ECONOMY SECTORSVocabulary List

business collapse failure or breakdown of a firmA poor economy has caused the collapse of thousands of small businesses.

крах бизнесаСлабая экономика стала причиной краха тысяч мелких фирм.

price + rise/increase/go up/shoot up/skyrocketprice + fall/decrease/go down/plummet/slumpcatering businessbusiness backgroundbusiness + boombe on business (on a business trip)business + go under/bustdownsize a businessbig/small businesslet sb/sth get in the wayaffect businessprimarilythreat toinsurance companycorporate bonusmulti-national company(co-)develop a productmake fortune /from/in/onshifts in commercein one’s heydayon the premisesbe concerned overeffect of exploitationbe a commercial successraw materialssuffer through insufficient investmentrapid development/diffusioneconomy sectorprimary/secondary/tertiary sectoraverage resultcounterpart

low/high-paid workerimplementation of a minimum wageprivate/public sectorgap betweeneconomic reformspend economically keep sth on trackjob cutscorporate/financial/personal/household/productive/voluntary sectorinterest rateshare ownershiptakeover bidbusiness venturepromote investmentstock marketconsumer goodsin the labour marketstart-up costswrite/draw a business planlaunch a businessmortgage lenderbe worth sthtaxpayers’ funds/moneystimulate/drive the growthattempted buy-outstrong opinionseek the agreement ofinterested partiesreduce overheadscover costsday-to-day/annual costsbreak-even figure/pointprofit forecastbe well on course forlift profitoperating cash flow

budget forexternal/in-house trainingsole trader/proprietorbe in partnershiphandle the creative sidelimited liability companyfranchise holderfranchise sthfranchiser/franchiseeholding companywith interests insubsidiary/armparent companysister companywholly-owned companyassociated companyprovide considerable influencepursue expansion strategybusiness community involvementraise capitalenable sb to do sthhigh-street bankbeat bidderslaunch a takeover bidhostile/proposed takeoversign a join-venture agreementform a consortiumjoin forces with sb/+infinitivemerge withmerger ofachieve global reachlocal partnerchamber of commercestate-owned companynationalized/privatized companybureaucracy/red-tapeenterprise zone

public limited companyincorporatedmutualdemutualizeshareholderstakeholderbe in talks over corporation offshootleapfrog a rivalmake it plainanalystcarry out a raid of headquartersinvestigation/inquiry intoreceive a discount onseek … in damagesreject a claim in courtreason fortarget of heavy-handed harassmentcrack down ontake a legal actionsign a lawsuit againstinfringe rightsmake wholesale changesresult ingain a control stakeoutdoor advertising operatorgrow a strong annual ratesignificant increasepronounced improvementstrong investmentweak performancesub-prime borrowershow a sign of abatingface evictiondefault on/be behind with a paymentnegative equityforeclosure procedure

pose a risk tocontain a problemstoke a crisisbolster claimstax burden reliefbe high up the liststave off a recessioneconomic declinewithdraw cashtake measuressevere shortageerratic power suppliesdramatic crashbenefactorrevenue/income/profitassets