2. Business

Business


Substantiivit

advert a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service the adverts on television ilmoitus
agency a business or an organization that provides a particular service especially when representing other businesses or organizations she works for an advertising agency virasto
commoditization the act or process of treating something as a product that can be bought and sold There’s a growing concern around the commoditization of education kaupallistaminen
gimmick an unusual trick or unnecessary device that is intended to attract attention or to persuade people to buy something We don’t use gimmicks to sell our products kikka
slogan a word or phrase that is easy to remember, used for example by a political party or in advertising to attract people’s attention or to suggest an idea quickly an advertising slogan iskulause
launch the action of launching something the successful launch of the Ariane rocket tuoda markkinoille
endorsement a public statement or action showing that you support somebody/something a letter of endorsement hyväksyntä
merch goods that are bought or sold; goods that are for sale in a shop The bulk of the market's merch is good kauppatavara
pricepoint one of the possible prices that a company can charge for a product or service in order to create a high demand for it They don't want to cheapen the brand by going with a lower price point for their new car hintapiste
co-branding a marketing strategy in which two companies work together to sell their products or services, using both company names Co-branding includes having our logo and brand name printed on the book yhteisbrändäystä

classified   (of information) officially secret and available only to particular people   classified information/documents/material luokiteltu
associate a person that you work with, do business with or spend a lot of time with business associates työkaveri
credit- crunch   an economic condition in which it suddenly becomes difficult and expensive to borrow money Many companies will not survive the unfolding credit crunch luottolama
discount an amount of money that is taken off the usual cost of something Do you qualify for a student discount? alennus
heavy industry industry that uses large machines to produce metal, vehicles, etc Pollution from the country's heavy industry is probably the worst in Europe raskas teollisuus
subsidiary a business company that is owned or controlled by another larger company She’s working for an overseas subsidiary of the company tytäryhtiö
reference a thing you say or write that mentions somebody/something else; the act of mentioning somebody/something She discreetly avoided any specific reference to religion viite
backing help and support from somebody to do something; financial support for something The police gave the proposals their full backing tuki
chairman the person in charge of a meeting, who tells people when they can speak, etc The motion was carried on the casting vote of the chairman puheenjohtaja
outsourcing the process of arranging for somebody outside a company to do work or provide goods for that company the outsourcing of IT work to private contractors ulkoistaminen

Verbit

accept to take willingly something that is offered; to say ‘yes’ to an offer, invitation, etc He asked me to marry him and I accepted hyväksyä
advertise to tell the public about a product or a service in order to encourage people to buy or to use it If you want to attract customers you need to advertise mainostaa
back-order   to place an order for a product that is not currently available The phone is back-ordered with a nine-day wait for shipping jälkitilaus
bid  to offer to pay a particular price for something, especially at auction  Two dealers bid against each other for the antique table tarjous
close to put something into a position so that it covers an opening; to get into this position She closed the gate behind her sulkea
fulfil to do or achieve what was hoped for or expected to fulfil your dream/ambition/potential täyttää
invest to buy property, shares in a company, etc. in the hope of making a profit He invested his life savings in his daughter's business sijoittaa
manage to control or be in charge of a business, a team, an organization, land, etc We need people who are good at managing johtaa
offer to say that you are willing to give something to somebody I don't think they need help, but I think I should offer anyway tarjota
profit to get something useful from a situation; to be useful to somebody or give them an advantage Farmers are profiting from the new legislation hyötyä