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General Business English Terms 9

This exercise tests general business English vocabulary across a range of professional topics. The terms covered reflect the language you'll need for business travel, presentations, and client meetings.



📚 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


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Choose the correct response to complete each sentence.


1. What are you _____________________? = What are you trying to say?
  getting at
  getting
  making

2. I'm sorry, Lynn, I didn't _____________________ ( = understand/hear) that last figure.
  engage
  catch/get
  grasp

3. Janine has _____________________ a lot to the development of this company.
  constrained
  calculated
  contributed

4. We're running a little short _____________________. ( = we don't have much time left)
  of time
  in time
  time

5. Bill told me that my issue was _____________________ of the meeting. ( = not part of what the meeting was about)
  outside the boundary
  out the door
  outside the scope

6. Let's _____________________ ( = talk) tomorrow.
  touch bases
  touch base
  touch wood

7. She's really good at _____________________ ( = generating) creative solutions.
  coming up with
  coming on to
  getting on with

8. In business jargon, when something is "on someone's radar", _____________________.
  they are not aware of something
  they are aware of something
  they are a pilot

9. Let's leave that issue for _____________________.
  other meeting
  another meeting
  the future

10. It's critical not to _____________________ of the main point.
  see
  lose site
  lose sight

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