noun

an arrangement you have with a company or Internet provider to use a service they provide

noun

something such as money or property that a person or company owns

noun

a situation in which someone chooses to use the services of a particular company without basing their decision on important facts

noun

records of customers that use a company’s services

noun

the activities of organizing business deals for other people

noun

brokerage

noun

used for talking about how well a company or industry is doing

noun

used for talking about how many customers or contracts a company or industry has

noun

a document giving details of a company’s plans for the future

verb

to take assets (=money or property) from one business in order to improve another one

noun

the amount of goods that a company can produce, or the amount of work it can do

noun

something such as equipment or buildings that a company owns and uses in doing its business

noun

money that a company spends on things such as equipment and buildings that it needs to operate as a business

noun

capital expenditure

noun

a major project, often involving building work, which will make it possible for an organization to increase its production

verb

to successfully complete the arrangements for a business deal

verb

to try to be more successful than other companies or people in business

noun

the activities of companies that are trying to be more successful than others

verb

to complete something, especially a business deal or agreement

verb

to get control of an area of business so that no one else can succeed in it, for example because you own all the supply of a particular product

noun

the business activities or the general relationship that you have with another person or organization

noun

the particular way in which you do business with or behave toward other people

verb

to reduce the level of skill that a worker needs for a job by using new technology instead

verb

to make a company, business, or industry bigger or more successful

noun

the way that a company delivers a product or service to its customers

noun

the process of developing new products or business activities

noun

the process of getting more power for yourself in an organization, without caring about whether this is good for the organization

noun

the activity of creating businesses and managing them

verb

if a business, organization, or activity expands, it grows by including more people, moving into new areas, selling more products, etc.

verb

to make a business, organization, or activity do this

noun

the process of making a business, organization, or activity grow by including more people, moving into new areas, selling more products, etc.

noun

something a company owns and uses but does not sell, for example machines, buildings, or land

verb

to develop a successful relationship, especially in business or politics, with another country, organization, or person

verb

to sell your work or services to many different companies

a British spelling of globalize

verb

to make a business begin operating all over the world

noun

the process of changing products or services that are sold all over the world to suit people in different local markets

noun

the good reputation and good relationships that a company has with its customers, and how much these are worth if the company is sold

verb

to make a business or the economy grow

noun

something that a company has, such as the good opinion of its customers, that has value to the company although its worth cannot be measured exactly

noun

the knowledge, experience, and skills that employees have, that an organization can use for its benefit

adjective

within the same company, or between people from or parts of the same company

noun

an occasion when you count a business’s goods and calculate how many more are needed

noun

a British spelling of localization

noun

the process of carrying out an activity only in a particular area of the world, or the process of changing it to make it suitable for a particular area of the world

a British spelling of monopolize

verb

if a company monopolizes a particular business activity, it controls that activity by preventing other companies from being involved in it

to start living or operating a business in a place

verb

to try to reach an agreement by discussing something in a formal way, especially in a business or political situation

verb

to meet and talk to people in order to receive or give information, especially about business opportunities

noun

used or done in offices

noun

the times when a business or other organization is open during the day

verb

if a store, public building, etc. opens at a particular time, or if someone opens it, it regularly becomes available for people to visit or use at that time

verb

if an organization or company operates, it does its work

verb

to run a company or organization

verb

to deal with a document officially so that something can happen

verb

if an organization, business, or group re-forms, or if someone re-forms it, it starts to work or exist again

verb

to prevent a business, project, etc. from failing

if a business or organization runs down, or if someone runs it down, it gradually becomes smaller

to deal with official or legal business more quickly than usual

verb

to have a business or professional meeting with someone

noun

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verb

to improve a business, organization, process, etc. by making it more modern or simple

verb

to make an organization, business, army, etc. more powerful, successful, or effective

verb

to deal with or accept someone

verb

to operate as a business

verb

to do a business deal with another person or company

verb

to move a business, store, or person to a different place

noun

after the time when a place such as an office or bar usually closes

if a company is in business, it is operating normally

to make a business deal

if someone, especially a famous person, lends their name to an organization or business, they publicly support it and allow their name to be connected with it

to continue spending money on something such as a business or a project that is going to fail

if a product is sold under license, it is made or sold with the permission of the company that usually makes it

to use clever or slightly dishonest methods to get advantages from a lot of situations, especially in business or politics