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Basic Business English vocabulary for beginners 7

✓ Useful for TOEIC ✓ Useful for Cambridge BEC
A vocabulary-building exercise for beginner and intermediate learners of business English. The words and expressions covered here come up repeatedly in professional settings — learning them early makes a big difference.



📚 Key vocabulary
brand equity — the commercial value derived from consumer perception of a brand name rather than the product itself
market segmentation — dividing a broad market into subgroups of consumers with common needs or characteristics
conversion rate — the percentage of website visitors or leads who complete a desired action, such as making a purchase
customer acquisition cost (CAC) — the total cost of winning a new customer, including marketing and sales expenses
return on investment (ROI) — a measure of the profitability of an investment, calculated as net profit divided by cost
lead generation — the process of attracting and capturing interest from potential customers for a business's products or services
value proposition — a clear statement explaining how a product solves a customer problem and why it is better than alternatives
positioning — the process of establishing how a brand or product occupies a distinct place in the minds of target customers
B2B (business-to-business) — commercial transactions conducted between two businesses, rather than between a business and a consumer
B2C (business-to-consumer) — commercial transactions where a business sells products or services directly to individual consumers


READY TO PRACTICE? LET’S GO!

Choose the best response to complete each of the sentences below.

1. We need the board of directors to _____________ ( = support) this proposal.
2. I have to take Friday _____________. = I can't come to work on Friday.
3. I had a _____________ convincing the CEO to support my proposal.
4. Our company _____________ ( = makes) bottle caps.
5. We're the biggest _____________ of fireworks in the country.
6. I can't ___________________ the meeting today. I've got an important project that's due this afternoon.
7. I recommend that we hire another web developer. John can't ___________________ all the work by himself.
8. Let's start. = Let's get ___________________.
9. Let's ___________________. = Let's continue.
10. Veronica, could you please get ___________________ with Bob ( = contact Bob) this afternoon?




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