16 - Trade Agreements

acquisition - (n) purchase of another company - Tzu planned the acquisition of a smaller logistics firm.

sự mua lại

seek - (v) look for - He continued to seek new markets.

tìm kiếm

affordability - (n) reasonable price - He always considered affordability for his clientele.

khả năng chi trả

clientele - (n) customers - affordability for his clientele.

khách hàng thân thiết

acclaim - (n) praise - His innovative approach earned acclaim from industry leaders.

sự hoan nghênh

encompass - (v) include - His services encompass warehousing and shipping.

bao gồm

consignment - (n) batch of goods - He accepted a large consignment.

lô hàng gửi bán

excellently - (adv) very well - handled it excellently.

xuất sắc

unlikely - (adj) improbable - It was unlikely that a competitor could match his speed.

không có khả năng

back away from - (phr) retreat from - He did not back away from challenges.

lùi bước khỏi

day after tomorrow - (phr) two days from now - The new project would start day after tomorrow.

ngày kia

accordingly - (adv) therefore - Accordingly, he adjusted his schedule.

do đó, vì vậy

adaptable - (adj) flexible - He remained adaptable to changes.

có thể thích nghi

at the latest - (phr) no later than - He promised to deliver the report at the latest by Friday.

chậm nhất là

compliant - (adj) following rules - All operations were compliant with international laws.

tuân thủ

correspond - (v) match - His invoices always correspond with the shipped items.

tương ứng, phù hợp

cultivation - (n) farming - He invested in cultivation of organic products.

canh tác, trồng trọt

perceptive - (adj) insightful - He was perceptive about market trends.

tinh tường

attain - (v) achieve - He worked hard to attain his goals.

đạt được

barter - (n) exchange without money - In rural areas, people still used barter for goods.

trao đổi hàng đổi hàng

boycott - (n) refusal to buy - Some groups threatened a boycott of imported goods.

tẩy chay

capitalize on - (phr) take advantage of - Tzu knew how to capitalize on opportunities.

tận dụng

diminish - (v) decrease - He saw competition diminish over time.

giảm bớt

duty‑free - (adj) without tax - He bought duty‑free supplies at the airport.

miễn thuế

exercise one's right - (phr) use a legal power - He encouraged partners to exercise one's right to fair treatment.

thực hiện quyền

inclination - (n) tendency - His natural inclination was to avoid conflict.

khuynh hướng

inevitable - (adj) unavoidable - He accepted that change was inevitable.

không thể tránh khỏi

scarce - (adj) limited - Resources were often scarce.

khan hiếm

withstand - (v) endure - taught his team to withstand pressure.

chịu đựng, kháng cự

write up - (v) document formally - He would write up every agreement.

viết báo cáo

step down - (v) resign - he chose to step down as CEO.

từ chức

diversified - (adj) varied - His investments were diversified.

đa dạng hóa

engrave - (v) carve permanently - He wanted to engrave his values in the company culture.

khắc

facilitator - (n) helper - He acted as a facilitator between buyers and sellers.

người điều phối

itemized - (adj) listed in detail - He provided an itemized invoice for all transactions.

liệt kê chi tiết

predominantly - (adv) mainly - His business was predominantly in exports.

chủ yếu

profoundly - (adv) deeply - He profoundly understood the local culture.

sâu sắc

barring - (prep) except - Barring unforeseen events, the deal would close.

ngoại trừ

bureaucracy - (n) excessive red tape - He cut through bureaucracy with clear proposals.

bộ máy quan liêu

cast a ballot - (phr) vote - He reminded employees to cast a ballot in industry elections.

bỏ phiếu

constituency - (n) group of supporters - He represented a large constituency of small businesses.

cử tri, thành phần cử tri

contend with - (v) struggle against - He had to contend with unfair trade barriers.

đấu tranh với

in place of - (phr) instead of - He used local materials in place of imported ones.

thay cho

nationalize - (v) take under government control - He opposed any attempt to nationalize private logistics.

quốc hữu hóa

parliament - (n) legislative body - He testified before parliament about trade reforms.

quốc hội

peddler - (n) street vendor - A street peddler taught him about grassroots demand.

người bán rong

price quote - (n) estimated cost - He always asked for a price quote before ordering.

báo giá

scarcity - (n) shortage - He understood that scarcity often drives innovation.

sự khan hi