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Business Vocabulary
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Selling
1
after-sales service
n.
service that continues after a product has been sold [eg: repairs etc]
2
buyer
n.
1
any person who buys anything
2
a person employed by a firm to buy
3
client
n.
a person who buys services from a lawyer, architect or other professionals
4
close
v.
to finalise a deal or sale; to make a sale
5
cold call
v.
to telephone a prospect without previous contact -
also
n.
6
customer
n.
a person who buys goods or services from a shop or business
7
deal
n.
a business transaction -
also
v.
dealer
n.
8
discount
n.
a reduction in the price; a deduction [usually expressed as a percentage
(%)]
9
follow up
v.
to continue to follow persistently; to maintain contact [eg: after a lead]
10
guarantee
n.
a promise that a product will be repaired or replaced etc if faulty -
also
v.
11
in bulk
in large quantity, usually at a lower price
12
lead
n.
useful indication of a possible customer to be followed up
13
objection
n.
a reason given by a prospect for not buying -
to object
v.
see
overcome
14
overcome
v.
[
-came, -come
]
to overcome an objection
to show an objection is invalid
15
product
n.
something made and usually for sale -
to produce
v.
see
service
16
prospect
n.
a possible or probable customer; prospective customer
17
representative
n.
sales representative
person who represents & sells for a firm; salesperson
18
retail
v.
to sell in small quantities (as in a shop to the public) -
also
n.
see
wholesale
19
service
n.
work done usually in return for payment -
to serve
v.
see
product
20
wholesale
v.
to sell in bulk (as to a shop for resale to the public) -
also
n.
see
retail
See also:
Marketing
,
Advertising
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Business Vocabulary
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British/American Financial Terms
British
American
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Annual Stockholders Meeting
Articles of Association
Bylaws
authorised share capital
authorized capital stock
barometer stock
bellwether stock
base rate
prime rate
bonus
or
capitalisation issue
stock dividend
or
stock split
bridging loan
bridge loan
building society
savings and loan association
cheque
check
company
corporation
creditors
accounts payable
current account
checking account
debtors
accounts receivable
gilt-edged stock (gilts)
Treasury bonds
labour
labor
Memorandum of Association
Certificate of Incorporation
merchant bank
investment bank
ordinary share
common stock
overheads
overhead
profit and loss account
income statement
property
real estate
quoted company
listed company
retail price index (RPI)
consumer price index (CPI)
share
stock
share premium
paid-in surplus
shareholder
stockholder
shareholders' equity
stockholders' equity
stock
inventory
trade union
labor union
unit trusts
mutual funds
visible trade
merchandise trade
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Abbreviations used in this ebook
The following abbreviations are used on these pages:
Abbreviation Meaning
abbr.
abbreviation
(n): a short form of a word, for example
Ltd
(Limited),
Co.
(Company),
adj.
(adjective),
UN
(United Nations)
n.
noun
(n): a word in a sentence that is an object, person or place, for example
apartment
,
music
,
cat
,
Anthony
,
Paris
: '
Antony
lives in an
apartment
in
Paris
.'
adj.
adjective
(n): a word that tells us more about a noun, for example
big
,
green
,
beautiful
: 'Tara has
beautiful
hair.'
v.
verb
(n): the 'action' word in a sentence, for example
to speak
,
to work
: 'You
speak
English.' Irregular verb forms are shown in square brackets [ ].
adv.
adverb
(n): a word that tells us more about a verb, for example
quietly
,
softly
,
quickly
:
'Ram walks
quickly
.'
UK
British English
US
American English
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