness inorder to make it more successful and profitable, or themoney that is put into a businessReturn on investment (RO O or return on capita l (ROC) is theamount of profit received on an investment in relation tothe amount of money invested.2 [C] something you buy, such as shares, bonds or property,in order to make a p rofit3 [C] an amount of money that you invest4 [U] when you buy shares, bonds, property, etc. in order tomake a profitInvoice n.
[C) a document sent by a seller to a customer withdetails of goods or services that have been provided, theirprice and the payment datejobseeker (also job seeker) n. [C] someone who is looking for ajob (= job hunter)labor union ArnE ( trade u nion BrE) n. [C] an organisationrepresenting people working in a particular industry orprofession that protects their rights=launch' v. [ I , T] 1 to show or make a new product available forsale for the first time2 to start a new company3 to start a new activity or profession, usually afterplanning it carefullylaunch2 n. [C] 1 an occasion at which a new product is shown ormade available for sale or use for the first time2 the start of a new activity o r planinnovate v. [ I ] to design and develop new and original productslaunder money/profits v.
[T] to put money which has beenobtained illegally into legal businesses and bank accountsin order to hide where it was obtai nedlaundering n. [ U ]Innovation n. 1 [C] a new idea, method or invention2 [U] the introd uction of new ideas or methodsproduct innovation [C, U] when new or better products aredesigned and developed, or the new or better product itselflevel' n . [ C ] 1 t h e measured amount of someth ing that exists ata particular time or in a particular place2 all the people or jobs within an organisation, industry,etc. that have similar importance and responsibilityinnovative adj. 1 An innovative product, method, process, etc.is new, different and better than those that existed before.2 using or developing new and original ideas and methodsleveP v.
(levelled. levelling BrE; leveled. leveling ArnE) leveloff/out phr.v. [I] to stop increasing or growing and becomesteady or continue at a fixed levelinterest n. [U] an amount paid by a borrower to a lender, forexample to a bank by someone borrowing money for a loanor by a bank to a depositor (= someone keeping money inan account there)level playing field n. [singular] informal a situation in whichdifferent companies, co untries, etc. can all com pete fairlywith each other because no one has special advantagesincome n.
[C, U] money that you earn from your job or that youreceive from investments170liberalise (also liberalize ArnE) v. [T] to make rules or controlson something less strictliberalisation (also liberalization ArnE) n. [ U ]GLOSSARYloan n. [C] money borrowed from a bank, financial institution,person, etc.
on which interest is usually paid to the lenderuntil the loan is repaidlogo n. [C] a design or way of writing its name that a companyor o rga nisation uses as its official sign on its products,advertisi ng, etc.lose v. (past tense and past participle lost; present participlelosing) [T] 1 to stop having something any more, or to haveless of it2 to have less money than you had before or to spend moremoney than you are receivi ng3 to fall to a lower figure or pricelose out phr.
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