by PushtoLearn
Unit 1
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Unit 1, Business Result Pre-Intermediate 2nd Ejercicios y tarjetas didácticas
Lista de palabras para Unit 1, Business Result Pre-Intermediate 2nd
Palabra | Definición | Ejemplo |
annual | happening once every year | We have annual sales of more than €5 billion. |
based | located | Ikea is based in Sweden. |
brand | a type of product made by a particular company | I'm sure you know some of our brands. Yale locks or Chubb, for example. |
communications | the various systems used for sending esp. electronic information | This Japanese company specializes in audio, video and communications products. |
community | the people living in one particular area or people who are considered as a unit because of their common interests | The company does a lot of work for the local community. |
competitor | the person or people you are trying to be better than | Its main competitor is Häagen-Dazs. |
conference | business event | This year's sales conference is in Berlin. |
consumer magazine | media that writes about consumer goods | I'm a journalist. I write articles for consumer magazines. |
continue | to keep happening, existing, or doing something | The company continues to provide support services to big organizations. |
cost | expenses | Skoda's costs are lower than many of its competitors'. |
employee | worker | Skoda has more than 25,000 employees worldwide. |
exporter | who sends good to another country for sale | It's South Korea's largest company and exporter. |
global | international | Skoda is based in the Czech Republic, but it is a global company. |
green | eco-friendly | The company has many environmental policies – it's a very green company. |
group | a number of people or things that are put together or considered as a unit | There are over 150 companies in the group. |
head office | main office | Michelin's head office is in France. |
introduce | to tell someone another person's name the first time that they meet | Can I introduce you to my friend? |
invest | to put money, effort, time, etc. into something | Nestle believes that it is important to invest in its employees. |
largest | the biggest | It's South Korea's largest company. |
low-price | costing little | We specialize in low-price household products. |
mainly | usually or to a large degree | We operate mainly in the European market. |
manufacture | produce | Nestle's head office is in Switzerland, but it manufactures in 447 factories around the world. |
multimedia | made for videos, music, pictures | This Northern European company produces mobile phones, multimedia systems and wireless networks. |
operate | work | It's a Swedish company and it operates in 37 countries. |
operations | business activity | The group has operations in over 200 countries. |
organization | company | I work for a big organization. |
produce | to make, write etc something to be bought, used, or enjoyed by people | This company produces many electrical products. |
provide | offer | Yahoo! provides many different Internet services, including news, online shopping and email. |
receive | get | Your revenue is the money you receive for your products and services. |
research | to study | I'm here to research an article on Internet service providers. |
revenue | income | Most of company's revenue comes from web advertising. |
self-employed | not working for an employer but finding work for yourself | I don't work for a company. I'm self-employed. |
service company | firm that gets profit from services | We don't produce anything. We're a service company. |
service provider | business that provides services | Carmen is writing an article on Internet service providers. |
services | work done or help provided | The company provides services but it doesn't produce anything. |
specialize | to study or work on a particular subject or skill more than any others | Skoda specializes in cars and other vehicles. |
subsidiary | a company that is owned by a larger company | This company is a subsidiary of Unilever. |
website | a set of pages of information on the internet | Our website attracts lots of customers. |
well-known | known or recognized by many people | One of Sony's most well-known products is PlayStation. |
wide | broad | My company sells a wide range of products. |