Unit 17 Taking business

advertisement

(n)

- A notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event or publicizing a job vacancy

advertising

(n)

- The activity or profession of producing advertisements for commercial products or services:

- her father was in ...

campaign

(n)

An organized course of action to achieve a goal:

an election campaign.

client

(n)

- A person or organization using the services of a lawyer or other professional person or company

colleague

(n) Đồng nghiệp

A person with whom one works in a profession or business

credibility

(n)

The quality of being trusted and believed in:

the government's loss of credibility

satisfaction

(n)

- Fulfilment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this:

eg: I looked round with ...

labourer

(n) workman, worker

A person doing unskilled manual work for wages

niche

(n) ideal position

A comfortable or suitable position in life or employment

Job

(n) a particular thing you do to earn money

eg: I'm hoping to find a ... during the holiday.

work

(n) something you do to earn money

eg: I am hoping to find work during the holidays. (Not a work)

occupation

(n) an formal word for "job"

- A job or profession

eg: Due to his father's ..., he grew up knowing about military matters.

- A way of spending time:

eg: a game of cards is a pretty harmless ...

- The action, state, or period of occupying or being occupied by military force:

eg: the Roman ... of Britain

profession

(n) a type of job that requires specialist knowledge:

eg: He works in the medical profession.

packaging

(n) wrapping, wrappers, packing, cover, covering

- Materials used to wrap or protect goods.

peck

(n)

- A stroke or bite by a bird with its beak

- A light or perfunctory kiss

(v) strike or bite something with its beak

Perk

(n)

- A benefit to which one is entitled because of one's job:

eg: many agencies are helping to keep personnel at their jobs by providing perks

prospect

(n)

- The possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring:

eg: there was no ... of a reconciliation

qualification

(n) Trình độ chuyên môn

retirement

(n) stopping working

- The action or fact of leaving one's job and ceasing to work

(v) retire

- he retired from the Navy in 1986

shares

(n) cổ phần

shift work

(n)

- Work comprising recurring periods in which different groups of workers do the same jobs in relay.

eg: If he works a six-day week including shift work and overtime, this brings his total salary up to £20,000.

takeover

(n) gaining of control, change of ownership, purchase

- An act of assuming control of something, especially the buying out of one company by another:

eg: they sought a controlling interest rather than a takeover

Trade

(n) commerce, buying and selling

- The action of buying and selling goods and services

workforce

(n) employees,human resources, Lực lượng lao động

- The people engaged in or available for work, either in a country or area or in a particular firm or industry:

eg: Pressure will grow to upgrade industries and workforce.

workplace

(n)

- A place where people work, such as an office or factory

earnings

(n) tiền kiếm được

- Money obtained in return for labour or services

eg: My earnings increased 10 percent last year.

casual

(adj)

- Not regular or permanent

eg: a casual worker

wage

(n) Tiền công

- A fixed regular payment earned for work or services, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis:

eg: we were struggling to get better wages.

demanding

(adj)

- requiring much skill or effort:

she has a busy and demanding job

economic

(adj) liên quan kinh tế, có lợi (việc kinh doanh)

- Relating to economics or the economy

eg: the government's economic policy

economical

(adj) kinh tế, tiết kiệm

he was ... in all areas of life

exhausting

(adj)

- Making one feel very tired; very tiring:

eg: a long and ... journey.

hospitality

(adj) lòng mến khách

- The friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers:

eg: Scotland is renowned for its hospitality

monotonous

(adj) tedious, boring, dull, uninteresting.

- Dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.

retail

(adj) bán lẻ

redundant

(adj)

- No longer in employment because there is no more work available

eg: eight permanent staff were made redundant.

Make someone redundant.

- Not or no longer needed or useful

eg: I think they're going to make me redundant next month.

rewarding

(adj) satisfying, gratifying

- Providing satisfaction; gratifying:

eg: skiing can be hugely ...

unemployed

(adj)

- (Of a person) without a paid job but available to work:

eg: I was unemployed for three months

unskilled

(adj) untrained, unqualified

- Not having or requiring special skill or training:

eg: unskilled manual workers

manual

(n) bằng chân tay

- Manual work: công việc chân tay.

compete

(v)

- Strive to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others:

eg: I have to compete against some very good candidate to get the job.

(adj) competitive

(n) competition

endorse

(v) xác nhận

- Declare one's public approval or support of:

eg: the report was endorsed by the college.

persuade

(v) thuyết phục

- Induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument:

eg: it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing