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General Business English Terms 1

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A general business English vocabulary exercise with a focus on the expressions you'll encounter in meetings, emails, and everyday workplace conversations. Broad coverage, practical focus.



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Choose the correct response to complete each sentence.

1. When someone "brings something to the table", it means that they _____________________.
2. Northstar is one of our main ____________________.
3. It's pretty hard to _____________________ against big, established companies.
4. James _____________________ last year.
5. It's not good to _____________________ yourself entirely to your career.
6. Bill, I need your _____________________ on this. What do you think of this design?
7. I thought you _____________________ at the conference.
8. We've got a meeting in 10 minutes. Do I have to _____________________? Yes, you do.
9. I would like you to give a short ____________________ on investment strategies.
10. He's away ______________________ at the moment, but he'll be back in a second.
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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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