Wordlist
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in company Upper intermediate
Unit 2
headword |
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example sentence |
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share (n) |
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share price (n) |
\"se´ ÆpraIs\ |
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Our share price has fallen to an all-time low of 85 cents. |
shareholder (n) |
\"Se´h´Uld´\ |
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Shareholders were delighted when ITT’s sales increased from $745 million to |
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nearly $28 billion. |
staff appraisal (n) |
\ÆstA…f ´"preIz´l\ |
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Staff appraisals take place annually between employees and their line manager. |
streamlining (n) |
\"stri…mlaInIN\ |
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The company is overstaffed – I think some streamlining is necessary. |
(opposite = expansion) |
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supply chain (n) |
\s´"plaI ÆtSeIn\ |
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Our supply chains have been disrupted by the recent rail strike. |
target (n) |
\"tA…g´t\ |
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miss (your) targets |
\ÆmIs “j´‘ "ta…g´ts\ |
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This is the third quarter in a row that we’ve missed our targets. |
team spirit (n) |
\Æti…m "spIr´t\ |
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A good team spirit is vital for both efficiency and productivity. |
volatile (adj) |
\"vÅl´taIl\ |
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volatile market (n) |
\ÆvÅl´taIl "mA…k´t\ |
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A volatile market is one that develops and changes very quickly. |
voluntary (adj) |
\"vÅl´ntrI\ |
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(opposite = compulsory) |
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voluntary redundancy (n) |
\ÆvÅl´ntrI |
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One answer to the problem of overstaffing would be voluntary redundancy. |
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rI"dønd´nsI\ |
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