BEC Vantage Vocabulary List.xls

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1	BEC Vantage Vocabualry List			Translation:

2	absenteeism	n	employees not being at work when they should be
3	account for	v	form the total of something
4	acquisition	n	buying new companies
5	across the board	adv	happening or having an effect on people at every level and in every area
6	administer	v	manage or govern
7	adversarial	adj	involving opposition or disagreement
8	advertising campaign	n	organised programme of advertisements, usually concerning promoting a certain product or brand
9	advocate	n	person who supports an idea (or product)
10	agenda	n	list of matters to be discussed at a meeting
11	alignment	n	agreement between people who want to work together because of shared interests or aims
12	allocate	v	give something to someone as their share of a total amount, for them to use in a particular way
13	allot	v	give (especially a share of something available) for a particular purpose
14	angel	n	wealthy person who invests money in new business projects
15	appraise	v	examine someone or something in order to judge their qualities, success or needs
16	approach	n	way of considering something
17	assembly	n	process of putting together the parts of a machine or structure
18	assembly line	n	line of machines and workers in a factory which a product moves along while it is being built or produced. Each machine or worker performs a particular job, which must be completed before the product moves to the next position in the line
19	assess	v	judge or decide the amount, value, quality or importance of something
20	asset	n	something valuable belonging to a person or organisation which can be used for the payment of debts
21	attendee	n	someone who goes to a place, event, etc.
22	autocratic	adj	demanding absolute obedience from other people
23	axe	n	way to reduce the number of employees
24	backer	n	person who gives financial support to something
25	backup plan	n	scheme ready to be used in place of or to help another
26	balance sheet	n	statement that shows the value of a company’s assets and its debts
27	bang heads together	v	when two or more people get together to work out complicated issues, usually involving some argument, before reaching a solution
28	bank charge	n	sum of money paid by a customer for a bank’s services
29	bankable	adj	likely to make money
30	banner ad	n	form of advertising on the World Wide Web which involves putting a wide and short, or tall and narrow advert on an interesting web page
31	barcode	n	small rectangular pattern of thick and thin black lines of magnetic ink printed on an item, or on its container, so that its details can be read by and recorded on a computer system
32	bargaining point	n	something which someone else wants that you are willing to lose in order to reach an agreement
33	be in a position to	v	be able to do something, usually because you have the necessary experience, authority or money
34	benchmark	v	measure the quality of something by comparing it with something else of an accepted standard
35	benefits	pl n	things such as medical insurance that employees receive in addition to money
36	better off	adj	richer
37	bid	v	compete against other firms by offering to do a job or contract for a certain amount of money
38	bid for	v	offer to do some work for a particular price
39	blue-collar worker	n	worker who does unskilled work rather than office work
40	board	n	group of people who are responsible for controlling and organising a company or organisation
41	bonus	n	extra amount of money that is given to you as a present or reward in addition to the money you were expecting
42	bookkeeping	n	job of keeping a record of the money that has been spent or received by a business
43	bottom line	n	final line in the accounts of a company or organisation, which states the total profit or loss that has been made
44	brand awareness	n	knowledge of a particular make of product
45	brand builder	n	developer of a product’s image
46	brand identity	n	see brand image
47	brand image	n	impression of a product in the minds of potential customers
48	brand management	n	how a company manages its brands and brand image
49	breadwinner	n	member of a family who earns the money that the family needs
50	break even	v	make neither a loss nor a profit doing business
51	briefing	n	meeting where information and instructions are given
52	brochure	n	type of small magazine that contains pictures and information on a product or a company
53	budget	n	plan to show how much money an organisation will earn and how much they will need or be able to spend
54	buoyant	adj	healthy and strong
55	buzz session	n	activity where a group of people make lots of suggestions quickly
56	by the book	adv	formally, or according to the rules
57	calibre	n	degree of quality or excellence of someone
58	call-centre operative	n	person who works in an office where large numbers of telephone calls, especially from customers, are handled for an organisation
59	camaraderie	n	feeling of friendliness towards people with whom you work or share an experience
60	capialise on	v	use to your advantage
61	career break	n	period in which a person decides to leave their job temporarily
62	career continuity	n	ability to continue your professional career
63	cash	n	money which is immediately available
64	cash cow		very profitable business or part of the business
65	churn out	v	produce large amounts of something quickly, usually of low quality
66	cipher	n	a person or group of people without power, but used by others for their own purposes, or someone who is not important
67	classified ad/advertisement	n	small advertisement placed in a newspaper by a person wishing to buy or sell something, offer or get employment, etc.
68	close down	v	if a business or organisation closes down, or someone closes it down, it stops operating
69	clutch	n	handful
70	cold-calling	n	when a person in business telephones or visits a possible customer to try to sell them something without being asked by the customer to do so
71	collate	v	bring together different pieces of written information
72	come under scrutiny	v	subject to careful and thorough examination
73	competency	n	important skill that is needed to do a job
74	competitive	adj	competitive prices, services, etc. are as good as, or better than, other prices, services, etc.
75	compliance	n	when people obey an order, rule or request
76	compromise	n	agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree
77	concierge service	n	doorkeeper or porter services
78	consolidate	v	combine several things, especially businesses, so that they become more effective
79	constraint	n	something which controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits
80	contingency plan	n	programme of action designed for handling possible problems
81	corporate catering service	n	business of providing food service to businesses (usually at a remote site)
82	corporate social responsibility (CSR)	n	proposal that organisations should be obliged to make decisions based not only on financial/economic factors but also on the social and environmental consequences of their activities
83	count on	v	be confident that you can depend on (something/someone)
84	credit limit	n	maximum amount of money a bank will allow you to borrow
85	credit worthiness	n	calculation of someone’s ability to pay back money which they have borrowed creditor(p 67) someone to whom money is owed [divide the two entries]
86	crisis management	n	process of dealing with difficult situations
87	critical path	n	sequence of stages determining the minimum time needed for the execution of an entire project
88	crop	n	(total amount gathered of) a plant such as a grain, fruit or vegetable grown in large amounts
89	cross-selling	n	suggestion that customers buy additional or related accessories or products during or just after their primary purchase
90	current assets	n pl	something owned by a business that it does not expect to keep for more than 12 months
91	customer base	n	regular customers
92	customer care	n	protection and service provided to customers
93	customer loyalty	n	when a customer favours a certain brand or company over others (the company sometimes offers financial or other rewards for this favouritism)
94	customise	v	make or change something according to the buyer’s or user’s needs
95	cut back	v	use in smaller amounts
96	cut of the profits	n	share in the profits
97	deadline	n	time or day by which something must be done
98	deadlock	n	situation in which agreement in an argument cannot be reached because neither side will change its demands or accept the demands of the other side
99	dealings	pl n	activities involving other people, especially in business
100	debtor	n	someone who owes money