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Topic-Related Verbs of Human Actions - Verbs Related to Business

Here you will learn some English verbs referring to business such as "invest", "retail", and "profit".

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Categorized English Topic-Related Verbs of Human Actions
to invest

to buy houses, shares, lands, etc. with the hope of gaining a profit

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to outsource

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 get money for the job that we do or services that we provide

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to retail

to sell small quantities of goods directly to customers

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to benefit

to gain something good from something or someone

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to profit

to gain money or material benefits

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to vend

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

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to sell

to give something to someone in exchange for money

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to resell

to sell something one has previously purchased

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to sell out

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

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to stock

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

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to tout

to enthusiastically promote or advertise something, emphasizing its positive qualities to attract attention or interest

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to rent out

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

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to charge

to ask a person to pay a certain amount of money in return for a product or service

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to undercut

to demand a lower price than one's rivals

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to gross

to earn total income before subtracting expenses or taxes

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to price

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

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to deal in

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

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to rake in

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

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to shut down

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

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to peddle

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

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to liquidate

to settle financial matters of a business by determining its liabilities and distributing its assets to cover them

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to start up

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

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to break even

(of a business) to reach a point that yields no success due to the profit being almost as equal as the costs

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to close down

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

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to sell off

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

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