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Commuter 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31 /kəˈmjuː.təʳ/ (noun) someone who regularly commutes or travels between home and work, passenger, rail user, traveler, fare Commuting is periodically recurring travel between one’s place of residence and place of work or study, where the traveler or commuter leaves the boundary of their home community. It sometimes refers…
Quote 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 30 /kwəʊt/ (noun & verb) Verb: to repeat exactly what another person has said, reproduce, echo, iterate, retell, recite, repeat, to refer to a fact or example, mention, cite Noun: a quotation or citation, something that has been quoted or repeated, extract, excerpt, reference – appraisal, estimate, price A…
Site 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 1 Site 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 1 /saɪt/ (noun & verb) a place where something happens or is to be built, place where something stands, place of significant event, location, spot, position, website, to position something, to exist or be built in a particular…
Going through customs Going through customs in English What are customs and immigration? Crossing international borders usually involves some kind of checkpoint—and since international airports are the first point of entry to a new country, they have checkpoints in them through which travelers must pass before they leave the airport. Collectively, these are typically referred…
English for Business about Cash English for Business about Cash Cash flow is the net amount of cash and cash-equivalents being transferred into and out of a business. At the most fundamental level, a company’s ability to create value for shareholders is determined by its ability to generate positive cash flows, or more specifically, maximize…
Customer Service English for Business Customer Service English for Business Watch this video on YouTube An average experience would be just explaining what the customer needs to do and having them do it. A great customer service experience means that if the customer needs to do something to resolve their issue, you do it for…
Making a Contract in English Making a Contract in English Dealing with contracts is part of running a small business. You will have a number of business relationships involving some type of contractual commitment or obligation. Watch this video on YouTube Contracts can be verbal (spoken), written or a combination of both. Some types of…
Soar Soar (verb) /sɔːʳ/ US /sɔːr/ to rise high in the sky, go up quickly, increase rapidly, fly high, ascend, climb, escalate, rocket, mount, skyrocket The eagle quickly soared in the sky. Antonyms: plummet, decrease
Finance Finance (noun & verb) /ˈfaɪ.nænts/ noun: managing monetary resources, budget, required money, economics, business, investment, funding, sponsorship Verb: make an investment, put money into, fund, pay for, invest in, support, sponsor The finance minister of the country was replaced by the president. Adjective: financial Adjective: financeable Adverb: financially
Obtain Obtain (verb) /əbˈteɪn/ to get or acquire something especially by making an attempt, get hold of, acquire, gain, achieve, attain He obtained a remarkable medical degree from Johns Hopkins University. Antonym: lose Noun: obtainment Noun: obtainer Adjective: obtainable