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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.



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

1. We need the board of directors to _____________ (meaning: support) this proposal.
2. I have to take Friday _____________. (meaning: I can't come to work on Friday)
3. I had a _____________ convincing the CEO to support my proposal.
4. Our company ____________________ bottle caps.
5. We're the biggest _____________ of fireworks in the country.
6. I cannot ____________________ the meeting today; I have an important project 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 (meaning: contact Bob) this afternoon?
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📚 Important Words to Know
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



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