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Деловой английский- расширяем активный словарный запас Topic business from Longman Activator


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        Topic Business in Longman Activator

1 - the work that companies do  
                
                
business

business
/"bûznÂs/ [uncountable noun] the work that companies do when they buy
and sell goods and services

Business in Europe has been badly affected by economic conditions in Asia.
on business
(=for business reasons)

She'll be back next week - she's in Korea on business.
the advertising/computer/insurance business
(=the work of companies that are involved in advertising, computers etc)

He's been in the advertising business for over 20 years now, and he wants to
get out.
have a head for business
(=have a good understanding of business)

Spending a year working for a big company will be good for him - at the moment
he has no head for business at all.
trade

trade
/treûd/ [uncountable noun] the buying and selling of goods and services,
especially between countries
trade with/between

The introduction of the Euro should make trade between European countries much
easier.
trade in something
(=the buying and selling of a particular kind of goods)

The trade in data processing between countries is likely to grow faster than
the trade in goods.
trade agreement

South Korea and Japan have signed an important trade agreement.
trade deficit
(=when a country buys more goods from another country than it sells to that country)

The trade deficit with China remains high.
trade embargo
(=when a country refuses to buy goods from another country or sell goods to that
country)

The U.S. has maintained a trade embargo against Cuba since 1962.
balance of trade
(=the difference between the amount a country buys and the amount it sells)

Strong exports of services helped the overall balance of trade.
world/international/overseas trade

After agriculture, overseas trade accounts for the largest portion of the economy.
the fur/arms/diamond etc trade
(=the buying and selling of fur, weapons etc)

The war has created favorable conditions for the illegal arms trade.
commerce

commerce
/"kãmî:ʳsá"kä:-/ [uncountable noun] the buying and selling
of goods and services, especially between companies or countries - use this to
talk about these activities in general

One of the roles of the federal government is to regulate interstate commerce.

He had a genuine talent for commerce and soon had a brilliant career working
for the World Bank.
industry

industry
/"ûndëstri/ [countable/uncountable noun] the production of large quantities
of goods to sell to people, or the companies and people that are involved in
this process

The region has tried to attract new industry in order to reduce unemployment.
the textile/motor/engineering etc industry

Many people moved from Asia to work in the British textile industry, where jobs
were plentiful.
in industry

She was looking for a management position in industry.
heavy industry
(=the production of steel, cars, ships etc)

The Ruhr valley has always been the centre of German heavy industry.
light industry
(=the production of goods such as electronic and electrical goods)

Ireland is now a European center for light industry, like computer assembly.
e-commerce

e-commerce
/"i: ;kãmî:ʳsá-;kä:-/ [uncountable noun] the buying
and selling of goods and services on the Internet

E-commerce is still a small but fast-growing part of the U.S. economy.

a conference to debate the future of e-commerce
operations

operations
/;ãpë"reûÐÊnzá;ä:p-/ [plural noun] a company's
operations are all its activities, especially in one country or one area of business
UK/US/overseas/international etc operations

Salco may have to close down its UK operations with the loss of 1500 jobs.

He was an important decision maker in terms of GM's overseas operations.
dealings

dealings
/"di:lûÅz/ [plural noun] business activities, especially those that
involve the movement of money between companies, countries, banks etc

The company had to pay a lot of tax on its financial dealings during the past
tax year.
dealings with

Mr Stockwell's dealings with several Third World banks are currently under investigation.
venture

venture
/"ventÐëʳ/ [countable noun] a new business activity which involves
risking money

The group is planning to risk everything to get their next venture off the ground.
business venture

His bankruptcy was the result of several reckless business ventures.
joint venture

Ford has invested $125 million in a joint venture to build engines in China.

        2 - the amount of business a company is doing   
                
                
business

business
/"bûznÂs/ [uncountable noun] (=a company is successful/not successful)

Business is really bad at the moment. They may have to sell some of their factories
overseas.

Business was good until June and then sales fell because people were on vacation.
business is booming
(=business is very good)

In the old days, when business was booming, he used to fly to New York twice
a week.
something is good for business

Building the new highway will be good for business.
turnover

turnover
/"tî:ʳnë|vëʳ/ [singular noun] the amount of goods or
services that a company sells in a particular period of time

Our corporation has an annual turnover of $3.2 billion.

Turnover is expected to double now that the recession is over.
sales

sales
/seûlz/ [plural noun] the amount of goods or services that a company sells

Sales have been far better than expected.

These firms report sales of between 10 and 20 million dollars a year.
sales figures
(=information about how much has been sold)

December sales figures will be released on Thursday.

        3 - relating to business        
                
                
business

business
/"bûznÂs/ [adjective only before noun]

During the first week of the secretarial course we learned how to write business
letters.

Most of the women there were wearing business suits.
business trip/lunch/meeting
(=a trip, meal etc arranged for business reasons not pleasure)

He's in Tokyo on a business trip.
business associate
(=someone you do business with)

I've known Mr Henry for years. He's one of my father's old business associates.
commercial

commercial
/kë"mî:ʳÐÊl/ [adjective only before noun] a commercial
activity or organization is concerned with the business of buying and selling
goods and services

His first commercial venture was opening a small corner shop.

The British Empire was established for commercial as well as political reasons.

The space shuttle is being used more and more for commercial purposes.
ￚcommercially [adverb]

Commercially, the movie was a disaster.
industrial

industrial
/ûn"dšstriël/ [adjective usually before noun] relating to the
production of goods in factories

The government is giving high priority to industrial development.

industrial waste

        4 - to do business      
                
                
do business

do business
/;du: "bûznÂs/ [verb phrase] if a company does business with another
company, it buys things from them or sells things to them

I hope you'll think about my offer. I'm sure we can do business.
do business with

They do a lot of business with Italian companies.

She's very efficient - the kind of person you want to do business with.
do good business
(=do a lot of successful business)

They've been doing very good business lately. They'll probably even expand their
operations.
be in business

be in business
/bi: ûn "bûznÂs/ [verb phrase] if someone is in business they
own a company or shop

In all the twenty years I've been in business this is the worst period I've seen
for sales.

The insurance companies are in business to make money, not waste it.
set up in business
(=start a company, shop etc)

When I qualified I set up in business as a financial consultant.
deal with

deal with
/"di:l wûð/ [transitive phrasal verb] to buy goods from another company
or person, or sell goods to them

I deal with farmers, selling them things like cattle feed and insecticides.

They don't buy their office supplies from a store - they only deal with the manufacturers.

We don't deal with the actors directly - we usually have to go through their
agents.
deal in

deal in
/ˈdiːl ɪn something/ [transitive phrasal verb] to do business
buying or selling a particular product

Companies that deal in oil should prepare themselves for a price drop.

The main commodities he dealt in were rice, and lentils.
trade

trade
/treûd/ [intransitive verb] if a country or large organization trades with
another country or large organization, they buy, sell, or exchange goods with
each other
trade with

The two nations have not traded with each other for over 30 years.
trading partner
(=a country that regularly does business with another country)

Japan is one of our major trading partners.
operate

operate
/"ãpëreûtá"ä:-/ [intransitive verb] if a company or
organization operates it takes part in business activities, especially in one
country or in one kind of business

Olivetti operates in all the major computer markets in the world.

Screenview are a small company operating from a converted barn in a village near
Norwich.

        
        5 - a business agreement        
                
                
deal

deal
/di:l/ [countable noun] a business agreement between two companies, especially
when one company agrees to provide goods or services, and another company agrees
to buy them

Wickes lost a lot of money on two large property deals.
deal with

They agreed a $55 million deal with a leading Japanese automobile company.
sign a deal

Taylor recently signed a deal to lease her three-bedroom home for $14,000.
finalize a deal
(=complete it)

It is expected that the deal will be finalized before the end of May.
transaction

transaction
/træn"zækÐÊn/ [countable noun] a business deal between two
or more people or companies in which money is given and something is bought or
sold

When the transaction is complete it will be at least two weeks before you receive
your copy of the contract.

Most transactions are processed by computer at our Head Office.

        
        6 - someone who works in business       
                
                
businessman/businesswoman/businessperson

businessman/businesswoman/businessperson
/"bûznÂsmën, "bûz nÂs;w|mën, "bûznÂs;pî:ʳsÊn/
[countable noun] someone who works in business, especially as the owner or manager
of a company

Tim Knight is a high-powered businessman who runs his own electronics company.

A successful businesswoman, she had made her first million before she was 21.
entrepreneur

entrepreneur
/;ãntrëprë"nî:ʳá;ä:n-/ [countable noun] someone
who is willing to risk their money in order to make a profit or start a new company

The Bay Area is full of entrepreneurs hoping to make money on the Internet.

A few months ago a young property entrepreneur bought a vacant house, redecorated
it and sold it for twice the original value.
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