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Verbs Related to Business

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to invest
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to outsource
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to earn
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to retail
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to benefit
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to profit
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to vend
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to sell
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to resell
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to sell out
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to stock
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to tout
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to rent out
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to charge
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to undercut
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to gross
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to price
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to deal in
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to rake in
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to shut down
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to peddle
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to liquidate
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to start up
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to close down
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to sell off
to invest
To invest
/ɪnvɛst/
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to buy houses, shares, lands, etc. with the hope of gaining a profit

antonymdivest
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Investors often invest in real estate to diversify their portfolios.
She regularly invests in stocks to build long-term wealth.
Last year, they invested in a startup that later became highly successful.

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intransitive
To outsource
/aʊtsɔ:rs/
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to get goods or services from an external supplier or assign specific tasks to an outside entity rather than handling them internally

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to earn
To earn
/ɜrn/
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to get money for the job that we do or services that we provide

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transitive
to retail
To retail
/ri:teɪl/
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Verb

to sell small quantities of goods directly to customers

antonymwholesale

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transitive
To benefit
/bɛnəfɪt/
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to gain something good from something or someone

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intransitive
to profit
To profit
/prɑ:fət/
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to gain money or material benefits

antonymlose

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intransitive
to vend
To vend
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/vˈɛnd/
Verb

to sell goods, typically in a public place or through a vending machine

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transitive
to sell
To sell
/sɛl/
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Verb

to give something to someone in exchange for money

antonymbuy

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ditransitive
To resell
/risɛl/
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to sell something one has previously purchased

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transitive
To sell out
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/sˈɛl ˈaʊt/
Verb

(of an event) to completely sell all available tickets, seats, leaving none remaining for further purchase

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
sell
phrase's particle
out
To stock
/stɑ:k/
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Verb

to provide with a supply of something, such as goods or inventory, for use or sale

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transitive
to tout
To tout
/taʊt/
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to enthusiastically promote or advertise something, emphasizing its positive qualities to attract attention or interest

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transitive
to rent out
To rent out
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/ɹˈɛnt ˈaʊt/
Verb

to provide services or temporary use of something to someone, in exchange for a fee

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
rent
phrase's particle
out
to charge
To charge
/ʧɑ:rʤ/
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to ask a person to pay a certain amount of money in return for a product or service

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intransitive
To undercut
/ʌndərkʌt/
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to demand a lower price than one's rivals

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transitive
To gross
/groʊs/
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Verb

to earn total income before subtracting expenses or taxes

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transitive
To price
/praɪs/
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Verb

to set an amount that is needed as payment for a product or a service

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transitive
to deal in
To deal in
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/dˈiːl ˈɪn/
Verb

to be involved in or conduct activities related to a particular kind of business, commodity, or trade

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
deal
phrase's particle
in
to rake in
To rake in
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/ɹˈeɪk ˈɪn/
Verb

to earn a lot of money or resources through successful efforts or actions

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
rake
phrase's particle
in
to shut down
To shut down
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/ʃˈʌt dˈaʊn/
Verb

to close a business, factory, or organization, either temporarily or permanently

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
shut
phrase's particle
down
To peddle
/pɛdəl/
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Verb

to sell goods, typically by traveling from place to place or going door-to-door

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transitive
To liquidate
/lɪkwɪdeɪt/
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to settle financial matters of a business by determining its liabilities and distributing its assets to cover them

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transitive
To start up
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/stˈɑːɹt ˈʌp/
Verb

to begin a process with the goal of making it operational and successful

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
start
phrase's particle
up
to close down
To close down
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/klˈoʊs dˈaʊn/
Verb

(of a business, shop, company, etc.) to no longer be open or operating, particularly permanently

antonymopen

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
close
phrase's particle
down
To sell off
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/sˈɛl ˈɔf/
Verb

to sell ownership of all or part of an industry or company by selling its assets

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
sell
phrase's particle
off

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