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General Business English Terms 5

✓ Useful for TOEIC ✓ Useful for Cambridge BEC
This exercise focuses on general business English vocabulary with an emphasis on the idiomatic expressions and collocations that native speakers use naturally in professional settings.



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Choose the correct response to complete each sentence.

1. I don't think I can take on any more projects right now - I have too much __________________________ already.
2. They have secured enough funding to ____________________.
3. I'm swamped = I'm __________________________
4. What is on the ____________________ today? = What is the plan for today?
5. I'm a little confused about the timeline. Could you __________________________ (meaning: explain it to me) again?
6. What's a "timeline"?
7. I have a couple of things I'd like to talk about - I'm going to go through them __________________________. (meaning: one by one)
8. Tony is always ______________________ the meeting up by being late.
9. My boss never gives me positive ____________________ on my work.
10. A business's core competency distinguishes it from competitors and is difficult for them to ____________________.
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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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