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commodity
a product or a raw material that can be bought and sold
vessel
a ship or large boat
all-time high/low
(used when you are comparing things or saying how good or bad something is) of any time
credit crunch
an economic condition in which it suddenly becomes difficult and expensive to borrow money
department store
a large shop that is divided into several parts, each part selling a different type of goods
innate
(of a quality, feeling, etc.) that you are born with
in excess of
more than is necessary, reasonable or acceptable
sprawling
spreading in an untidy way
span
to include a large area or a lot of things
retail
the sale of goods in shops to customers, for their own use
tentacles
the influence that a large place, organization or system has and that is hard to avoid
increasingly
more and more all the time
take by surprise
to surprise somebody (expression)
intelligentsia
the people in a country or society who are well educated and are interested in culture, politics, literature, etc.
to reveal
to make something known to somebody SYNONYM disclose
inject into
to give money to an organization, a project, etc. so that it can function
put down to
to consider that something is caused by something SYNONYM attribute
property
land and buildings
business acumen
the ability to understand and decide things quickly and well
bond
an agreement by a government or a company to pay you interest on the money you have lent; a document containing this agreement
saving bonds
a type of bond that is issued and sold by the government, mainly to individuals
ledger
a book or electronic document in which a bank, a business, etc. records the money it has paid and received
track
to record or follow the progress or development of somebody/something
purchase
formal something you buy, or the act of buying it
shareholding
the amount of a company or business that somebody owns in the form of shares
divests
if a company ……, it sells some of its assets, investments, etc.
assets
a thing of value, especially property, that a person or company owns, which can be used or sold to pay debts
civil engineering
the design, building and repair of roads, bridges, etc.; the study of this as a subject
stockbroker
a person or an organization that buys and sells shares for other people
graduation
the act of successfully completing a university degree
fire sale
a sale at low prices of things that a company or person owns, usually in order to pay debts
retail outlet
a store that sells goods to the public
recession
a period when the economy of a country is not successful and conditions for business are bad
turning point
the time when an important change takes place, usually with the result that a situation improves
to seize
to take control of a place suddenly and quickly, using often military force
substantial
large in amount, value or importance SYNONYM considerable
spree
a short period of time that you spend doing one particular activity that you enjoy, but often too much of it
distressed
(formal or business) having problems caused by lack of money
knock-down
(of prices, etc.) much lower than usual SYNONYM rock-bottom
frugal
using only as much money or food as is necessary
taste
the kind of things that someone likes what a person likes or prefers
charitable
connected with a charity or charities
marginalisation
the process or result of making somebody feel as if they are not important and cannot influence decisions or events; the fact of putting somebody in a position in which they have no power, e.g.
poverty
the state of being poor
bargaining
discussions between people in order to reach agreement on something such as prices, wages, working conditions, etc.
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