Build your foundation in business English with this beginner-friendly vocabulary exercise. The terms covered appear regularly in offices, meetings, and professional conversations across all industries.
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Choose the best response to complete each of the sentences below.
1. Many companies require you to wear a nice shirt and a __________________________ to work.
Correct answer: tie.
2. The lowest-paying jobs are often ____________________ jobs.
Correct answer: minimum-wage.
3. I always have a ____________________ attitude; I am consistently optimistic.
Correct answer: positive.
4. I want to __________________________ for this seminar.
Correct answer: sign up.
5. Victoria was __________________________ today.
Correct answer: 15 minutes late.
6. To be __________________________ means to always be on time.
Correct answer: punctual.
7. The amount of work that you have to do is called your __________________________.
Correct answer: workload.
8. Please let me know __________________________.
Correct answer: by email.
9. I'm sorry, he just __________________________ (meaning: left the office). He'll be back in half an hour.
Correct answer: stepped out.
10. He is always __________________________ to help me.
Correct answer: willing.
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📚 Important Words to Know click-through rate (CTR) — the percentage of people who click on a link or advertisement after seeing it funnel — a model representing the stages a potential customer goes through, from awareness to purchase content marketing — a strategy focused on creating and distributing valuable content to attract and retain a defined audience KPI (key performance indicator) — a measurable value that demonstrates how effectively a company is achieving key business objectives market share — the portion of total sales in a market captured by a particular company or product customer retention — a company's ability to keep its existing customers over a specified period of time product lifecycle — the progression of a product through introduction, growth, maturity, and decline stages demographic — statistical data relating to a population, such as age, gender, income, and education level psychographic — characteristics relating to consumers' attitudes, interests, values, and lifestyle choices upselling — encouraging a customer to purchase a more expensive or upgraded version of the product they are considering