Vocabulary to practice to level up your business communications.

Business Vocabulary

the act of two or more parties having a discussion to reach a mutual agreement

a legally binding agreement between two or more parties

an agreement between two or more parties, especially in a business sense

the system of recording and summarizing business and financial transactions and analyzing, verifying, and reporting the results

money or an equivalent given in addition to an employee's usual compensation

a fixed payment that is paid regularly to an employee

a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis —often used in plural

goods or services being sold at reduced prices

The department is a collection of specialists who understand how to use every form and mode of electronic communication for the company’s benefit. It is usually a part of the larger organization and reports to the chief

a visit made to a place for work purposes, typically one involving a journey of some distance.

an aggregate of functions involved in moving goods from producer to consumer

a division of a large company that deals with a specific aspect of the company

the process of manufacturing in factories in a particular field

an electronic device that receives and plays sounds

to make a copy of by impressing paper against an inked printing surface

a small booklet or leaflet that gives information

to send or convey from one person or place to another

a business firm that publishes newspapers

a usually formal record of the proceedings of a meeting or session

to present or propose to another for review, consideration, or decision

material reported in a newspaper or news periodical or on a newscast

a publication published regularly that has articles and photos about a specific topic

knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction

station for the production and transmission of television broadcasts television station broadcast station, broadcasting station

to prepare (something, such as literary material) for publication or public presentation

a plan or system under which action may be taken toward a goal

an electronic communications network that connects computer networks and organizational computer facilities around the world —used with the except when being used attributively

a medium of cultivation, conveyance, or expression

to send out or transmit (something, such as a program) by means of radio or television or by streaming over the Internet

a place established to provide a public service

a room that is designated for meetings of a board

a person and especially a man who serves as chairperson

one who translates orally for parties conversing in different languages

to turn into one's own or another language

one who is skilled in the practice of accounting or who is in charge of public or private accounts

possessing, indicating, or expressive of an ability to be funny or to be amused by things that are funny : possessing, indicating, or expressive of a sense of humor

an especially marked and often favorable influence or effect on feeling, sense, or mind

the act or fact of being raised in position or rank

a reason or argument presented in opposition

operating with or marked by vigor or effect

the action of talking about a topic to see different points of view and ideas

a gathering of people formed for a formal purpose, such as to discuss business

to keep in an existing state (as of repair, efficiency, or validity)

to give a different position, course, or direction to something

to make a final choice or judgment about something

to place over against something so as to provide resistance, counterbalance, or contrast

to give notice of the arrival, presence, or readiness of (something)

to listen, to take in sounds through the ears

one selling or buying goods or services in the same market as another

to have or express a favorable opinion of something

to consider the merits and demerits of and judge accordingly

to maintain (a price) at a desired level by purchases or loans

to plot, to arrange a method for doing something

to confer with another so as to arrive at the settlement of some matter

the investigation of a topic to discover the facts

the act or an instance of asking for something

to describe something in easier terms or more detail so that it becomes clearer

to come to a mutual agreement through a deal

an orderly arrangement of parts of an overall design or objective

to come together with especially at a particular time or place

to look over again in order to correct or improve

a senior person in a company that is in charge of a department or organization

a group of merchants or traders united in a trade guild

a person who conducts business or household affairs

the number of workers potentially assignable for any purpose

someone who works for a person or company

one that purchases a commodity or service

the arrangement or sequence of objects or of events in time

a reduction made from a regular or list price

a person who engages the professional advice or services of another

something (such as a service) that is marketed or sold as a commodity

the amount of money given or set as consideration for the sale of a specified thing

a binding agreement between two or more persons or parties

net income usually for a given period of time

to grow progressively less (as in size, amount, number, or intensity)