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UNIT 1 autocratic bonus by the book dress code goal mentor vision dotcom publicly accountable rat race red tape streamline board bottom line make redundant market share monitor return revenue shareholder UNIT 2 delegate get down to work hands-on approach trouble-shooting skills pl brand builder brand image empire feedback fire incompetent ranks rate stake

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demanding absolute obedience from other people extra amount of money that is given to you as a present or reward in addition to the money you were expecting formally, or according to the rules set of rules for what you can wear aim or purpose person who gives another person help and advice over a period of time and often also teaches them how to do their job ability to imagine how a country, society, industry, etc. could develop in the future and to plan in a suitable way Internet company responsible to the government struggle of individuals in a competitive environment paperwork make more efficient group of people who are responsible for controlling and organising a company or organisation final line in the accounts of a company or organisation, which states the total profit or loss that has been made no longer employ someone because there is not enough work percentage of all the sales within a market that are held by one brand or company watch and check a situation carefully for a period of time in order to discover something about it amount of profit on an investment money earned from sales person who owns shares in a company give a particular job, duty, right, etc. to someone else so that they do it for you start to direct your efforts and attention towards work way of doing things which is practical, not theoretical ability to remove or solve difficulties developer of a products image impression of a product in the minds of potential customers very large and important business organisation remarks passed back to the person responsible, so that changes can be made if necessary dismiss showing lack of ability or skill to do something successfully the membership of a group or organisation level of payment share or financial involvement in a business

autoritr Prmie genau nach Vorschrift Kleiderordnung Ziel Mentor Vision Internetfirma dem Staat gegenber rechenschaftspflichtig Konkurrenzkampf Brokratie straffen Vorstand, Unternehmensfhrung Saldo jemanden berflssig machen Marktanteil berwachen Ertrag, Rendite Umsatz Aktionr delegieren sich an die Arbeit machen pragmatischer Ansatz Fhigkeit zur Problemlsung Markenentwickler Markenimage Imperium Rckmeldung entlassen inkompetent Reihen Tarif Aktie, Beteiligung

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venture workload administer assess brand management crisis management line management middle management performance pay quality management

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new activity, usually in business, which involves risk or uncertainty amount of work to be done, especially by a particular person or machine in a period of time manage or govern judge or decide the amount, value, quality or importance of something how a company manages its brands and brand image process of dealing with difficult situations direct management of staff level between senior management and junior management salary that increases when your work improves or becomes more productive managing systems in a company so that each department works effectively and produces products or services of the required standard process of assessing and measuring possible dangers and evolving strategies to deal with them skill of administering your time so as to work effectively plan to show how much money an organisation will earn and how much they will need or be able to spend publication which is written and produced within an organisation by its employees message or other information in writing sent by one person or department to another in the same business organisation meeting between just two people level or situation which you intend to achieve ability to arrive at a place at the time expected one of several subjects to be considered question list of things that have to be done and of the people who will do them give someone the most recent information not exceeding the amount of money you have available to spend something, such as advice, information or effort, that is provided in order to help something succeed or develop list of matters to be discussed at a meeting subject or problem which people are thinking and talking about having to work too much give (especially a share of something available) for a particular purpose activities involving other people, especially in business short description of something which provides general information about it, but no details set of actions which is the official or accepted way of doing something series of events that happen in a planned and controlled way officially arrange a meeting of people formal promise someone who goes to a place, event, etc. companys profit before certain costs and taxes are deducted something which encourages a person to do something person seeking a position who already holds another job within the organisation

Wagnis Arbeitspensum verwalten beurteilen Markenmanagement Krisenmanagement Linienmanagement mittleres Management leistungsorientierte Bezahlung Qualittsmanagement

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risk management time management UNIT 3 budget in-house magazine memo one-to-one interview target timekeeping item query rota update within budget input agenda issue overworked UNIT 4 allot dealings overview procedure proceedings summon undertaking attendee gross profit incentive internal candidate

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Risikomanagement Zeitmanagement Budget Mitarbeiterzeitung Memo Einzelgesprch Ziel pnktlich kommen Punkt, Element Anfrage abwechselnder Dienst auf den neuesten Stand bringen im Budget Input Tagesordnung Thema berarbeitet zuteilen Geschfte, geschftliche Beziehungen berblick Vorgehen Procedere einberufen Zusage Teilnehmer Bruttogewinn Anreiz interner Bewerber

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interview panel outcome productive psychometric test report back run over time vacancy schedule shrewd UNIT 5 ship call-centre operative customer care frontline staff outsourcing asset cross-selling profit margin profitability undervalue enhance UNIT 6 bid brand identity itemise proven rack record specification value for money allocate benchmark critical path key stage map trade press bid for estimate team up with work out procurement

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group of people who ask candidates questions to see if they are suitable for a job result useful exam to measure scientifically a persons mental capacities and personality bring information to someone in authority take longer than scheduled job that no one is doing and is therefore available for someone new to do arrange that an event or activity will happen at a particular time based on a clear understanding and good judgement of a situation

Befragungsteam Ergebnis produktiv psychologischer Test berichten an zeitlich berziehen freie, unbesetzte Stelle terminlich ansetzen scharfsinnig

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send goods by any form of transport to a distant place person who works in an office where large numbers of telephone calls, especially from customers, are handled for an organisation protection and service provided to customers employees with direct contact with customers the practice of a company paying to have part of its work done by another company something valuable belonging to a person or organisation which can be used for the payment of debts suggestion that customers buy additional or related accessories or products during or just after their primary purchase profit that can be made in a business or sale after costs have been subtracted capacity to make a profit consider someone or something as less valuable or important than they really are improve the quality, amount or strength of something compete against other firms by offering to do a job or contract for a certain amount of money see brand image list things separately all the successful achievements that someone or something has had in the past detailed description of how something should be done, made, etc. something well worth the money spent give something to someone as their share of a total amount, for them to use in a particular way measure the quality of something by comparing it with something else of an accepted standard sequence of stages determining the minimum time needed for the execution of an entire project important time period in a sequence of events make a plan in detail magazine published for and read by members of a particular trade group offer to do some work for a particular price guess the cost, size, value, etc. of something work together with calculate the obtaining of supplies

ausliefern, verschicken Call-Center-Agent Kundenbetreuung Mitarbeiter mit direktem Kundenkontakt Auslagerung Wert Querverkauf Gewinnspanne Rentabilitt unterbewerten verbessern ein Angebot abgeben Markenidentitt aufschlsseln nachweisliche Erfolge Spezifikation Preis-Leistungsverhltnis aufteilen, zuteilen an Standards messen kritischer Pfad wichtiges Stadium ausarbeiten Fachpresse anbieten schtzen zusammenarbeiten berechnen Beschaffung

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tender entrant fee go out of business UNIT 7 deadline stock control outlay output overheads pl payroll retail outlet systems engineer VAT return

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formal written offer to do a job for an agreed price person who takes part in a competition or an examination amount of money paid for a particular piece of work no longer able to operate as a business time or day by which something must be done in a company or shop, the system of making certain that new supplies are ordered and that goods have not been stolen. amount of money spent for a particular purpose, especially as a first investment in something amount of something produced by a person, machine, factory, country, etc. the regular and necessary costs, such as rent and heating, that are involved in operating a business list of the people employed by a company shop person who designs and installs computer systems declaration of Value Added Tax (= a type of tax in European countries which is paid by the person who buys goods and services) invest again all the employees of a company whose job is persuading customers to buy their companys products or services person sending of goods from one place to another or company whose job is to organise the sending of goods from one place to another financial commitment to pay tax if you state an amount per capita, you mean that amount for each person fact or situation which influences the result of something use to your advantage combine several things, especially businesses, so that they become more effective rises and falls in the currencies of other countries make progress at the expense of small area of trade within the economy, often involving specialised products total amount of resources available to achieve maximum output place or building used to store and distribute goods money which you can spend as you want and not the money which you spend on taxes, food and other basic needs making goods available to customers associate in a commercial enterprise which is undertaken jointly how much share of a particular market a company or a product manages to achieve change in position or direction ability to purchase goods important company involved in a market or industry organised programme of advertisements, usually concerning promoting a certain product or brand

Angebot Bewerber Gebhr das Geschft aufgeben Frist Lagerkontrolle Ausgaben Output Gemeinkosten Gehaltsliste Einzelhandelsgeschft Systementwickler Umsatzsteuererklrung

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reinvest sales force shipper

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neu investieren Vertrieb(smitarbeiter) Spediteur

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tax exposure UNIT 8 per capita factor capitalise on consolidate foreign exchange fluctuation gain ground (on) niche market production capacity storage and handling facility disposable income distribution join-venture partner penetration shift spending power player UNIT 9 advertising campaign

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steuerliche Belastung pro Kopf Faktor ausschpfen, nutzen konsolidieren Devisenschwankungen an Boden gewinnen Nischenmarkt Produktionskapazitt Lager- und Verarbeitungsgebude verfgbares Einkommen Distribution Joint-Venture-Partner Durchdringung Verschiebung Kaufkraft Akteur, Spieler Werbekampagne

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banner ad

form of advertising on the World Wide Web which involves putting a wide and short, or tall and narrow advert on an interesting web page knowledge of a particular make of product small advertisement placed in a newspaper by a person wishing to buy or sell something, offer or get employment, etc. when a customer favours a certain brand or company over others (the company sometimes offers financial or other rewards for this favouritism) visual presentation for promotional purposes at the place where goods are sold group of people or things that is chosen out of a larger number and is questioned or tested in order to obtain information about the larger group small rectangular pattern of thick and thin black lines of magnetic ink printed on an item, or on its container, so that its details can be read by and recorded on a computer system experience of something device for reading information into a computer system particular group at which advertising is aimed examination of opinions, behaviour, etc., made by asking people questions make or change something according to the buyers or users needs something that you buy text-based advertisement which describes an advertisers website and the products and services offered form the total of something type of small magazine that contains pictures and information on a product or a company sales transaction performed digitally, usually over the Internet ordinary sales transaction in a shop period when the economy of a country is not successful and conditions for business are bad rise extremely quickly filter out/remove large shop in which people are encouraged to look at the goods that are on sale before buying them computer program which finds information on the Internet by looking for words which you have typed in business of providing food service to businesses (usually at a remote site) system in which you make regular payments to an insurance company in exchange for a fixed amount of money which will be paid to someone you have named, usually a member of your family, when you die mechanically operated tool for cutting or shaping wood, metals, etc. get something from a particular place when people buy a holiday home together which each person can use for a different part of the year form of online advertising on the World Wide Web when certain websites open a new window to display advertisements compare the price and quality of the same or a similar item in different shops before you decide which one to buy

Bannerwerbung

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brand awareness n classified ad/advertisement n customer loyalty n

Markenwahrnehmung Annonce Kundentreue

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point-of-sale display sample

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Produktdarbietung im Laden Testgruppe

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barcode

Strichcode

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exposure scanner target audience survey customise purchase sponsored link UNIT 10 account for brochure e-sale over-the-counter sale recession rocket screen out showroom search engine corporate catering service life insurance

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Aufnahme Scanner Zielgruppe Umfrage anpassen Kauf gesponsorter Link

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ausmachen Broschre elektronischer Handel Handel ber den Ladentisch Rezession steil ansteigen aussortieren Ausstellungsraum Suchmaschine Partyservice / Catering fr Geschftskunden Lebensversicherung

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machine tool source time-share holiday home pop-up box (also pop-up ad/pop-up) shop around

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Werkzeugmaschine beschaffen Ferienwohnung mit Timesharing pltzlich auftauchendes Fenster Preise vergleichen

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take (someone) for a ride v direct response advertising n

deceive or cheat (someone) form of advertising designed to obtain a direct response between the viewer and the advertiser: the customer responds to the marketer directly

jemanden hereinlegen Direktmarketing

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UNIT 11 decline dwindle halve plummet recede shrink soar take off go bankrupt

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gradually become less, worse, or lower become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number if something halves, it is reduced by half fall very quickly and suddenly fall become smaller, or make something smaller rise very quickly to a high level suddenly start to be successful or popular become unable to pay what you owe, and have control of your financial matters given, by a court of law, to a person who sells your property to pay your debts examine someone or something in order to judge their qualities, success or needs make something known publicly, or show something that was secret meet people who might be useful to know, especially in your job amount of tax which must be paid to the government when a person in business telephones or visits a possible customer to try to sell them something without being asked by the customer to do so amount by which revenue from sales exceeds cost of sales way of talking that is intended to persuade you to buy something amount of purchases made inside a factory, office building, etc. put back into position and make ready for use again doorkeeper or porter services make (someone) part of a group or team, or become part of a group or team when you are legally responsible for something describes something that is neither large nor small potential purchaser or customer the referring of an individual to an expert for advice examining someone or something to discover if there is anything wrong with them/it ask for money, information or help find by searching or following tracks operating have a strong dislike for taking risks process of looking at goods when they are being produced to make certain that all the goods are of the intended standard when there is not enough of something scheme ready to be used in place of or to help another important skill that is needed to do a job fail to reach a target if a company goes bust, it is forced to close because it is financially unsuccessful (the ability to have) a clear, deep and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem or situation

abnehmen schrumpfen sich halbieren stark fallen zurckgehen kleiner werden rasant steigen sehr beliebt werden bankrott gehen

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appraise disclose network tax liability cold-calling

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bewerten bekannt machen Netzwerk Steuerschuld Kaltakquise

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margin sales pitch sales volume UNIT 12 on site reinstall concierge service get on board liability mid-size prospect referral screening solicit track down up and running risk-averse UNIT 13 quality control shortage backup plan competency fall short go bust insight

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Marge Verkaufstechnik Absatzmenge vor Ort wieder installieren Pfrtnerdienst an Bord holen Haftung mittelgro potenzieller Kunde Referenz berprfung erbitten aufspren in Betrieb risikoscheu Qualittskontrolle Mangel Plan B Kompetenz nicht erreichen bankrott gehen Erkenntnisse

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morale pay off retrenchment scenario stock price axe in sync layoff

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amount of confidence felt by a person or group of people, especially when in a dangerous or difficult situation if an investment or risk pays off, it is successful when an organisation spends less or reduces costs to avoid losing money description of possible actions or events in the future valuation of a companys shares way to reduce the number of employees at the same time or the same speed when someone stops employing someone, sometimes temporarily, because there is no money to pay them or because there is no work for them an amount which is less than the level that was expected or needed amount of business that a company does in a period of time measured in terms of the amount of money obtained from customers

Motivation, Arbeitsmoral amortisieren Einsparung, Krzung Szenario Aktienkurs Axt im Einklang entlassen

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shortfall turnover

Ausfall, Einbuen Umsatz

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balance sheet current asset debtor depreciation dividend emerging market fixed asset goodwill key liability operating profit overdraft

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statement that shows the value of a companys assets and its debts something owned by a business that it does not expect to keep for more than 12 months someone who owes money loss of value of an asset such as machinery over time (a part of) the profit of a company that is paid to the people who own shares in it area or country where there is growing demand for goods building, equipment or land owned by a company value of the popularity, the regular customers, etc. of a business calculated as part of its worth when being sold very important and having a lot of influence on other people or things debt measure of profit that a business earns on its normal operations an amount of money that a customer with a bank account is temporarily allowed to owe to the bank, or the agreement which allows this land and buildings owned by someone, especially by a company or organisation money which is earned in trade or business before taxes have been paid financial statement that summarises the expenses, losses and overheads of a company, used to calculate the net profit earnings which are kept by the company to invest in future projects, market research, etc. total amount of goods available when two or more people get together to work out complicated issues, usually involving some argument, before reaching a solution bring together different pieces of written information be confident that you can depend on (something/someone) act on an idea which is based on feeling and for which there is no proof have an influence on something or a relationship to something see go on a hunch producing a lot of money, profitable desired by most people

Bilanz Umlaufvermgen Schuldner, Debitor Wertminderung Dividende neuer Markt Anlagegegenstand immaterieller Firmenwert zentral, entscheidend Verbindlichkeiten Betriebsgewinn kurzfristige Bankverbindlichkeiten

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premises pl pre-tax profit profit and loss account retained earnings stock bang heads together

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Gebude und Grundstcke Gewinn vor Steuern Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung einbehaltene Gewinne Lagerbestand sich auseinandersetzen

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collate count on go on a hunch have a bearing on hunch lucrative mainstream

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zusammentragen darauf zhlen auf Verdacht gehen Einfluss haben auf Verdacht lukrativ gngig

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nose-dive, take a pull figures out of the air underestimate spreadsheet UNIT 14 angel backer flutter hire loan

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fall or drop suddenly and by a great deal choose numbers in a random way, rather than one based on evidence or logic fail to guess or understand the real cost, size, difficulty, etc. of something and think it is less computer program, used especially in business, which allows you to do financial calculations and plans wealthy person who invests money in new business projects person who gives financial support to something small bet employ someone or pay them to do a particular job sum of money which is borrowed, often from a bank, and has to be paid back, usually together with an additional amount of money that you have to pay as a charge for borrowing provide or lend an amount of money for a particular purpose cost more money than is received from sales support a person, organisation or activity by giving money, encouragement or other help take legal action against a person or organisation amount of money a company has lost during a particular period of time whether something can be done, made or achieved attracting a lot of attention and interest from the public and newspapers, television, etc. design or symbol used by a company to advertise its products consisting of a mixture of various things which are not usually connected with each other balance one influence against an opposing influence, so that there is no great difference as a result likely to make money very profitable business or part of the business money you need to spend regularly to keep a system or organisation functioning overview of the main points of a business plan or proposal get the benefit, etc. that is the result of your own actions place where shares in companies are bought and sold characteristic of a product which will persuade people to buy it sum of money paid by a customer for a banks services job of keeping a record of the money that has been spent or received by a business money which is immediately available maximum amount of money a bank will allow you to borrow calculation of someones ability to pay back money which they have borrowed creditor(p 67) someone to whom money is owed system of buying debts for less than they are worth and then obtaining payment for them from the debtors amounts of money that regularly have to be spent operating a business while not having enough money to pay creditors and employees something which controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits

in Sturzflug gehen Zahlen aus der Luft greifen unterschtzen Tabellenkalkulation

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Investor Geldgeber Glcksspiel einstellen Darlehen

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put up (money) run at a loss sponsor sue deficit feasibility high-profile logo miscellaneous offset bankable cash cow running costs executive summary reap the benefits stock exchange selling point UNIT 15 bank charge bookkeeping cash credit limit credit worthiness factoring outgoings overtrading

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bereitstellen mit Verlust betreiben finanziell frdern verklagen Defizit Machbarkeit sehr bekannt Logo diverse verrechnen, ausgleichen profitabel Goldgrube Betriebskosten Zusammenfassung fr Entscheider die Vorteile ausschpfen, das Ergebnis einfahren Brse Verkaufsargument Bankgebhren Buchfhrung Bargeld Kreditlinie Kreditwrdigkeit, Bonitt Kauf von Forderungen Kosten ber die eigenen Zahlungsmglichkeiten hinaus Handel treiben Hemmnis

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constraint

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order book punitive

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book in which a company or shop keeps a record of customers orders used to describe costs which are so high they are difficult to pay, and which are often used to punish someone or limit their activities without official permission be able to do something, usually because you have the necessary experience, authority or money pay all the money you owe payment or business deal lengthen the period of time before you have to pay back the money you have overdrawn valuable letter which, for an additional charge, can protect the sender against loss legal agreement in which you pay money in order to use a building, piece of land, vehicle, etc. for a period part of a contract which punishes the person or organisation doing the work if it is not completed on time contract between two businesses where one agrees to provide a service to the other, or between a landlord and a tenant something which someone else wants that you are willing to lose in order to reach an agreement agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree situation in which agreement in an argument cannot be reached because neither side will change its demands or accept the demands of the other side form a mental picture of something, typically something that may occur or be possible in the future negotiation which requires bargaining and each side reducing their demands power to influence people and get the results you want organised at the same level as person who pays the owner of a piece of land, a building, etc. in order to be able to use it prepare something, usually something official, in writing start talking about the subject to be discussed understand correctly, or make something clear write something quickly on a piece of paper so that you remember it person or organisation that owns a building or an area of land and is paid by other people for the use of it activity where a group of people make lots of suggestions quickly

Auftragsbuch extrem hoch

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unauthorised be in a position to settle your account transaction expend your overdraft registered letter UNIT 16 lease penalty clause service agreement bargaining point compromise deadlock

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nicht genehmigt in der Lage sein Forderungen begleichen Transaktion den Finanzrahmen aufbrauchen Einschreiben

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Miete Strafklausel Servicevereinbarung Lockvogel Kompromiss verfahrene Situation

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envision horse-trading leverage in line with leaseholder draw up get down to business get (something) straight jot down landlord buzz session

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sich einstellen auf Feilschen Druckmittel im Einklang mit, entsprechend Mieter aufsetzen zur Sache kommen etwas richtig verstehen schnell notieren Vermieter
unverzgliche Zusammenkunft aller sachkundigen Mitarbeiter, um die noch unbekannte Aufgabenstellung eines Kollegen zu lsen

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knock (something) off the price deposit evict lump sum shell out UNIT 17

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give a discount off the price sum of money which is given in advance as part of a total payment for something force someone to leave somewhere sum of money that is paid in one large amount on one occasion pay, especially unwillingly

den Preis senken Anzahlung zwangsrumen Pauschale berappen

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camaraderie competitive field lay off

n adj n v

feeling of friendliness towards people with whom you work or share an experience competitive prices, services, etc. are as good as, or better than, other prices, services, etc. area of activity or interest stop employing (someone), sometimes temporarily, because there is no money to pay them or because there is no work for them do well in a particular job or activity compared to others of a similar type people who are approximately the same age as you and come from a similar social group paid less than the market rate involving opposition or disagreement way of considering something process of putting together the parts of a machine or structure line of machines and workers in a factory which a product moves along while it is being built or produced. Each machine or worker performs a particular job, which must be completed before the product moves to the next position in the line a person or group of people without power, but used by others for their own purposes, or someone who is not important powerful effect that something, especially something new, has on a situation or person something given in exchange for good behaviour or good work, etc. person or company that does part of a job which another person or company is responsible for in a way that is a direct business exchange reach the highest, strongest or best point, value or level of skill general development or change in a situation or in the way that people are behaving employees not being at work when they should be intentional damage to machines, buildings, etc. worker in a factory (the factory is the shop floor) organisation that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights, and discusses their pay and working conditions with employers person who works in an office or at a professional job, rather than one who works with their hands amount of time you spend at work compared with your free time happening or having an effect on people at every level and in every area advantage or benefit given to an employee in addition to their salary, e.g. private health care or a company car absence from work because of illness the careful watching of a person or place worker who does unskilled work rather than office work worker who does particular pieces of work for different organisations, rather than working all the time for a single organisation person whose work requires specialist knowledge not working for an employer but finding work for yourself or having your own business having or needing only a small amount of training

Kameradschaftsgeist marktgerecht Gebiet, Bereich entlassen

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outperform peer group underpaid adversarial approach assembly assembly line

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berdurchschnittliches leisten Bezugsgruppe unterbezahlt feindlich Ansatz, Herangehensweise Montage Montagestrae

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cipher impact reward subcontractor transactional peak trend absenteeism sabotage shop-floor worker union (also trade union)

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Zahl Einfluss, Auswirkungen Belohnung Subunternehmer transaktionsorientiert einen Hchststand erreichen Trend Fehlzeiten Sabotage Arbeiter in der Fertigung Gewerkschaft

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white-collar worker worklife balance across the board perk sick leave surveillance UNIT 18 blue-collar worker freelancer

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Angestellter Verhltnis zwischen Beruf und Privatleben allgemein Vergnstigung Krankheitsurlaub berwachung Arbeiter Selbstndiger

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knowledge worker self-employed semi-skilled

n adj adj

Wissensarbeiter selbstndig angelernt

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temp union rep downsize

n n v

person employed to work for a short period, especially in an office, while another person is absent or when there is extra work worker elected by workers in a factory or business to represent them in discussions with management if you downsize a company or organisation, you make it smaller by reducing the number of people working for it, and if it downsizes, it becomes smaller in this way especially value person who dislikes or fears new technology teleworking(p 88) the activity of working at home, while communicating with your office by telephone, fax or computer working without strict times for starting and finishing working at home, while communicating with your office by telephone, fax or computer doing part of a job with someone else, so that each person works parttime period in which a person decides to leave their job temporarily ability to continue your professional career extra payment for working beyond the usual time share in the profits person who works for an insurance company and decides how much money should be paid out in each case of something having been damaged or lost standard rate of payment for a particular job person or company that buys and sells stocks and shares for other people healthy and strong needing a lot of workers reduction in the number of people who work for an organisation which is achieved by not replacing those people who leave arrangement when a company needs to reduce its workforce and some employees choose to be made redundant (because they have found another job or would like to stop working) ability of a factory to produce more than it actually does small problem or fault that prevents something from working well employ and dismiss time needed to design and develop a new product activities are determined by the requirements of the product (as opposed to customer-led or marketing-led) change or replace machinery in a factory build up a large store of goods which have not been sold yet occasion at which people who have great knowledge of a particular subject meet in order to discuss a matter of interest financial reward to stimulate action from staff or customers produce large amounts of something quickly, usually of low quality disadvantage of a situation small device or machine with a particular purpose all the companies producing goods in a country or region sell any of a set of unusual or unexpected events or changes that have an effect on someone

Zeitarbeiter Gewerkschafter, Betriebsrat verkleinern

87 87

place a premium on technophobe

v n

aufwerten Technikfeind

88 88 88 89 T7 T7 T8 T8

flexible working home working job sharing career break career continuity overtime cut of the profits loss adjuster

n n n n n v n n

flexible Arbeitszeiten Arbeit von zuhause aus Arbeitsteilung berufliche Pause Kontinuitt in der Karriere berstunden Teil des Gewinns Schadensachbearbeiter

T8 T8

going rate stockbroker UNIT 19 buoyant labour intensive natural wastage

Standardpreis Brsenmakler

91 91 91

adj adj n

rege, florierend arbeitsintensiv Stellenabbau, indem freiwerdende Stellen nicht wieder besetzt werden Abfindungsmodell

91

voluntary redundancy scheme

92 92 92 92 92 92 92 93 94 T9 T9 T9 T9 T9 T9

excess production capacity n glitch hire and fire lead time product-led retool stockpile symposium incentive payment churn out downside gadget manufacturing base shift vagaries n v n adj v v n n v n n n v pl n

die Produktionskapazitt berschreiten kleiner Strfaktor einstellen und entlassen Entwicklungszeit produktorientiert mit neuen Maschinen ausrsten bevorraten, stapeln Symposium Leistungsprmie am Flieband herstellen Kehrseite kleiner Apparat das produzierende Gewerbe (Waren) verschieben Launen

95 96 96 T10 T10 T10 T10 T11 T11 T11 T12 T12 T12 T12 T12

UNIT 20 put your money where your v mouth is reformulate v resettlement package n get your desk clear put more on someones plate safety procedure workstation breadwinner close down package cut back legal entitlement one-off payment out of pocket outplacement service v v n n n v n v n n adj n

show that you believe in something by spending/or investing money develop again all the details of a plan for doing something collection of benefits offered to an employee who is relocating to another town, city or country for their work finish all your work give someone more work to deal with official or accepted set of actions used to keep people safe area in a workplace where one person works member of a family who earns the money that the family needs if a business or organisation closes down, or someone closes it down, it stops operating related group of things when they are offered together as a single unit use in smaller amounts something that, in law, you have the right to do or have, or when you have the right to do or have something money that is paid only once having less money than you started with professional service to help redundant employees to search for a new job, paid for by the former employer position on the salary scale which shows different rates of pay depending on your job and your seniority proposal that organisations should be obliged to make decisions based not only on financial/economic factors but also on the social and environmental consequences of their activities pay a debt completely a system of accepted beliefs which control behaviour, especially such a system based on morals not perfectly made or not working correctly person who supports an idea (or product) things such as medical insurance that employees receive in addition to money richer when an event or situation has a knock-on effect, it indirectly causes other events or situations idea or theory on which a statement or action is based encouraging change in the way that things are done collect and treat rubbish in order to produce useful materials which can be used again official rule person such as an employee, customer or citizen who is involved with an organisation and therefore has an interest in its success not morally acceptable make neither a loss nor a profit doing business reduction in a countrys financial activity when you try to achieve a plan, activity, or situation, usually over a long period of time go into a worse state, often because of lack of control or care when people obey an order, rule or request describes something which must be done, or which is demanded by law

auf Worte Taten (bzw. Investitionen) folgen lassen neu erarbeiten Umzugspaket den Schreibtisch freischaffen jemandem mehr zu tun geben Sicherheitsbestimmungen Arbeitsplatz Brotverdiener schlieen, stilllegen Paket krzen, mindern Rechtsanspruch, Berechtigung einmalige Zahlung kein Geld mehr haben Untersttzung bei der Stellensuche fr ausscheidende Mitarbeiter Stand auf der Lohn-/Gehaltsskala

T10

point on the pay scale UNIT 21 corporate social responsibility (CSR) discharge a debt ethics pl faulty advocate benefits better off knock-on effect premise progressive recycle regulation stakeholder unethical break even economic downturn pursuit slip compliance mandatory

100

soziale Verantwortung eines Unternehmens, nachhaltiges Wirtschaften eine Schuld begleichen Ethik fehlerhaft, mangelhaft Anwalt, Verfechter Vergnstigungen in besseren Verhltnissen Dominoeffekt Prmisse progressiv recyceln Vorschrift Person, die mit einem Unternehmen zu tun hat unmoralisch mit plus/minus Null abschlieen wirtschaftlicher Abschwung Streben nachlassen Erfllung Pflicht-

100 100 100 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 102 102 102 102 103 103

pl n adj n pl n adj

n adj v n n adj v n n v n adj

103 T13 T13 T13

word of mouth crop subsidy trade tariff UNIT 22 acquisition double-digit sustained diverse footprint expertise line of business synergy

n n n n

people telling each other how good a product is (total amount gathered of) a plant such as a grain, fruit or vegetable grown in large amounts money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen tax collected by a government on goods coming into or sometimes going out of a country buying new companies number with two digits (i.e. between 10 and 99inclusive) continuing for a long time varied area over which something is present high level of knowledge or skill particular kind of commercial enterprise the combined power of a group of things when they are working together which is greater than the total power achieved by each working separately meeting where information and instructions are given handful regular customers Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 index; the main measure of the amount by which the leading 100 shares sold on the London Stock Exchange have gone up or down in value judge the value or character of someone or something direct and straightforward way of communicating with others increase suddenly and greatly once every three months the numbers of employees agreement between people who want to work together because of shared interests or aims degree of quality or excellence of someone giving out leaflets to people monthly report(s) on financial performance produced by management for shareholders continuing to exist or develop, or happening at the present moment change into money by selling range of suppliers and potential suppliers get control (of a company) by buying most of its shares when someone watches a person or activity and makes certain that everything is done correctly, safely, etc. being planned and developed register the official legal right to make or sell an invention for a particular number of years where the costs of production fall as a business grows in size if something is ground-breaking, it is very new and a big change from other things of its type if a plan or activity gets off the ground or you get it off the ground, it starts or succeeds if a company has a global presence, it sells its products all over the world see global presence programme of action designed for handling possible problems steal money from the place where you work pass on to someone else

Mundpropaganda Ernte Zuschuss Handelsabgaben

104 104 104 105 105 105 105

n adj adj n n n n

bernahme zweistellig anhaltend, nachhaltig breites Profil Kompetenz Geschftsbereich Synergie

106 106 106 106

briefing clutch customer base FTSE

n n n n

Einweisung eine Handvoll Kundenstamm Abkrzung fr den Aktienindex Financial Times Stock Exchange beurteilen Klartext reden rasch zunehmen einmal pro Quartal Mitarbeiterzahl Abstimmung, bereinkunft Kaliber Prospekte verteilen Managementbericht laufend zu Geld machen Lieferantenstamm bernehmen berwachung

106 106 106 107 T22 T14 T14 T14 T14 T14 T14 T14 T14 T15

rate straight talking surge quarterly staffing level alignment calibre leafleting management reporting ongoing realise supply base take over supervision UNIT 23 in the pipeline patent economies of scale pl ground-breaking get off the ground global presence presence UNIT 24 contingency plan have your hands in the till trade away

v n v adv n n n n n adj v n v n

109 109 110 111 T17 T17 T17 114 114 114

adv v pl n adj v n n n v v

in der Planung patentieren Betriebsgrenersparnisse bahnbrechend starten weltweite Prsenz Prsenz Notfallplanung in die Kasse greifen weitergeben

115 115 T19 T18

come under scrutiny get a bad press limited liability company marketing-led

v v n adj

subject to careful and thorough examination receive criticism from the media if this type of business goes bankrupt, then the owners will only risk the money they have invested in the company influenced by customers needs (as opposed to being product-led)

auf dem Prfstand stehen eine schlechte Presse bekommen Unternehmen mit beschrnkter Haftung marketingorientiert

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