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Term | Definition |
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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 |