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Essential Vocabulary for TOEFL - The Business World

Here you will learn some English words about the business world, such as "agency", "industry", "venture", etc. that are needed for the TOEFL exam.

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human capital

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

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marketplace

the economical transactions and deals

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commerce

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

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agency

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

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commercial

related to the purchasing and selling of different goods and services

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industry

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

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enterprise

a company

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corporation

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

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human resources

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

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corporate

involving a large company

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start-up

a business or company that has just begun operation

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headquarters

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

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franchise

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

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venture

a business activity that is mostly very risky

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strategy

an organized plan made to achieve a goal

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to manufacture

to produce products in large quantities by using machinery

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machinery

machines, especially large ones, considered collectively

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workshop

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

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profit margin

the difference between the earnings and the costs in a business

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earnings

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

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shareholder

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

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representative

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

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to sponsor

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

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merger

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

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association

an organization of people who have a common purpose

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administration

the process and activities required to control and manage an organization

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administrative

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

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executive

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

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marketing

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

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branding

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

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promotion

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

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to publicize

to dispose information about something, so that it publicly known

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to launch

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

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distribution

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

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to chair

to lead a committee or meeting

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chief technology officer

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

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entrepreneur

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

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merchant

someone who buys and sells goods wholesale

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chief financial officer

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

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chief executive officer

the highest-ranking person in a company

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