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 |