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agency
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corporation
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board
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chairman
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entrepreneur
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clerk
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draft
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income
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insurance
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market research
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to contract
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to establish
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to found
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to fund
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to manufacture
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to launch
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to ship
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to sponsor
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strategy
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partnership
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profit margin
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stockholder
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union
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tax evasion
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shipment
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fortune
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savings
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wealthy
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to come down
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to live on
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to pay off
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to set aside
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discount
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fee
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lending
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senior
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junior
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to speak
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agency
noun
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a business or organization that provides services to other parties, especially by representing them in transactions

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A real estate agency helps facilitate transactions between property buyers and sellers.
An employment agency connects job seekers with potential employers.
corporation
corporation
noun
c
k
o
ɔ
r
r
p
p
o
ɜ
r
r
a
t
ʃ
io
ə
n
n

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

board
noun
b
b
oa
ɔ:
r
r
d
d

a group of people with the power to make decisions for an organization or company

chairman
chairman
noun
ch
ʧ
ai
ɛ
r
r
m
m
a
ə
n
n

someone who is in charge of a company, organization, etc., for the long term

entrepreneur
entrepreneur
noun
e
ɑ
n
n
t
t
r
r
e
ə
p
p
r
r
e
ə
n
n
eu
ɜ
r
r

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

clerk
clerk
noun
c
k
l
l
e
ɜ
r
r
k
k

someone whose job is to keep records and do the routine tasks in an office, shop, etc.

draft
noun
d
d
r
r
a
æ
f
f
t
t

a document ordering the bank to pay a specific amount of money to someone

income
income
noun
i
ɪ
n
n
c
k
o
ə
m
m
e

the money that is regularly earned from a job or through an investment

outgo
insurance
noun
i
ɪ
n
n
s
ʃ
u
ʊ
r
r
a
ə
n
n
c
s
e

the arrangement with an institute or agency according to which they guarantee to make up for the damages in the event of an accident or loss

market research
market research
noun
uk flag
/mˈɑːɹkɪt ɹɪsˈɜːtʃ/

the act of gathering information about what people need or buy the most and why

Grammatical Information:

compound noun
to contract
to contract
Verb
c
k
o
ɑ
n
n
t
t
r
r
a
æ
c
k
t
t

to enter or make an official arrangement with someone

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive
to establish
to establish
Verb
e
ɪ
s
s
t
t
a
æ
b
b
l
l
i
ɪ
sh
ʃ

to create a company or organization with the intention of running it over the long term

abolish

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transitive
to found
to found
Verb
f
f
o
a
u
ʊ
n
n
d
d

to create or establish an organization or place, especially by providing the finances

abolish

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transitive
to fund
to fund
Verb
f
f
u
ə
n
n
d
d

to supply money for a special purpose

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transitive
to manufacture
to manufacture
Verb
m
m
a
æ
n
n
u
j
ə
f
f
a
æ
c
k
t
ʧ
u
ɜ
r
r
e

to produce products in large quantities by using machinery

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transitive
to launch
to launch
Verb
l
l
au
ɔ
n
n
ch
ʧ

to start an organized activity or operation

abolish

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transitive
to ship
to ship
Verb
sh
ʃ
i
ɪ
p
p

to send goods or individuals from one place to another using some form of transportation

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transitive
to sponsor
to sponsor
Verb
s
s
p
p
o
ɑ
n
n
s
s
o
ɜ
r
r

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

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transitive
strategy
noun
s
s
t
t
r
r
a
æ
t
t
e
ə
g
ʤ
y
i

an organized plan made to achieve a goal

partnership
partnership
noun
p
p
a
ɑ
r
r
t
t
n
n
e
ɜ
r
r
sh
ʃ
i
ɪ
p
p

a formal arrangement where two or more individuals, organizations, etc. come together as partners to achieve a goal, typically in business

profit margin
noun
uk flag
/pɹˈɑːfɪt mˈɑːɹdʒɪn/

the difference between the earnings and the costs in a business

Grammatical Information:

compound noun
stockholder
noun
s
s
t
t
o
ɑ
ck
k
h
h
o
l
l
d
d
e
ɜ
r
r

an individual, institution, etc. that owns shares or stocks in a corporation

union
noun
u
ju
n
n
i
j
o
ə
n
n

an organization formed by workers, especially in a particular industry, to protect their rights and improve their working conditions

tax evasion
noun
uk flag
/tˈæks ɪvˈeɪʒən/

the illegal acts done to pay less tax than what is owed or to avoid paying taxes altogether

Grammatical Information:

compound noun
shipment
noun
sh
ʃ
i
ɪ
p
p
m
m
e
ə
n
n
t
t

the act of transporting goods

fortune
fortune
noun
f
f
o
ɔ
r
r
t
ʧ
u
ə
n
n
e

a very large sum of money

savings
savings
noun
s
s
a
v
v
i
ɪ
n
n
g
g
s
z

the amount of money that one has kept for future use, especially in a bank

wealthy
wealthy
Adjective
w
w
ea
ɛ
l
l
th
θ
y
i

having a large amount of money or valuable possessions

to come down
to come down
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌm dˈaʊn/

to have a decrease in price, temperature, etc.

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
come
phrase's particle
down
to live on
Verb
uk flag
/lˈaɪv ˈɑːn/

to have the amount of money needed to buy necessities

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
live
phrase's particle
on
to pay off
Verb
uk flag
/pˈeɪ ˈɔf/

to give the full amount of money owed on a debt or loan

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
pay
phrase's particle
off
to set aside
to set aside
Verb
uk flag
/sˈɛt ɐsˈaɪd/

to keep or save money, time, etc. for a specific purpose

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
set
phrase's particle
aside
discount
discount
noun
d
d
i
ɪ
s
s
c
k
o
a
u
ʊ
n
n
t
t

the act of reducing the usual price of something

fee
fee
noun
f
f
ee
i

the money that is paid to a professional or an organization for their services

lending
noun
l
l
e
ɛ
n
n
d
d
i
ɪ
n
n
g
g

the act of giving money to someone or something and expecting it to be returned

senior
senior
Adjective
s
s
e
i:
n
n
io
r
r

having a higher status or rank than someone else within an organization, profession, or hierarchy

junior
junior
junior
Adjective
j
ʤ
u
u:
n
n
io
r
r

lower in rank or position compared to someone else wthin a work environment

senior
to speak
to speak
Verb
s
s
p
p
ea
i:
k
k

to deliver a speech to a group of people

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
chief executive officer
chief executive officer
noun
uk flag
/tʃˈiːf ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv ˈɑːfɪsɚ/

the highest-ranking person in a company

Grammatical Information:

compound noun

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