Business Benchmark Extra Vocabulary Units 1-12

A collection of extra vocabulary terms and definitions taken from Business Benchmark Units 1-12, covering nouns, verbs, and adjectives relevant to corporate and professional settings.

Airfare

The price to be paid by an aircraft passenger for a particular journey.

Attractive

Pleasing or appealing to the senses.

Commitment

1. the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause or an activity. 2. an engagement or obligation that restricts freedom of action.

Concern

1. anxiety; worry. 2. a matter of interest or importance to someone.

Employment

1. the state of having paid work. 2. the utilization of something.

Environment

1. the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates. 2. the natural world, especially as affected by human activity.

Excellence

the quality of being outstanding or extremely good.

Extract

1. a short passage taken from a text, film, or piece of music. 2. a preparation containing the active ingredient of a substance in concentrated form.

Graduate

a person who has successfully completed a course of study or training, especially a person who has been awarded an undergraduate or first academic degree.

Incentive

1. a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something. 2. a payment or concession to stimulate greater output or investment.

Keen

1. Having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm. 2. (of a sense) highly developed. 3. (of the edge or point of a blade) sharp. 4. (of activity or feeling) intense.

Multiple

1. having or involving several parts, elements, or members. 2. numerous and often varied. 3. (of a disease, injury, etc.) complex in its nature or effects.

Opportunity

1. a time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something. 2. a chance for employment or promotion.

Priority

1. the fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important than others. 2. a thing that is regarded as more important than others.

Programme

1. a set of related measures or activities with a particular long-term aim. 2. a presentation or item on television or radio. 3. a sheet or booklet giving details of items or performers at an event.

Qualification

1. a pass of an examination or official completion of a course. 2. a condition that must be fulfilled before a right can be acquired. 3. the action or fact of qualifying or being eligible.

Recommendation

1. a suggestion or proposal as to the best course of action. 2. the action of recommending something or someone.

To agree

1. to have the same opinion. 2. to say one will do something suggested by another. 3. to be consistent with. 4. to be healthy or appropriate for someone.

To conduct

1. to organize and carry out. 2. to lead or guide. 3. to direct the performance of music. 4. to behave in a specified way.

To employ

1. to work to (someone) and pay them for it. 2. to make use of.

To encourage

to give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).

To gain

1. to obtain or secure something wanted. 2. to reach or arrive at a destination. 3. to increase the amount or rate of something.

To retain

1. to continue to have or keep possession of. 2. to absorb and continue to hold. 3. to keep in place. 4. to keep someone engaged in one's service.

To shuffle

1. to walk by dragging one's feet. 2. to shift position while sitting or standing. 3. to rearrange a pack of cards. 4. to move things around into a different order.

Responsibility

1. the state or fact of having a duty or control. 2. the state of being accountable or to blame. 3. the opportunity or ability to act independently.

Retailer

1. a person or business that sells goods to the public in small quantities. 2. a person who relates the details of a story or incident to others.

Administrator

a person responsible for carrying out the administration of a business or organization.

Campaign

1. an organized course of action to achieve a goal. 2. a series of military operations.

Effective

1. successful in producing a desired or intended result. 2. existing in fact, though not formally acknowledged as such.

Enthusiastic

having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.

Figures

1. numbers forming part of official statistics or financial performance. 2. a person's bodily shape. 3. an important or distinctive person. 4. a geometrical shape.

Fulfilling

making someone satisfied or happy through allowing their character or abilities to develop fully.

Polite

having or showing behaviour that is respectful and considerate of other people.

Smartly

1. in an attractively neat and stylish manner. 2. in a manner showing quick-witted intelligence. 3. in a quick or brisk manner.

To issue

1. to supply or distribute for use or sale. 2. to come, go, or flow out from.

To maintain

1. to cause or enable a condition or situation to continue. 2. to provide with necessities for life. 3. to state something strongly; assert.

To persuade

to induce someone to do something through reasoning or argument.

To recruit

1. to enlist someone in the armed forces. 2. to enrol someone as a member, worker, or supporter.

To regard

1. to consider or think of in a specified way. 2. to gaze at steadily in a particular way.

To thrive

1. to grow or develop well or vigorously. 2. to prosper; to flourish.

Analytical

Relating to or using analysis or logical reasoning.

Application

1. A formal request for a position. 2. The action of putting something into operation. 3. Applying something to a surface. 4. Sustained effort; hard work.

Attitude

1. A settled way of thinking or feeling about something. 2. A position of the body indicating a particular mental state.

Aware

Having knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.

Convenient

1. Fitting in well with a person's needs or plans. 2. Involving little trouble or effort.

Fierce

Having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness.

Mindset

The established set of attitudes held by someone.

Multinational

Including or involving several countries or individuals of several nationalities.

Phrase

A small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit.

Status Quo

The existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues.

Summary

A brief statement or account of the main points of something.

To affect

Have an effect on; make a difference to.

To challenge

1. Invite (someone) to engage in a contest. 2. Dispute the truth or validity of.

To crop up

Appear, occur, or come to someone's notice unexpectedly.

To evolve

Develop gradually.

To implement

Put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect.

To intimidate

Frighten or overawe (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants.

To master

1. Acquire complete knowledge or skill. 2. Gain control of; overcome. 3. Make a master copy of a film or recording.

Appearance

1. the way that someone or something looks. 2. an act of performing or participating in a public event.

Availability

1. the quality of being able to be used or obtained. 2. the state of being otherwise unoccupied.

Customer

1. a person who buys goods or services. 2. a person of a specified kind with whom one has to deal.

Crucial

1. decisive or critical to success or failure. 2. of great importance.

Department

1. a division of a large organization dealing with a specific area. 2. an administrative district.

Invoice

a list of goods sent or services provided, with a statement of the sum due; a bill.

Interviewee

a person who is interviewed.

Job interview

a formal meeting in which an applicant is asked questions to determine their suitability for a job.

Meeting room

a room that is used for meetings.

Requirements

1. a thing that is needed or wanted. 2. a thing that is compulsory; a necessary condition.

Skills

the ability to do something well; expertise.

Subliminal

below the threshold of sensation or consciousness; perceived by or affecting the mind without awareness.

Subconscious

concerning the part of the mind of which one is not fully aware but which influences actions and feelings.

Vacancy

1. an unoccupied position or job. 2. empty space.

To meet face to face

Directly, meeting someone in the same place.

To apply for a job

To request something, usually officially, especially in writing or by sending in a form.

To benefit from

receive an advantage; profit.

To consist of

To be made of or formed from something.

To enquire about a job

To ask for (a position).

To put someone on hold

waiting to speak to someone on the telephone, after your call has been answered.

To reply

say something in response to something someone has said.

Affordable

inexpensive; reasonably priced.

Aim (noun)

1. a purpose or intention; a desired outcome. 2. the directing of a weapon or missile at a target.

Brand

1. a type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name. 2. an identifying mark burned on livestock.

Casual

relaxed and unconcerned.

Drawback

an objectionable feature; disadvantage.

Keen on

Interested in something and enjoying it, especially an activity that you do often.

Intrigue (noun)

1. the secret planning of something illicit or detrimental. 2. a mysterious or fascinating quality.

Launch (noun)

an act or instance of launching something.

Ordinary

with no special or distinctive features; normal.

Recognition

1. identification of someone or something from previous knowledge. 2. acknowledgement of the existence, validity, or legality of something.

Reliance on

dependence on or trust in someone or something.

Samples

1. a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like. 2. a sound or piece of music created by sampling.

Suitable

right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.

To appeal to

to attract, please, or interest.

To broadcast

1. transmit by radio or television. 2. scatter (seeds) by hand or machine.

To get into the mind

to manipulate a person; 'get inside one's head'.

Generic

characteristic of or relating to a class or group of things; not specific.

Commuter

a person who travels some distance to work on a regular basis.

Upmarket

relatively expensive and designed to appeal to affluent consumers.

Downmarket

relatively inexpensive or less prestigious.

Sufficient

enough; adequate.