Vocabulary

• consist of
• at a loss
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• on the stock: Present or available in inventory or storage.
• on a regular basis: Happening frequently or at regular intervals.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• amount: Quantity of something
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• obligation: Duty to be done because of a law, rule or promise
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• tangible: Able to be touched or felt; real
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• valuable: Being useful or important
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• account: An advantage
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• margin: Edge of an area
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• patent: Legal protection for inventions or ideas
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• transaction: An exchange in business usually involving money
• adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• own: To have something as your property
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• intangible: (Of goods) not physical and unable to be touched
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• subtract: To take away a value or amount from another
• liability: Something that is owed to someone else, e.g. debt
• summary: Brief, complete and accurate
• outstanding: Being better/distinct from others; specially good
• disappointing: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• repay: To do in return for something done for you
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
• copyright: Legal right to own and distribute a creative work
• prof: Shortened form of 'Professor'
• slowdown: Act of slowing down or falling behind
• payable: Due to be paid; must be paid
• receivable: Business awaiting payment