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The aim

goal

To stick to the agenda

stay on the track

Assets

capital

Liabilities

debts

Settlement

payment

A take over

aquisition

A merger

combination of two companies into a single entity

Workforce

labour force

Bleu collar worker

a worker who performs manual labor

White collar worker

an employee who performs professional, managerial or administrative work

To take on

to employ

To bicker with

agrue

To outline

to summarize

To be underway

ongoing

To wander off the point

to get distracted and start discussing unrelated topics

To be overdrawn

to have a bank account balance that is negative

Venture capital

capital provided for a risky business investment

Mortage

a loan used buy property, typically secured by the proprety itself

To adress a matter

to deal with or discuss a specific issue

To stand out

t be notice or to be different from other

To be written off

to be considered unsuccessful or unimportant

Turnover

the total revenue generated by a busniess in a given period

To go out of business

to crease operations, usually due to financial failure

To break-even

to reach the point where revenue equal expenses with non profit or lose

Benefit

an advantage or profit gained from something

Profit

financial gain made from business activities (benefice en fr)

Overdraft

a deficit in a bank account caused by drawing more money than the account holds ‘un découvert en fr)

Output

the amount of something produced by a person, machine or industry

Competition

rivalery between companies in the same market (concurrence)

To be drawn to

to be attracted to

To hone

to perfect

To foster

to encourage the development of

To disclose

make known

To harvest

collect

Poised

be ready and prepare fro something

Backbreaking

physically demanding

To make strides

make good progress

Painstaking

meticulous

Scarcity

in short supply, rare

Frailty

being weak and delicate