Vocabolario essenziale per il TOEFL - Il mondo degli affari

one person or a group of people's abilities and strengths, looked at as valuable assets

capitale umano

the economical transactions and deals

mercato

the act of buying and selling goods and services, particularly between countries

commercio internazionale

a business or organization that provides services to other parties, especially by representing them in transactions

agenzia

related to the purchasing and selling of different goods and services

commerciale

all of the activities, companies, and people that are involved in providing a service or producing goods

industria

a company

impresa

a company or group of people that are considered as a single unit by law

corporazione

(in an organization, company, etc.) a department that is in charge of hiring new employees and training them

risorse umane

involving a large company

aziendale

a business or company that has just begun operation

start-up

the place where the main offices of a large company or organization are located

sede centrale

a permission granted to a person or group by a government or company that enables them to sell their services or products in a specific area

franchising

a business activity that is mostly very risky

impresa rischiosa

an organized plan made to achieve a goal

strategia

to produce products in large quantities by using machinery

fabbricare

machines, especially large ones, considered collectively

macchinari

a building or room in which particular goods are made or fixed by different means

officina

the difference between the earnings and the costs in a business

margine di profitto

(always plural) money received for work done or services provided

entrate

a natural or legal person that owns at least one share in a company

azionista

someone who works for a company, representing the company's product

rappresentante

to cover the costs of a project, TV or radio program, activity, etc., often in exchange for advertising

sponsorizzare

the joining of two companies or organizations together to form a larger one

fusione

an organization of people who have a common purpose

associazione

the process and activities required to control and manage an organization

amministrazione

related to the management and organization of tasks, processes, or resources within an organization or system

amministrativo

using or having the power to decide on important matters, plans, etc. or to implement them

esecutivo

the act or process of selling or advertising a product or service, usually including market research

marketing

the promotion of a particular product or company by means of advertising and distinctive design

branding

the activity of drawing public attention to a service or product in order to help it sell more

promozione

to dispose information about something, so that it publicly known

pubblicizzare

to make a new product or provide a new service and introduce it to the public

lanciare

the process of supplying shops and other businesses with products to be sold

distribuzione

to lead a committee or meeting

presiedere

a person of senior rank in charge of a company's technological matters

direttore tecnologico

a person who starts a business, especially one who takes financial risks

imprenditore

someone who buys and sells goods wholesale

mercante

a person of the highest authority over a company's financial matters

direttore finanziario

the highest-ranking person in a company

amministratore delegato