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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| address | to give attention to something or to deal with a situation, problem, or concern |
| agricultural | of or related to farming |
| applicant | someone who formally asks or applies for something such as a job |
| authorize | give permission or approval |
| assign | to give a job |
| break | a short period of time when someone stops an activity (specifically, at work) |
| . charge account | allows a customer to buy things and pay for them later |
| chronological | arranged in the order things happened |
| competent | able to do something well |
| complaint | a statement that you are unhappy or not satisfied with something |
| compliant | agreeing to a set of rules, standards, or requirements |
| compliance | in the way that is required by rule or law |
| consider | to think about carefully |
| constraints | something that limits something or someone |
| contribute | to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc. |
| correspondence | communicating by letter or email |
| customer relations | the way a business communicates and interacts with the public to gain and retain customers |
| decrease | to go down or lessen |
| department store | a large retail store carrying a wide variety of merchandise and organized into various departments |
| disposal | the act of throwing something away |
| employee | a person who works for another person or for a company for pay |
| extent | the space or degree to which a thing extends; length, area, volume, or scope |
| factory | a building where products are made |
| financing | raising or providing money for something |
| hazardous | : involving risk or danger |
| . human resources | a department that deals with the people working for a business or organization |
| in favor of | something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act |
| institute | to set up or establish |
| inquiring | seeking facts, information, or knowledge |
| key information | the most important information |
| labor | productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain |
| layoff | the act of ending the employment of a worker or group of workers |
| leave | a period of time when someone has special permission to be away from a job |
| letter | written communication to a specific person or group |
| machinery | the working parts of a machine |
| manufacturing | to make or produce by hand or machinery, especially on a large scale |
| . memo or memorandum | a short written message or report from one person or department in a company or organization to another |
| migrant | a person or animal that moves from one country, region, or place to another |
| occupation | a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation |
| peer | a person who belongs to the same age group or social group as someone else |
| personnel | group of people who work for an organization, business or company |
| plant | a building or factory where something is made |
| policy | a set of rules or ideas about what should be done |
| primary | first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal |
| principle | an accepted rule of action or conduct |
| pro/con | presenting an argument for and against something |
| procedure | an established or accepted way of doing something |
| production | the process of making something for sale |
| project | to plan, calculate, or estimate something for a time in the future |
| promote | to make people aware of (something-a product, charity, cause, etc.) |
| proposal | a written plan or suggestion that is submitted to others for discussion |
| proposed | to suggest for consideration |
| qualification | the conditions or qualities that are required to hold a position (job) |
| quota | a specific amount or number that is expected to be achieved |
| recognition | special attention or notice for someone's work or actions |
| reimburse | to pay someone back for money spent |
| report | a written account of something that has been thoroughly investigated |
| representatives | a person or thing that speaks for another or others |
| request | the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy |
| require | to have need of; need |
| seasonal | pertaining to, dependent on, or accompanying the seasons of the year or some particular season; periodical |
| sequence | the order in which things happen or should happen |
| shift | the scheduled period of time during which a person works |
| standard | level of quality; accepted normal or average |
| strike | to stop work in order to force an employer to agree to demands: to refuse to work until your employer does what you want |
| supervisor | an object that is regarded as the usual or most common size or form of its kind |
| team | a number of persons associated in some joint action |
| voluntarily | done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice |
| wage | amount of money a worker is paid based on number of hours or days |
| waste | material that is left over or that is unwanted after something has been made, done, used, etc. |
| zone | an area set aside for a specific purpose |
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