general business

  1. business, industry

(2) Manufacture

(1) R & D

(3) Sales & Promotion

(4) Marketing

(5) Customer Service

  1. Personnel: H & R: Recruitment
  1. Contract
  1. Negotiation
  1. business: enterprise, company, firm
  1. headquarter / branch (*affiliate)
  1. Retirement
  1. franchise: franchisee v.s franchiser
  1. competitor
  1. cost: price, fee, charge
  • trade fair: exhibition, display
  • Meeting
  1. Pre-: notice (venue), agenda, catering (refreshment)
  1. While: brainstorm (come up with ideas), present, conclude, designate sb sth.
  1. Post-: meeting minutes, tracking
  • hold (v.)=take place
  • meeting=conference, convention
  • a board meeting, a boardroom
  • a chairman, participants
  1. disagreement: dispute, conflict
  1. compromise (v.): accommodation, settlement
  1. compensate (v.): reimburse
  1. contractor, the third-party
  1. draft (v.) --> amend, correct --> legitimate (v.), obligate (v.) --> obey, follow --> break, breach, violate --> terminate (v.), end, stop
  1. entitle (v.): give the right to... v.s eligible for...
  • contract: pact=agreement; clause = term, provision
  1. advertise (v.): campaign
  1. attract (v.): appeal to
  1. expand (v.)
  1. strategy: market trend
  1. patent (n.): file a patent on sth.
  1. purchase / consumer
  1. sell / seller, vendor
  1. merchandise: goods
  1. price: compare, bargain, deal
  1. delivery: free delivery, cash on delivery (*shipment)
  1. warranty: guarantee (v.): omplimentary
  1. maintenance: repair, fix
  1. wholesale v.s distributor v.s retailer
  • subject to... = depend on...
  1. QA/ QC: inspector
  1. factory visit: plant
  1. pilot run: assembly line
  1. production
  1. launch (v.)
  1. refund policy: compensation, reimbursement
  1. authorization: get, obtain
  1. proposal: feature, characteristic
  1. persuade (v.): convince
  1. goal / aim/ target
  • on trial
  1. demonstration, presentation