Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• make up: To invent or create a story
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• scale up: To increase in size, number, or extent.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• signed on to: To formally agree to something, often by signing a document.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• on the spot: Immediately; at that location.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• shift: To change in position or direction
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• require: To demand that someone does something
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
• narrator: Person or character who tells a story
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• transaction: An exchange in business usually involving money
• act: To behave in a certain way
• retailer: Merchant/store who sells goods at retail
• extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
• offset: To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
• merchant: Someone who buys and sells goods
• business: A company formed for making profit
• diversify: To make or become more varied
• disclosure: Making private information public
• bureau: Administrative unit of government
• cart: Vehicle on wheels for carry things; trolley
• instantaneous: Occurring with no delay at all
• provision: Clause in a legal document
• affirm: To state, strengthen or support a belief you have
• profitability: Degree to which money can be made in business
• repay: To do in return for something done for you
• underwrite: To guarantee financial support or responsibility
• issuer: Institution which distribute a particular thing