English Vocabulary 2017-2018
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English vocabulary
Unit 1; Employment
Work in (advertising/a department) In een bepaalde sector werken Work on (a project) Aan een project werken
Work for (a supermarket chain) Voor een bedrijf werken Work with (colleagues) Met collega’s werken Work under (a supervisor) Werken voor een baas Leave for (work) Vertrekken voor het werk Go to (work) Naar het werk gaan Arrive at (work) Aankomen op het werk Be at work Op het werk zijn
Be in work When you’re employed Be off work When you are ill
Be out of work When you aren’t employed
Rewarding 1) Providing a lot of money for a person, company or organisation
2) Gives you a feeling of satisfaction ans pleasure
Stimulating Encouraging interest or new ideas Hands-on Actief ermee bezig
In charge of In control or responsible for someone or something
Responsible for To have vontrol and authority over
someone or something and the duty to tak care of them
Supervise (v.) Toezicht houden Run (v.)
Deal with 1) To behave towards and talk to someone in an effective way
2) To do business with a company or pers. 3) To do sth in order to achieve sth or in order to solve a problem
4) To be about a particular subject Involve (v.) Have or include (sth) as a necessaty or
integral part or result Unemployed Werkloos
(made) redundant Overbodig gemaakt jobless Jobloos
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Main person responsible for managing company
Executive Uitvoerend Engineer Ingenieur
Auditor Someone whose job is to examine the accounts of a business and to produce a report on them
Medium-sized/middle-sized (company) Between small and large size / of medium size
Utility (company) A service for supplying electricity, gas etc In-house magazine A magazine that is produced by an
organization for its employees, and that usually deals with subjects relating to the organization
Staff/Employees/Workers All the people who work fpr a particular company or organization
Employer A person, company or organization that employs people
Manufacture To produce goods in large numbers (v); the process of producing goods in large numbers, especially in a factory
Design The way in which sth is planned and made; to make or draw plans for sth that will be produced
Specification A detailed description of how sth should be done, made etc
Customer A person or an organization that buys a product or service
Fraud The crime of getting mony by tricking or deceiving people, or a crime of this type Financial statement A report provided by a company for its
shareholders and investors that shows details of its situation, an includes documents ssh as the profit and loss account and balance sheet
Sourcing (policy) The act of getting sth, especially products or materials, from a particular place Job title / Position The name of a particular job in an
organization Hire In dienst nemen Remote At a ‘afgelegen’ locatie Quit (a job) / Resign (from a job) Ontslag nemen
Stockbroker Beursmakelaar Raise Opslag (loon)
Compliance Persoon of organisatie werkt in overeenstemming metde geldende wetgeving, nakomen van normen en zich ernaar schikken
Bid Een offerte / een aanbod
Actuary Mathematical risk calculate for insurance Contractor Works in the company but not for the
company (independent) Career Carrière
Portfolio work(er) A person who works for several diffrent companies or organizations at the same time
Part-time/Full-time work Halftijds of voltijds werk Self-employed Zelfstandige werker
Schedule Schema/wnr je moet werken Job-hopping Van de ene naar de andere job gaan Esoteric Hard to grasp
Jibe (v) ‘don’t jibe with the career you expected’ Realm The area where sth applies (sfeer) Disparate Diffrent in every way
Prevalent Common
Forge To create (a career)
Jar (v) To push sth firmly and suddelnly against sth else, usually accidentaly
Mindset The way you think about sth
Gig economy A labour market where there are a lot of short-term contracts or freelance work and not many permanent jobs
Skill (often in plural) A particular ability that you develop through training and experience and that is useful in a job
Qualification (often in plural) 1) an official record showing that you have successfully finished a course of training or study, have the skills necessary to do sth
2) an ability, characteristic, or experience that makes you suitable for a particular job or activity
(personal) quality A good feature of a person’s character Benefit 1) A helpful or good effect
2) Money given by the government to people who cannot find a job,…
3) Advantages such as medical insurance etc that employees receive from their employer in addition to money
Voucher Een stortingsbewijs
Experience 1) Knowledge or skill that you get from doing etc
2) sth that happens to you that affects how you feel
Location 1) Placeor position that sth is in or where sth happens
2) the act of choosing where to start a new business
Responsibilities Sth that it is your job or duty to deal with; the things you are in charge for in your job
Salary Total amount of money that an employee is paid every year to do their job, or one of the payments they receive each month as part of this
Supervisor A person who is in charge of a group of people or an area pf work ans who makes sure that the work is done correctly and according to the rules
Audacity Fearlessness Affordable Betaalbaar
Land a job Succeed in getting a job
Independent contractor Works in the company but not for the company
Be (not quite) kosher Unfair, unethical, not quite right
Status The official or legal position of a person or organization, high position whitin a social group
Health coverage/health insurance Dekking vd kosten voor gezondheidszorg Pension plan A systel which allows people who are
working to make regular payments from their income to invest in a pension Paid vacation A period of time for which you are given
money
Paycheck (US) 1) a cheque that you are given by your employer as your pay
2) The amount of money that a person earns, usually each month
Rely on Depend on with full trust or confidence Temporary worker (temp) A worker employed for a short period only Freelancer Someone who works on different projects
with different companies instead of being a company employee
Labor lawyer (US) Laws that deal with the legal rights of working people and the organizations they work for
Newfangled <> old fashioned, diffrent from what one is used to
Lack (cf. To miss) To not have enough of sth that is necessary Address (a concern) To deal with a particular problem or need Annual revenue Money that a company receives, especially
from selling good or services each year Cooperative An organization or company that is owned
and controlled by a group of members who each have a share in it
Prefer (not) to Like one thing or person better than another or others, tend to choose Dismiss To rempve someone from their jib,
especially because they have done sth wrong
Severance pay Ontslagpremie, opstappremie Dues Kosten, bijdragen
Vulnerability <> security, exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either
physically or emotionally
Collective bargaining A process in shich employees talk as a group with their employer to try to reach an agreement on pay etc
Labor unions (US) Trade unions (UK) A system in which large groups of people are represented in negotiations about their pay and working conditions Enable someone to do sth To allow
Unskilled People who have no particular work skills or used to describe work that does not need any particular skills
Decline Becoming less, worse or lower in value Marginalised Pushed to the edge of society by
circumstances
Sacrifice Sth useful or important that you choose not to do or have in order to have sth that is more important
Join (a group, the union) To become involved in an activity with other people, to act with somebody else in order to do sth
Negotiate (sp) contracts To have formal discussions with someone in order to reach agreement
Grievances Specific complaints between employe and employer; a complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly Precursor Voorloper
Carbon emissions When fossil fuels are burned, spreading the gas formed when carbon is burned, or when people or animals breathe out (economic) woes Economic problems
(in) the aftermath of… After effects
Banking collapse The sudden failure of the bank Come up with a solution To suggest or think of an idea or plan Recession Terugtrekking, slapheid
Worsen Erger worden
Unemployment A situation in which someone does not have a job
(mortgage) foreclosure De lening/terugbetaling stopzetten Austerity measure(s) Besparingsmaatregelen
Take measures A way of achieving sth, or a method for dealing with a situation
Leisure Vrije tijd
Management consultant Someone whose job is to give advice to companies about the best ways of
managing and improving their businesses Cause a stir Provoke a reaction
Public employees Someone who works for the government, iether in central government or local government
Emerge (v) Resulteren, uitkomen, ontdekt worden Childcare Care for a child pr children while their
parents are at work or absent for another reason
Access to services The right or opportunity to use or receive services
Be exempt (from) To not be affected; to allow someone not to do or pay sth, etc that others have to do or pay
Cause turmoil Cause diruption, chaos
Hiccups A minor difficulty or problem
Analyse To study sth in detail, in order to discover more about it
Analysis Someone’s opinion, based on the
knowledge and information they have, of what a situation is and what it means Analyst Someone whose job is to study or examine
sth in detail Complaint Een klacht
(have an) impact (on) A powerful effect that sth, especially sth new, has on someone or sth
(in the) workplace A building or room where people perform their jobs, or these places generally
(higher) staff morale (stress) The level of satisfaction felt by the staff (lower) absenteeism (cf pesenteeism) The fact of staying away from work,
especially <ithout a good reson
Adapt to sth To get used to it; to become familiar with a new situation
Make economies/to economise on To make an effort to save money, time, resources etc
Wellbeing =morale; the condition of being contented, healthy or successful
Commute/commuter A journey that someone does regulary from home to work, person who does that The working week The number of hours or days that people
spend at work in a period of a week
Conventional Relating to accepted or traditional ways of doing sth
Become the norm Become normal, an accepted standard The public sector Businesses, industries and organizations
that are owned or controlled by the government
In response to An answer to a question, letter, mail,… Job-sharing A situation where the duties and the pay of
one job are divided between two people who work at different times during the day or week
Be standard Be normal or average
Work part-time Work for only some of the hours of the week that people normally work, not all of them
Childcare provision The act of selling services (childcare) or making them available to be used
The state pension A regular income paid by the government to someone who does not work anymore A maximum 48-hour week The maximum amount of hours a person
may work in a week Take root To become established The City of London Financial heart of London
Be (less) shy about Be timid, not at ease in the company of others
Take lessons from someone on sth Take instructions
Productive/productivity The rate at which a country, company etc prosuces goods or services, usually judged in relation to the number of people and the time necessary to produce them Distinguish X from Y Onderscheiden
Colleagues A person that you work with Benefit from To be helped by sth
Underestimate To think that sth is or will be smaller, easier etc than it really is
Te be open to (the idea..) Willing to consider sth
On a low income Not having or earning much money Work a 25-hour week If you work 25 hours in a week
Outgoings Money that a person or business has to spend regulary, rather than money that they earn or receive
Spendthrift Money runs through your fingers like water; someone who spends too much money without thinking about the results Spare time Time available for hobbies and other
activities that you enjoy On a treadmill Op de loopband
Pioneers A person or organization that is the first to start in a new area, introduice a new idea... (paid/unpaid) overtime (on)betaalde overuren
Be burdened with Zware last
Full employment A state in which the labour force and other economic resources of a country are utilized to their maximum
Viable Leefbaar, able to be done Innovation A new idea, design, product etc
(gardening) leave A period of time after an employee leaves a job when they continue to be paid but are neither allowed to go to work nor to begin a new job
Unit 2; Business Ethics
Shareholder People owning part of the company in exchanfe for money invested in it (aandeelhouder)
Stakeholder Een belanghebbende Lay-off (n) / lay off (v) Het ontslag/ontslagen
Axe (v) (inf) (cf cut) To have an opinion or aim that influences your decisions and that you want pther people to accept or consider
Hoard (n) and (v) Sparen, to keep and not use Acquire Verwerven
Workforce Arbeidskracht, personeel, werkvermogen Corporate profits Bedrijfswinsten
Expense De gelduitgave
Lean (adj) To stand or be set at an angle against sth for support instead of being upright Lean and mean Just enough employees necessary Plunge (v) and (n) To fall quickly from a high position Skid (v) To lose control of movement Imminent It’s going to happen very soon Retailer Winkelier/ kleinhandelaar Earnings Winsten
Trim down To reduce, to cut back Idle (adj) and (v) Inactive
Balance sheet Jaarverslag
Array (n) More companies together, wide selection Fiduciary duty Relating to or of the nature of a legal trust
(holding up of sth in trust for another) Erode (v) Beschadigen/aantasten
Resource (n) A useful or valuable possession or quality that a person or organization has (money) Entrepreneur Een ondernemer
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Aim to achieve growth through sound and fair buiness activities while contributing to the realization of a better society as a good corporate citizen
Charitable (organization) Menslievende organisatie Charity Liefdadigheid
Donate Geven, schenken Sustainability Duurzaamheid
Implementation The proces of making sth such as an idea, plan, system or law start to work and be used
Deployment A piece of equipment works correctly when you use it
Monitor (v) and (n) To regulary check sth or watch someone in order to find out what is happening
Humanitarian support Relating to efforts to help people who are living in very bad conditions and are suffering bc of a war etc
Sound (adj) Geluid
Fair (adj) Eerlijk, mooi, rechtvaardig Leverage (v) Speculeren met krediet
Greenwashing Activities by a business or other
organization that are intended to show that the organization is concerned about the environment
Corporation taks/corporate taks Taks that company has to pay on its profits Assess (v) Bepalen, inschatten, afwegen
Grassroots campaigners Ordinary person with opinion who
campaigns; involving the ordinary people in a society or organization
Get a taste of Have experience of
Be blamed for sth Assign the responsibility for a bad or unfortunate situation or phenomenon to someone or sth
Drive someone out of business To force sth to happen or someone to do sth; to force sth or someone to leave or stop soing sth
Consumer boycott An occasion when customers stop buying a particular product or stop buying from a particular company as a way of expressing strong disapproval
Sensitive (cf. Sensible) Easily influenced or affected by sth; used to describe a subject, situation etc that needs to be dealt with carefully or kept secret
Arbitrary (adj) / arbitrariness There’s no reason for it; based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system
Subsidiary (n) Een dochteronderneming; a companny that is controlled by another
Taks authority An organization with official responsibility for collecting taxes
Distinct (adj) Duidelijk, verhelderend, ih oog springend Transnational (adj) Grensoverschrijdend
Give someone scope to do sth Iemand ruimte geven om iets te doen Entity A seperate unit that is complete and has its
own character
Supply chains The system of people and organizations that are involved in getting a product from the place where it’s made to the customers Intangibles Not able to touch it; sth that does not exist
in a physical way, or that is difficult to describe
Goodwill The value to a company or organization of things that cannot be directly measured, e.g. its good reputation or its customers’ loyalty
Intellectual property Someone’s idea, invention etc that can be protected by law from being copied by someone else
Royalties Paying to use a brand, to play a song… Fixed assets Sth, such as land, buildings etc which is
owned by a company and which is used to produce income for the company
Attribute (v) and (adj) To believe that sth is the result of a particular situation, event etc Prevent someone from doing sth Stop someone from doing sth
Physical assets Vaste actieve; assets that can be seen and touched
Headquarters The place where a company or organization has its main offices Affiliate (v) and (n) To be officialy connected with a larger
organization or group
Ensure that Make certain that sth will occur or be the case
Reach (an) agreement (on) To make an agreementafter careful thought or discussion
Tweak (v) To slightly change; to make small changes to sth in order to finish or improve it Abandon (v) Verlaten
Apportion (v) Distribueren, rondbrengen
Contribution Sth that you do that helps to achieve sth or to make it succesful
Reform (v) and (n) A change that is intended to correct a situation that is wrong or unfair, or make a system work more affectively
Public services Openbare diensten
OECD Organization for economic cooperation and deverlopment international
organization whose members are
countries with advanced economies and whose aim is to encourage economic growth around the world
IMF International monetary fund; an
international organization that checks on economic developments in member countries, encourages internat trade, and helps and advises poorer countries
G20 The group of 20; finance ministers of 20 biggest economies in the world, they meet
regualry to discuss the situation in the world economy
BRIC Brazil, Russian India, China => growth PIGS Portugal, Italy, Greece, Spain => S-Eur
economies who aren’t doing so well Pivotal (adj) Cruciaal, doorslaggevend
Compliance Dienstbaarheid, Usher in (v) Binnen brengen
Due diligence Gepaste zorgvuldigheid
Accountable/accountability Verantwoordelijk/verantwoordelijkheid Incentive Sth, especially money, that encourages a
person or organization to do sth Systemic Systemisch
Driver (of corruption e.g.) Sth that makes important things happen, for example in an organization or economy Device A machine or piece of equipment that does
a particular thing
Diffuse (adj) Vaag waarneembaar, verward
Fraught (adj) Very worried and with a lot of problems Surveillance The procesof carefuly watching a person
or place that may be involved in a criminal activity
Mushroom (intransitive v) Increasing very quickly
Engagement Involvement, arrangement to do sth Bolster (v) Strenghter, support, boost
Trajectory The way in which a process or event develops over a period of time Momentous Memorabel, gedenkwaardig Empowerment Bevoegdheid, machtiging Public funds Staatsgelden
Prosperous Geslaagd, succesvol, welvarend
Galvanise/-ize To shock or affect someone enough to produce a strong and immediate reaction Hackathon (n) An event when computer programmers
meet to create computer programs and software applications
Advocacy Belangenbehartiging, aanbieding, voorstel Sweeping (adj) Wide range, on a large scale
Embrace (formal v) To accept Equitable (formal cf. Fair) In a fair way
Put/place a premium on sth To believe that a particular quality or activity is very important
Provision Maatregel, voorziening Inclusive (society e.g.) Including al societies
Unit 3; Management
Entrepreneur Innovator, someone who makes money by starting their own business, especially when this involves seeing a new opportunity and taking risks Practitioner Beoefenaar
Facilitate (v) To help people with a process or reach an agreement or solution without getting directly involved in the process, discussion etc yourself
Facilitator Someone who is employed to make a process easier, or to help people reach a solution or agreement, without getting directly involved in the process, discussion etc
Faciliative Helping with a process or reach an agreement or solution without getting directly involved in the process, discussion etc
Experiential Op proefneming gegrond
Conflict resolution The process of solving or ending a serious disagreement
Impose (v) Opleggen, heffen Outcome (n) (cf. Result) Gevolg, uitvloeisel
Consensus Overeenstemming, eensgezindheid Clarify (formal) Ophelderen, verduidelijken
Empower (v) To give someone official or legal authority, or the freedom or confidence to do sth Acknowledge To let someone know that you have
received sth that they sent to you Set ground rules To set rules on which a person or
organization bases their behavior
Rank (n) A position in an organization such as the government, army etc that shows the importance of someone’s job compared to other positions
Probe for To try to discover information about a situation by asking questions and examine facts
Garner (formal) Accepteren, aannemen, ontvangen Delicate Very fine texture or structure; easily
broken or damaged
Alienate (people) Excluding; make someone feel isolated Feasible Possible to do and likely to be successful A losing streak To lose more than 3 times
Complimentary Full of compliments (extra) Factor in Rekening houden met Injury Schade, verlies
Unit 4; Sectors and organizations
numbers, especially in factories
The manufacturing sector One of the areas of activity that a country’s economy is divided into
Service (industries) Business activity that involves things for customers rather than prosucing goods, or a single act of doing sth for a customer The service sector The part of a country’s economy that is
made up of businesses that provide services
Aerospace – the aerospace industry Designs and builds aircraft and space vehicles
Automotives/automobiles – the automotive (AmE)/automobile (BrE) sector or industry
Cars like Ford; relating to cars or the business of making, selling, or repairing cars
Construction – the construction industry Buildings/infrastructure; the process or business of building large objects such as buildings, roads etc
Defence/arms – the defence/arms
industry Industry of weapons Telecommunications – the
telecommunications industry (manufactoring and services)
Mobile services like telenet;
communication by phone, radio etc and the business connected with this
Household goods – the household goods
industry Equipment, tools and machines used in the home Food processing – the food processing
industry Like Mora; transformation of raw ingredients into food, or of food into other forms
Pharmaceuticals – the pharmaceutical
industry Medicines
Catering – the catering industry Restaurants, bars etc like starbucks; the business or activity of providing food and drink at events, for organizations etc Finance – the financial industry Banking, insurance etc; the activity or
business of managing money, especially for a company or government
Health – the health industry Medical care; the activity or business of providing medical services
Leisure – the leisure industry Things to do in spare time; activities people do when they ar enot working Media – the media industry Newspapers ans television etc
Property/real estate – the property/real
estate industries Houses/flats selling and venting; the activity of buying and selling land and buildings
Retail – the retail industry Shops
Tourism – the tourism industry Travel and holidays; business of providing The primary sector De primaire sector
The secondary sector De secundaire sector The tertiary sector De tertiaire sector
The quaternary sector De quartaire sector The quinary sector De cinquieme sector Emerging industries Opkomende industrieën Growth industries Groeisectoren
A start-up A newly founded company To crumble – crumbling (models of…) Lose power, become weak
Access (n.) and (v.) Find, get to (info); to be able to get or use sth, especially a service
(to be) poised to do sth. / poised for Ready to do a particular thing at any moment
To value sth. To judge how much money sth is worth Mobile/digital health Term for wireless devices that are used in
healthcare Smartphone Smartphone
A (Reference/diagnostic/medical) tool Sth that helps you in a particular activity Incubator An organization that helps new businesses
to develop, helps people to start new companies
Big data Datasets that are too large and complex to manipulate or interrogate with standard methods or tools
Leverage (v.) To make as much use of as possible; to use sth you already have in order to achieve sth better
ROI – Return on investment The profit from an activity for a particular period compared with the amount
invested in it
Workspace tools Tools used in a place where someone works
Cubicle Kantoorhokje; small office space that is made by putting up low walls in a larger room
Change the face of sth. Change the appearance
Large-scale Involving a lot of people etc or happening over a large area
Opportunity An occasion or situation that makes it possible to do sth that you want to do or have to do, or the possibility of doing sth Brick-and-mortar (enterprises) Involving physical buildings; traditional
business that operates in a building
Mobile marketing The business activity that involves finding out what customers want, using that information to design products and services, and selling them effectively Adept Skillful, very skilled at sth
Tap into (a merket e.g.) To get or make use of sth that exists, such as money, skills, info, energy etc
Medicine / drug Een medicijn, product that treats illness Drugmaker/drug company/drug
firm/pharmaceutical firm A company that manufactures and sells medicines Patent Official recognition by the authorities that
an invention is your property
Patent law A branch of law whose rules define the system for protecting the rights of patents Apply for/seek a patent To officially ask for a patent
Patent protection Laws that protect a person or a company that has created a new product
Patent application An official request for a patent Reject (v.) (an application) To refuse to accept an idea
Prospect (adj.) (n.) The possibility that sth might happen in the future, especially sth good
Paltry (growth) Too small to be useful, used to describe an amount of money that is very small or low quality
Keen If competition between people or
businesses, they are using a lot of effort to be more succesful than the others
Wary (of) Extra careful bc you think sth is dangerous Generics/generic products Merkenloze producten; products without a
special name to show that it is made by a particular company
Regulator A person or an organization that checks wheter a business is working according to official rules or laws
Court ruling Decision made by a court
Innovative New, diffrent, and better than what existed before
Deny sb. Sth. To say that you did not do sth to someone Incremental Increasing in amount or value gradually
and by a regular amount Improvement The fact of sth getting better
Constitute sth. To be the parts that form sth, to form a company, group, meeting etc in a way that is correct and legal
Intellectual property (rights) Someone’s idea that can be protected by law from being copied by someone else Chase (sales e.g.) (solden) najagen
Blockbuster Kassucces/kaskraker
In the pipeline A plan, product etc that is being used or prepared and will be produced or finished in the future
Tiered (pricing) Used to describe a financial product, interest etc that has two or more possible levels
Efficacious (cf. Efficient) Producing or capable of produicing a desired effect
Parallel trade Nevenhandel
Prescription drug Medicijnenvoorschrift
Upfront Voorafgaand/openhartig/eerlijk High-risk high-reward Hoog risico nemen en er dan ook goed
voor beloond worden Gatekeeper Sleutelpositie
Approval Goedkeuring Retail (n.) Kleinhandel
Inexpensive Niet duur, cheap, good value
Latest (vs. Lest) Sth that is the most recent or current of it kind
Template Sjabloon/model
Garment (formal) Piece of clothing; used especially in contexts where you are talking about themanufacture or sale of clothes Holding company Company that mainly owns other
companies, as well as doing business itself High-end Relating to products or services that are
more expensive and of better quality than other products of the same type
Business model Ondernemingsmodel Purchase Sth that you buy Ship (v.) Iets verzenden Shipment Levering/zending Factory Fabriek
Offset (v.) Iets compenseren/verrekenen Inventory (cf. Stock) Voorraad/inventaris
Turn(a)round (n.) Een kantelin/ommekeer Merchandise (cf.goods) Goederen/koopwaar Delivery Een bezorging/levering
Attuned to sth. To be familiar withideas or behavior so that you can react to them in a suitable way
Expand To grow and develop, to increase size, numbers etc
Artisan(ship) Een ambachtsman Assembly line Een lopende band Automation Automatisering Brand Een merk (handi)craft (hand)werk Division of labour Arbeidsverdeling
Homegrown Comes from a particular local area or small place
Labour-intensive Arbeidsintensief
On-site production Productie vindt op een bepaalde plaats plaats, waar mensen samenkomen (over)capacity (over)capaciteit
(over)production (over)productie Production manager Productiemanager
Production plant Company opened iets first … in 1900, productieplaats
Quality control Kwaliteitscontrole Standardization Normalisering Tool Gereedschap
Workshop An occasion when a group of people meet to learn about a particular subject
Shop floor Werkvloer
Batch Partij
Vehicle Voertuig
Emissions The act op sending gas, light or heat into the air
Nitrogen dioxide Stikstofdioxide
Fallout The unpleasant effects of sth that has happened
(internal) combustion engine Verbrandingsmotor
Propel To move or push someone forward Electric car Een elektrische auto
Charging station Laadstation Car battery Een autobatterij
The national grid In UK, the system of wires that connects the places where electricity is produced Rollout The introduction of a new product,
especially when it gradually becomes available in a large number of places Embodiment Someone or sth that is the best possible
example of a perticular idea, quality or principle, especially a good one
A dead duck Sth that will certainly fail
Wither To become weaker or smaller and then disappear
The game is up The truth has been discovered
Core (mission) The most important or most basic part of sth
Handmade Handgemaakt Innocuous Onschadelijk Packaging Verpakking
Offshore (production) In the sea, not on the land, used especially for talking about the oil industry (of in buitenland produceren)
Re-shore Toch beslissen om terug in eigen land te gaan produceren
The five Ps – product, price, place,
promotion, packaging 1) sth that is manufactured or grown to be sold, usually in large quantities 2) the amount of money for which sth is sold or offered for sale
3) an area, building, room etc that is used for a particular purpose
4) the process or fact of giving someone a higher or more important jib
5) material used for wrapping or covering goods to protect them
Logo Een logo
Celebrity endorsement Involving a well-known person using their fame to help promote the product or service intelevision adds or on event appearances
Social media Forms of media that allow people to communicate and share info using the internet or mobile phones
Product portfolio Al the investements in a certain product that the company has made
Innovative / innovation Een vernieuwing/vernieuwen
Mass market Produced in large quantities to be sold to many customers
Marketing strategies Marketingstrategieën
Marketing campaign The business activity that involves finding out what customer want, using that info to design products and services, and selling them effectively to achieve a particular aim
Groundbreaking Using new methods or achieving new results
Advertising Reclame
Sponsor (v.) and (n.) In iets je geld steken om je eigen bedrijf ineens een goede naam te geven
Reap the benefit/reward/profit of sth. To get sth as a result of sth that you do File/apply for a patent Een patent aanvragen
Brand image The impression in the customer’s mind of a brand
Brand awareness/recognition The ability of consumers to recognize a brand and compare it to other brands Brand/product positioning A company’s decision about how a product
is marketed in relation to its other products, and to competitor’s products
Branding The activity of connecting a product with a particular name, symbol etc with
particular features or ideas, in order to make people recognize and want to buy it Establish (a brand) Een merk vestigen/platsen
Product characteristics Typical of a particular product Product line Een productielijn
Trade mark A name or symbol on a product that shows it was made by a particular company, and that it cannot be used by other companies without permission
Hi-tech The companies and activities involved in the development, manufacture, or use of
the most advanced machines, equipment and methods
Product-driven All their effort is directed towards
achieving a particular result in the product Market-driven All their effort is directed towards
achieving a particular result at the market Non-disclosure agreement Agreement not to make sth known, often
required before a business negotiation can start
Market position The number of customers or the amount of business that a company has compared with all the companies that offer similar products or services
Research and development (R&D) A part of an organization that works to improve its existing products and develop new one
Design (v.) and (n.) The way in which sth is planned and made Register a design To put info, especially the name of
someone or sth on an official list or record Carry a product To do a succesfully product
Own brand Used to describe a product that has the name of the store where you buy it, rather than a name used by the company that made it
Quality standard A level of quality that people expect and generally accept as normal
Intellectual property Someone’s idea, invention etc that can be protected by law from being copied by someone else
Renowned Famous and admired for a special skill or achievement
Unit 7; Business and technology
Technology (vs technique) 1) the use of scientific knowledge or processes in business, industry, manufacturing etc
2) the way you do sth, a way of doing sth that needs skill or thought
Jump (v) and (n) To increase considerably rapidly; increase of prices, profits, shares etc by a large amount in a short period of time Digital (services, revenues, wealth) Using a system that can be used by a
computer and other electronic equipment, in which info is sent and received in
electronic form as a series of numbers 1&0 Licensing agreement The process of giving or getting
permission to have, produce or use sth that another person or company has created or owns
Revenu Money which is coming in, =income; money that a company receives, especially from selling goods or services
Net (v) and (adj) If sth nets a person or a business an amount of money, it produces that amount for them after all costs have been paid Royalties (pl) Money brought in by having a copyright on
a song or trademark or a patent on a design; a payment made to a writer, misician, inventor etc every time sth they have created or invented is bought or used by others
Eclipse (v) To stand in front of you, to be much better than you; to become greater in amount or level than something else
To soar by To increase quickly in amount, number, value or level
A source of income Where you revenu comes from; the place or thing that revenu comes from, or the cause of this revenu
Overtake (v) Inhalen f.e. on a motorway; to grow, develop or progress more quickly than sth else
Advent (n) (the advent of) The beginning of sth
Streaming services Where you can download a video to your computer etc directly from the internet so that it does not need to be downloaded and saved first
Amount (n) and amount to (v) A quantity of money
Recoup (v) To get back money that you have lost, spent or invested
Gig Any sort of live performance; a job, often a temporary one
Fall (v) (to fall by) To become lower in value, amount or level Boost (v) (to boost by) To increase or improve sth
Plummet (v) To go down in amount or value very quickly and suddenly
Lucrative Brings in lots of money; earning or producing a lot of money
Evaporate (v) Turn from liquid into vapour
Collect (taxes, royalties etc) Inzamelen, innen; to buy and keep a perticular type of thing as a hobby or an investment
Secondary market De financiële markt voor het verhandelen va effecten die reeds op de primaire markt zijn uitgegeven
Used goods Second-hand goods
Found (v) To start an organization, company, political party etc
Unit 8; Business and culture
Company culture He ideas and ways of working that are typical for an organization and that affect how it does business and how iets
employees behave
Overbearing Overcome by emotional pressure or physical force
Dogmatic Inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true
Dictatorial Typical of a ruler with total power Bureaucratic Relating to a system of controlling or
managing a country, company or organization that is operated by a large
number of officials
Authoritarian Favouring or enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom
Secretive Not to disclose information
Treat someone with suspicion To behave toward or think of someone or sth in a way of cautious distrust
At the expense of Paid for by someone Approach (v) and (n) A way of doing sth
Proactive Taking action to make changes yourself rather than reacting to rhings that happen Considerate Careful not to inconvenience or harm
others
Democratic Based on the principles of democracy; a democratic system or organization allows everyone to be treated equally and to be involved in making decisions
Efficient Using resources such as time, materials or energy weel without wastin any; working well and quickly
Open Available to be used, considered etc; not secret or hidden from members, the public etc; allowing everyone to share their ideas and information
Transparent Business and financial activities are done in an open way without secrets, so that people can trust that they are fair and honest
Transparency (n) A situation in which business and financial activities are done in an open way withou secrets, so that people can trust that they are fair and honest
Trust (n) Belief that you can depend on someone or sth
Trusting Showing or tending to have a belief in a person’s honesty or sincerity; not suspicious
Reasonable A price, offer or value seems fair and not too expensive
Crack down on Take severe measures against
Crackdown A series of severe measures to restrict undesirable or illegal people or behaviour Bully (v) and (n) 1) use superiour strenght or influence to
intimidate someone, typically to force them to do sth
2) a person who uses stranght or influence to harm or intimidate those who are weaker
Blighted Subject (an urban area) to neglect Macho culture Denoting or exhibiting pride in
characteristics believed to be typically masculine, such as physical stranght, sexual appetite etc
Abuse (v) and (n) A situation in which a person uses sth in a bad or wrong way, especially for their own advantages or pleasure
Disciplinary action A method for dealing with a worker who causes problems or does not obey
company rules, f.e. by removing them from their job
Harassment Illegal behaviour towards a person that causes mental or emotional suffering, which includes repeated unwanted contacts without a reasonable purpose, insults, threats, touching or offensive language
Get the sack / sack (v) (informal) To make someone leave their job, especially bc they have done sth wrong Fire (v) cf. Dismiss (v) (neutral) Iemand ontslagen, maar dan neutraal
gezegd en niet informeel
Salute (v) and (n) A gesture of respect or polite recognition, especially one made to or by a person when arriving or departing
Office Een kantoor
NGO Non-governmental organization: an organization with social or political aimes that is not controlled by a government Colleague A person that you work with
To bestow (upon) Confer or present (an honour, right or gift) Excruciating Intensely painful; very embarrassing,
awkward or tedious
Think-tank A group of experts who are brought together to develop ideas and give advice on a particular subject
Call for (sth to be done) To say that sth should happen or is necessary
Outlaw (v) Ban or make illegal
Grazed (cf. Graze v) Eat frequent snacks at irregular intervals Peck (v) and (n) A light or perfunctory kiss; a stroke or bite
by a bird with iets beak Fungal Caused by a fungus or fungi
Disease A disorder or function in a human, animal or plant, especially one that produces specific symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury
Stiff upper lip (fig) Remain resolute and unemotional in the face of adversity, or eveb tragedy
In abundance The state or condition of having a copious quantity of sth; plentifulness
Embrace (v) and (n) Hold someone closely inone’s arms, especially as a sign of affection Manners Manieren
Dress code An accepted way of dressing for a particular occasion or in a particular situation
Hierarchy A system in which the people within a company or organization are organized into levels according to the authority they have
