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happening or produced once every three monthsquota n. [C) an amount of something that is officially allowed orexpected in a particular period of timequote v. [T] to tell a customer the price you will charge them fora service or prod uctR and D (also R&D) n. [U] 1 research and development; thepart of a business concerned with studying new ideas andplanning new products2 research and development; the department in a companyresponsible for developing new products, improvingexisting prod ucts, etc.rate n.
[C) 1 a charge or payment fixed according to a standardscale2 the number of examples of something or the number oftimes something happens, often expressed as a percentage3 the speed at which something happens4 interest rate the percentage charged for borrowing moneyor a percentage you receive when you put money in a ban k,make an investment. etc.GLOSSARYreal estate n. Am£ [ U ] 1 land or buildi ngs2 the business of selling land or buildingsresignation n. [C, U] when someone officially states that theywant to leave their job, position, etc.receipt n. 1 [U] the act of rece ivi ng something2 [C) a written statement showi ng that you have receivedmoney, goods or services3 receipts [plural] money that has been receivedrespond v. [I] 1 to react to something that has happened2 to re ply to a letter, telephone ca ll, etc.recession n. [C, U] a period of time when an economyor ind ustry is doing bad ly, and business activity andem ployment decrease .
Many economists consider thatthere is a recession when industrial production falls for sixmonths in a row.recommend v. [T] 1 to advise someone to do something,especially beca use you have special kn owledge of asituation or subject2 to say that something or so meone wou ld be a good thingor person to chooserecommendation n. [C, U] 1 official advice given to someoneabout what to do2 a suggestion that someone should choose a particularthing o r person because they a re very good o r suitablerecover v.
1 [I] to increase or i m prove after fa lling in value orgetting worse2 [T] to get back money that you have spent or lost3 [T] to get back something that was stolen, lost or almostdestroyedrecovery n. (plural recoveries) 1 [C, U] when prices increase, orwhen the economy grows again after a period of difficu lty2 [U] the act of getting something back, such as money thatyou are owedrecruit v. [I, T] to find new people to wo rk for an orga nisation,do a job, etc.recruitment n.
1 [U] the process or the business of recruitingnew people2 [C] an occasion when someone is recru itedredundancy n. (plural redundancies) [C, U] especially 8r£ whensomeone loses their job in a company because the job is nolonger neededredundant adj. especially 8r£ If you a re made redundant, youlose your job beca use your em ployer no longer has a job fo ryou .reference n . [ C ] 1 a letter written b y someone w h o knows youwell, usually to a new e m ployer, giving i nformation aboutyour character, abilities or q u alifications2 a person who p rovides information about you r character,abilities or qualifications when you are tryi ng to get a job( referee)=reliable adj.
Someone or so meth ing that is reliable can betrusted or depended on.reliability n . [ U ]relocate v. [I, T ] If a company or workers relocate o r arerelocated, they move to a different place.relocation n. [C, U]requirement n. [C] 1 something that an official organisationsays a com pany or person must have or do2 something that someone needs o r wantsreschedule v. [T] to arrange a new time or date for a meeting oreventrestriction n.
[C] an official rule that limits o r controls whatpeople can do or what is a llowed to happenrestructure v. [I, T] If a company restructures, or someonerestructures it, it changes the way it is orga nised orfinanced.retail n. [U] 1 the sale of goods to customers for their own use,rather than to shops, etc.2 retail trade/market/business, etc. the selling of goods orservices to mem bers of the public, o r compan ies involvedin this3 retail shop/outlet/store, etc. a shop, etc. that is open tomembers of the pu blicretailer n.
[C] 1 a business that sells goods to members of thepublic, rather than to sho ps. etc.2 someone who owns or runs a shop selling goods tomem bers of the pu blicreturn! v. [T] to take a p rod uct back to the shop you boughtit from to get your money back, o r to get other goods inexchange fo r itreturn2 n. [C. U ] the amount of p rofit made from an investmentrevenue n.
[C] (also revenues) money that a business ororga nisation receives over a period of time. especially fromselling goods or servicesreward! n. 1 [C] so meth ing that you receive because you havedone something good or helpfu l2 [C, U] money that y o u earn for doing a j o b or providing aservice3 [C. U] money earned by an i nvestment4 [C] an amount of money offered to someone in return forsome information about somethingreward2 v.
[T] to give someone something such as moneybeca use they have done someth ing good or helpfu lrise! v. (past tense rose; past participle risen) [ I ] to increase innumber. amount or va luerise2 n. 1 [C] an increase in n u m ber. amount or value2 [C] 8r£ an increase in salary o r wages ( raise ArnE)3 [singular] the process of becoming more im portant,successfu l or powerfu l=sale n.
1 [C, U] the act of selling someone property, food orother goods2 sales [plural] the total n u m ber of products that a companysells d u ring a particular period of time3 sales [U] the part of a com pany that deals with sellingproductssample n. [C] a small amount of a prod uct that people can useor look at in order to find out what it is likesaving n. 1 [ U ] the act of keeping money to use later rather thanspending it2 [C, usually singular] an amount of so mething that youhave not used or spent. especially co mpared with a largeramo unt that you could have used or spent3 savings [plural] money that is kept in a bank to be usedlater or invested, rather than spent1 73GLOSSARYsecurity n.
(plural securities) 1 [U] actions to keep someone orsomething safe from being damaged, stolen, etc.2 [ U ] a feeling of being safe and free from worry about whatmight happen3 [U] property or other assets that you promise to givesomeone if you cannot pay back the money that you owethem4 [C] a fi nancial investment such as a bond or share, or therelated certificate showing who owns itsegment n. [C] 1 a part of the economy of a country or acompany's work2 market segment a group of customers that share similarcharacteristics, such as age, income, interests and socialclass3 market segment the products in a particular part of themarketseniority n. [U] 1 the fact of being o lder or higher in rank thansomeone else2 the official advantage someone has because they haveworked for an organisation for a long timeshare n.
[C] one of the parts into which ownership of a companyis dividedshareholder n. [C] someone who owns shares in a companyshipment n. 1 [C] a load of goods sent by sea, road, train or air2 [U] the act of sending a load of goods by sea, road, trainor airshortlist1 n. [C] arE a list of the most suitable people for ajob or a prize, chosen fro m all the people who were firstconsideredshortlistz v.
[T, usually passive] arE to put someone on ashortlist for a job or a prizeskill n. [C, U] an ability to do someth ing well, especiallybecause you have learned and practised itslowdown n. [C, usually singular] when something gets slowerbank statement a statement sent regularly by a bank to acustomer, showing the money that has gone into and out ofthei r account over a particular period of ti mestock n.
[C, U] 1 especially ArnE one of the shares into whichownership of a company is divided, or these sharesconsidered together2 stocks a supply of a commodity ( oil, meta l, fa rmproduct, etc.) that has been prod uced and is kept to beused when needed3 especially arE a supply of raw materials or parts beforethey are used in prod uction, or a supply of fi nished goods( inventory ArnE)4 a supply of goods, kept for sale by a shop or other retailer==strategic adj. done as part of a plan to gain an advantage orachieve a particular purposestrategically adv.strategy n. (plural strategies) 1 [C] a plan or series of plans forachieving an aim, especially success in business or the bestway for an organisation to develop in the future2 [U] the process of skilfu l planning in generalstrengthen V.
1 [I, T] If a currency strengthens, or someth ingstrengthens it, the currency increases in value.2 [T] to improve the financial situation of a country,company, etc.stunt n. [C] something that is done to attract people's attentionto a prod uct or companysubsidiary n. (plural subsidiaries) [C] a company that is at leasthalf-owned by another companysubsidise (also subsidize ArnE) II.
[T] If a government ororganisation subsidises a company, activity, etc., it payspart of the cost.subsidised adj. [only before a noun]subsidy n. (plural subsidies) [C] money that is paid by agovernment or organisation to make something such as aparticular food or product cheaper to buy, use or producespecification n.
[C, usually plural] a detailed description of howsomething should be designed or madesupplier n. [C] a company that provides a particular type of productsponsors v. [T] to give money to pay for a television program me,a sports or arts event, training, etc. in exchange foradvertising or to get p ublic attentionsupplyl v.
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