Vocabulary

• on demand: Whenever requested or needed.
• go public: To offer shares of a company to the public on the stock market for the first time.
• cut costs: To reduce expenses or spending.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• differs from: To not be the same as something else
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• lead to: To result in some action
• in hot water: In trouble; in a difficult situation.
• come under fire: To be subjected to criticism or attack.
• under fire: Being heavily criticized.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• share in: To participate in something; to have a part or interest in something.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• trend: Current style or fashion
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• garment: Piece of clothing
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• tolerance: Ability to adjust to changes, your environment etc.
• inventory: List of items stored at a place
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• narrator: Person or character who tells a story
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• batch: Amount of something that is produced at one time
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• retailer: Merchant/store who sells goods at retail
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• business: A company formed for making profit
• product: Item that can be bought
• diversify: To make or become more varied
• competitor: Someone taking part in race, business, etc.
• cart: Vehicle on wheels for carry things; trolley
• involuntary: Without a person specifically wanting or trying to
• disclose: To make once private information public
• globally: Throughout the world
• exemption: Release from duties others are required to do
• marketplace: Place where a public market is held
• online: Connected to the internet
• valuation: Price of something, determined by expert