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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Call a meeting | ask that people assemble for a meeting |
| Call off | cancel |
| Put off | postpone |
| Chair a meeting | act as a chair person, be in charge |
| Attend | be present at a meeting, a seminar, etc |
| Invoice | a paper which explains what was sold and at what price |
| Budget | a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose |
| Refund | giving money back to the customer if there is a problem with the item you sell |
| CEO | the top officer in a company, the chief executive officer |
| CFO | the top financial officer in a company |
| Supplier | Provider |
| Coworker | partner at work. Person who works in the same company as you do. |
| Report (person) | an employee who reports to another employee |
| Deadline | the time by which a project must be finished |
| Quarter | three months of the year, the usual time for planning and reporting financial reports |
| Deal with | work with or handle. Eg: I deal with customers, not with suppliers |
| Recruit | search for and choose workers. Hire |
| Quit | Resign |
| Dismiss | Fire, make somebody redundant (formal), sack (informal) |
| Supply | Provide |
| @ | at |
| a/c | account |
| ASAP | as soon as possible |
| pls | please |
| RSVP | repondez s'il vous plait (please reply) |
| Retail | selling to the final customer |
| Wholesale | selling to a shop or a salesman who will then sell to the final customer |
| Trend | movement in one direction, especially about product becoming more and more popular (tendency) |
| Target | Objective |
| xxx-xxx | dash or hyphen |
| xxx_xxx | underscore |
| / | slash |
| . | dot |
| ATM | automated teller machine (cash dispenser) |
| Meet our target | achieve our goal |
| Meet the customer's demands | supply enough products and/or services to satisfy the desire of the client |