LexiTopic: Business and Commerce
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The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified these words related to BUSINESS AND COMMERCE in the Spelling Bee lexicon.
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ABOUT THE LEXITOPICS PROJECT
Taxonomy for Spelling Bee words related to BUSINESS AND COMMERCE
SUBJECT HEADINGS IN THIS LEXITOPIC:
AccountingBusiness Types and FacilitiesBuying and SellingEmployment and Compensation includes unionsMarketing and Promotion includes brandingOperations and ManagementPeople in Business and CommercePrices and PricingProducts, Product Development, and Inventory
NOTES ABOUT THE TAXONOMY FOR BUSINESS AND COMMERCE
SCOPE NOTE: This LexiTopic compiles and defines Bee words related to business and commerce, including products, pricing, marketing, accounting, etc.
Words related to Business Types and Facilities are also listed in their specialty areas (e.g., SPORTS AND RECREATION, AGRICULTURE AND FARM LIFE, etc.).
Words related to manufacturing processes and facilities, certain classes of products, and packaging, are in MANUFACTURING, PRODUCTS, AND PACKAGING.
Words related to money, investments, etc., are in ECONOMICS AND FINANCE.
Topical arrangement of Spelling Bee words related to BUSINESS AND COMMERCE
Accounting
ACCOUNT: a record of debit and credit entries to cover transactions involving a particular item or a particular person or concern; also, a statement of transactions during a fiscal period and the resulting balanceACCOUNTANT: one who is skilled in the practice of accounting or who is in charge of public or private accountsACCRUAL: relating to or being a method of accounting that recognizes income when earned and expenses when incurred regardless of when cash is received or disbursedACCRUING: relating to or being a method of accounting that recognizes income when earned and expenses when incurred regardless of when cash is received or disbursedAMOUNT: accounting: a principal sum and the interest on itAUDIT: a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situationAUDITING: a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situationBALANCE: accounting: equality between the totals of the two sides of an account; also, an amount in excess especially on the credit side of an account (e.g., has a comfortable balance in the bank); also, to compute the difference between the debits and credits of (an account)BILL: an itemized account of the separate cost of goods sold, services performed, or work done; also, to enter in an accounting system: prepare a bill of (charges); to submit a bill of charges toBILLABLE: ready or eligible for billing; owedBILLED: to enter in an accounting system: prepare a bill of (charges); to submit a bill of charges toBILLING: to enter in an accounting system: prepare a bill of (charges); to submit a bill of charges toBLACK: the condition of making a profit —usually used with the (operating in the black)BOOK: accounting: a record of a business's financial transactions or financial condition —often used in plural (the books show a profit); also, shown by ledgers (book assets)BOOKS: accounting: a record of a business's financial transactions or financial condition —often used in plural (the books show a profit); also, shown by ledgers (book assets)
BOOT: something [of value added to a transaction] to equalize a tradeCHECK: a slip indicating the amount due: bill (Ask the waiter for the check.)COLLECTIBLE: due for present payment: payableCOPAY: M-W always hyphenates co-pay, short for co-paymentDEBIT: to enter upon the debit side of an account: charge with a debit; also, a record of an indebtedness; specifically: an entry on the left-hand side of an account constituting an addition to an expense or asset account or a deduction from a revenue, net worth, or liability account; also, the sum of the items entered as debitsDEBITED: to enter upon the debit side of an account: charge with a debit; also, a record of an indebtedness; specifically: an entry on the left-hand side of an account constituting an addition to an expense or asset account or a deduction from a revenue, net worth, or liability account; also, the sum of the items entered as debitsDEBITING: to enter upon the debit side of an account: charge with a debit; also, a record of an indebtedness; specifically: an entry on the left-hand side of an account constituting an addition to an expense or asset account or a deduction from a revenue, net worth, or liability account; also, the sum of the items entered as debitsDEBT: law and business: the common-law action for the recovery of money held to be due; something owed: obligation (unable to pay off his debts); a state of being under obligation to pay or repay someone or something in return for something received; a state of owing (deeply in debt to creditors)DEFICIT: an excess of expenditure over revenue (facing a deficit of $3 billion, raise taxes to help reduce the budget deficit); a loss in business operations (the year's operating deficit)DEFUND: to withdraw funding fromDEFUNDED: to withdraw funding fromDIVIDEND: an individual share of something distributed: such as a share in a pro rata distribution (as of profits) to stockholders, or a share of surplus allocated to a policyholder in a participating insurance policyEVEN: balanced; specifically: showing neither profit nor loss; also, to make even; to become evenEVENED: balanced; specifically: showing neither profit nor loss; also, to make even; to become evenEVENING: balanced; specifically: showing neither profit nor loss; also, to make even; to become even
FIDDLE: to cheat, swindle; to alter or manipulate deceptively for fraudulent gain (… accountants fiddling the books)FIDDLED: to cheat, swindle; to alter or manipulate deceptively for fraudulent gain (… accountants fiddling the books)FIDDLING: to cheat, swindle; to alter or manipulate deceptively for fraudulent gain (… accountants fiddling the books)FOLIO: an identifying reference in accounting used in postingINVOICE: an itemized list of goods shipped usually specifying the price and the terms of sale; also, to send an invoice toINVOICED: to send an invoice toINVOICING: to send an invoice toJOURNAL: a record of current transactions, especially: a book of original entry in double-entry bookkeepingLIABILITY: something for which one is liable, especially: pecuniary obligation: debt —used in plural (business assets and liabilities) MONTHLY: payable or reckoned by the month (a monthly invoice)NETTED: to receive by way of profit: to clear; also, to produce by way of profit: to yieldNETTING: to receive by way of profit: to clear; also, to produce by way of profit: to yield
Business Types and Facilities
AGORA: a marketplaceAIRPORT: a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminalAQUACULTURAL: the cultivation of aquatic organisms (such as fish or shellfish) especially for foodAUTOMAT: M-W capitalizes (NOAD does not) and says “service mark.” Used for a cafeteria in which food is obtained especially from vending machinesBALLYARD: a baseball park or stadiumBANK: an establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or issue of money, for the extension of credit, and for facilitating the transmission of fundsBARROOM: room or establishment whose main feature is a bar for the sale of liquorBAZAAR: a market (as in the Middle East) consisting of rows of shops or stalls selling miscellaneous goods; or a place for the sale of goodsBOATEL: a waterside hotel equipped with docks to accommodate persons traveling by boat (or a boat or ship with sleeping accommodations that is used as a hotel)BOATYARD: a yard where boats are built, repaired, and stored and often sold or rentedBUILDING: the art or business of assembling materials into a structureCAFE: M-W has café, or less commonly cafe: a usually small and informal establishment serving various refreshments; a restaurant; a barroom, cabaret, nightclubCAMP: a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for vacationers)CANTINA: Southwestern US: a small barroom: saloonCARNIVAL: a traveling enterprise offering amusements; an organized program of entertainment or exhibition: a festivalCARPARK: M-W ‘s only entry is an open compound: car park chiefly British: a lot or garage for parkingCINEMA: short for cinematograph, a motion-picture theaterCLINIC: a facility (as of a hospital) for diagnosis and treatment of outpatients; also, a group practice in which several physicians work cooperativelyCLUB: a nightclubDAIRY: the department of farming or of a farm that is concerned with the production of milk, butter, and cheese; or a farm devoted to such production; or an establishment for the sale or distribution chiefly of milk and milk productsDELI: short for delicatessen, a store where ready-to-eat food products (such as cooked meats and prepared salads) are soldDOCKYARD: a shipyard, a yard, place, or enclosure where ships are built or repaired FACTORY: a building or set of buildings with facilities for manufacturingFAIR: a gathering of buyers and sellers at a particular place and time for tradeFARM: to devote to agriculture; to manage and cultivate as a farm; to grow or cultivate in quantity (e.g., to farm wheat); to engage in raising crops or animalsFIRM: the name or title under which a company transacts business; also, a business unit or enterpriseFOUNDRY: an establishment where founding is carried on; also, the act, process, or art of casting metalsGRILL: a usually informal restaurant or dining roomHOTEL: an establishment that provides lodging and usually meals, entertainment, and various personal services for the publicIRONWORK: ironworks plural in form but singular or plural in construction: a mill or building where iron or steel is smelted or heavy iron or steel products are madeLABORATORY: a place equipped for experimental study in a science or for testing and analysis; broadly: a place providing opportunity for experimentation, observation, or practice in a field of study; a place like a laboratory for testing, experimentation, or practiceLAUNDRY: a commercial laundering establishmentLIGHT: producing goods for direct consumption by the consumer (light industry)MALL: an urban shopping area featuring a variety of shops surrounding a usually open-air concourse reserved for pedestrian traffic; also, a usually large suburban building or group of buildings containing various shops with associated passagewaysMART: a market; also, (verb) to deal in; to sellMILL: a building provided with machinery for processing and especially for grinding grain into flour; also, a building or collection of buildings with machinery for manufacturing (a paper mill, steel mills)MINT: a place where something is manufactured; also, to create, produce; to cause to attain an indicated status (newly minted doctors)MINTED: a place where something is manufactured; also, to create, produce; to cause to attain an indicated status (newly minted doctors)MINTING: a place where something is manufactured; also, to create, produce; to cause to attain an indicated status (newly minted doctors)MOTEL: an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area (motor + hotel)OFFICE: a place where a particular kind of business is transacted or a service is supplied; also, the directing headquarters of an enterprise or organization; also, the place in which a professional person conducts businessPARADOR*: a usually government-operated hostelry found especially in SpainPARK: an area designed for a specified type of use (such as industrial, commercial, or residential use) (an amusement park, a water park, an industrial park)PARLOR: any of various business places (a funeral parlor, a beauty parlor)PHARMA: a pharmaceutical company; also: large pharmaceutical companies as a group; short for pharmaceuticalPHARMACY: a place where medicines are compounded or dispensed; a drugstorePLANT: the land, buildings, machinery, apparatus, and fixtures employed in carrying on a trade or an industrial business; also, a factory or workshop for the manufacture of a particular product; also, the total facilities available for production or serviceTOOL: to equip a plant or industry with the means (such as machines, machine tools, and instruments) of production —often used with up; to equip (a factory, an industry, etc.) with tools, machines, and instruments for productionTOOLED: to equip a plant or industry with the means (such as machines, machine tools, and instruments) of production —often used with up; to equip (a factory, an industry, etc.) with tools, machines, and instruments for productionTRATTORIA: a restaurant, specifically: a usually small Italian restaurantUTILITY: a public utility, a business organization (such as an electric company) performing a public service and subject to special governmental regulation; also, a service (such as light, power, or water) provided by a public utility; equipment or a piece of equipment to provide such service or a comparable service; also, of or relating to a utility (a utility company)YARD: an area with its buildings and facilities set aside for a particular business or activity (stock yard, lumber yard); also, to deliver to or store in a yardWINDOW: an opening in a partition or wall through which business is conducted (a bank teller's window, a ticket window)
Buying and Selling
ACCEPT: to assume an obligation to pay; also: to take in payment (we don't accept personal checks)ACCEPTANCE: the act of accepting a time draft or bill of exchange for payment when due according to the specified terms; also, an accepted draft or bill of exchangeAGORA: a marketplaceBADE: to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptanceBARGAIN: an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other; also, something acquired by or as if by negotiating over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract, especially: an advantageous purchase; also, to negotiate over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract: to haggle; to come to terms: to agree; to bring to a desired level by bargainingBARGAINING: an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other; also, something acquired by or as if by negotiating over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract, especially: an advantageous purchase; also, to negotiate over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract: to haggle; to come to terms: to agree; to bring to a desired level by bargainingBAZAAR: a market (as in the Middle East) consisting of rows of shops or stalls selling miscellaneous goods; or a place for the sale of goodsBLOCK: a platform from which property is sold at auction (went on the block and sold for nearly three million dollars)BLOCKS: a platform from which property is sold at auction (went on the block and sold for nearly three million dollars)BOOTH: a stall or stand (as at a fair) for the sale or exhibition of goodsBOUGHT: past tense and past participle of buyBOYCOTT: to engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (a person, a store, an organization, etc.) usually to express disapproval or to force acceptance of certain conditions; from Charles C. Boycott †1897 English land agent in Ireland who was ostracized for refusing to reduce rentsBOYCOTTED: to engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (a person, a store, an organization, etc.) usually to express disapproval or to force acceptance of certain conditions; from Charles C. Boycott †1897 English land agent in Ireland who was ostracized for refusing to reduce rentsBRING: to procure in exchange: sell for (should bring a high price at auction)BRINGING: to procure in exchange: sell for (should bring a high price at auction)BROUGHT: to procure in exchange: sell for (should bring a high price at auction)CLEAN: unencumbered (a clean bill of sale)CLIENT: a person who engages the professional advice or services of another (a lawyer's clients); a customer (hotel clients, a restaurant's clients)CLIENTELE: a body of clients
COMMITTAL: consignment: the act or process of consigning: to send or address to an agent to be cared for or sold (consigned the paintings for sale)COPPED: slang: to purchaseCOPPING: slang: to purchaseDEAD: lacking in commercial activity: quiet (The city is dead after five o'clock.)DEAL: business: an act of dealing; a bargain; a transaction (a real estate deal); also, to sell or distribute something as a business; to engage in bargaining: to tradeDEALT: business: an act of dealing; a bargain; a transaction (a real estate deal); also, to sell or distribute something as a business; to engage in bargaining: to tradeDROP: of money: to lose (dropped $50 in a poker game) or to spend (drop $20 for lunch)DROPPING: of money: to lose (dropped $50 in a poker game) or to spend (drop $20 for lunch)DUMP: to sell in quantity at a very low price; specifically: to sell abroad at less than the market price at homeDUMPED: to sell in quantity at a very low price; specifically: to sell abroad at less than the market price at homeFAIR: a gathering of buyers and sellers at a particular place and time for tradeFLAT: commercially inactive; also: characterized by no significant rise or decline from one period to another (sales were flat)FLIP: to buy and usually renovate (real estate) so as to quickly resell at a higher priceFLIPPED: to buy and usually renovate (real estate) so as to quickly resell at a higher priceFLIPPING: to buy and usually renovate (real estate) so as to quickly resell at a higher priceFLOG: to sellFLOGGING: to sellFLURRY: a short-lived outburst of trading activityFORK: to pay or contribute —used with over, out, or upFORK: to pay or contribute —used with over, out, or upGATE: the total admission receipts or the number of spectators (as at a sports event)GAVE: to yield possession of by way of exchange: pay (gave ten dollars for it); also, to dispose of for a price: to sellGIVE: to yield possession of by way of exchange: pay (gave ten dollars for it); also, to dispose of for a price: to sellGIVEN: to yield possession of by way of exchange: pay (gave ten dollars for it); also, to dispose of for a price: to sellGIVING: to yield possession of by way of exchange: pay (gave ten dollars for it); also, to dispose of for a price: to sellGOING: present participle of to go, to pass by sale (went for a good price); also, to be willing to pay (I'll go as high as $100.); to make an offer of: to bid (willing to go $50 for the clock)GONE: past participle of to go, to pass by sale (went for a good price); also, to be willing to pay (I'll go as high as $100.); to make an offer of: to bid (willing to go $50 for the clock)HAGGLED: an act of negotiating or arguing over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract: an instance of haggling or bargaining; also, to bargain or wrangle over price.HAGGLING: an act of negotiating or arguing over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract: an instance of haggling or bargaining; also, to bargain or wrangle over price.HONOR: to accept as payment (e.g., honor a credit card)KIND: goods or commodities as distinguished from money (payment in kind); the equivalent of what has been offered or receivedLAYAWAY: a purchasing agreement by which a retailer agrees to hold merchandise secured by a deposit until the price is paid in full by the customerMACHINE: a coin-operated device (a snack machine)MART: a market; also, (verb) to deal in; to sellMONETIZE: to utilize (something of value) as a source of profitMOVE: to change hands by being sold or rented (goods that moved slowly); to cause to change hands through sale or rent (The salesman moved three cars today.)MOVED: to change hands by being sold or rented (goods that moved slowly); to cause to change hands through sale or rent (The salesman moved three cars today.)
NICHE: a specialized marketOLIGOPOLY: a market situation in which each of a few producers affects but does not control the marketOPEN: accessible to the influx of new factors (such as foreign goods) (an open market)OUTCRY: an auctionOUTLET: a market for a commodity; also, an agency (such as a store) through which a product is marketed (retail outlets)PADDLE: a small usually numbered sign that is raised by a bidder at an auction to signal a bidPAID: past tense and past participle of pay: to make due return to for services rendered or property delivered; to give in return for goods or service; also, (adj.) marked by the receipt of pay; being or having been paid or paid forPAYEE: one to whom money is or is to be paidPAYMENT: the act of paying; something that is paid: payPEDDLE: to travel about with wares for sale; to sell or offer for sale from place to place: to hawk; broadly: to sell; to offer or promote as valuable (peddled snake oils and miracle lotions); to deal out or seek to disseminate (peddling personal advice)PEDDLED: to travel about with wares for sale; to sell or offer for sale from place to place: to hawk; broadly: to sell; to offer or promote as valuable (peddled snake oils and miracle lotions); to deal out or seek to disseminate (peddling personal advice)PLACE: to give (an order) to a supplierPROMPT: a limit of time given for payment of an account for goods purchased; also: the contract by which this time is fixedTAKE: the amount of money received: proceeds, receipts, income; also, to receive or accept as a return (as in payment, compensation, or reparation) (we don't take credit cards, we take only cash or checks); also, to obtain or secure for use (as by lease, subscription, or purchase) (take a cottage for the summer) (took an ad in the paper)TAKEN: the amount of money received: proceeds, receipts, income; also, to receive or accept as a return (as in payment, compensation, or reparation) (we don't take credit cards, we take only cash or checks); also, to obtain or secure for use (as by lease, subscription, or purchase) (take a cottage for the summer) (took an ad in the paper)THRIFT: to shop for or buy used goods especially at a store that specializes in secondhand merchandiseTICKET: a certificate or token showing that a fare or admission fee has been paid; also, a slip or card recording a transaction or undertaking or giving instructions (a savings deposit ticket)TILL: a money drawer in a store or bank; also: a cash register; also, the money contained in a tillTIME: based on installment payments (a time sale)TOLL: compensation for services rendered: such as a charge for transportation, or a charge for a long-distance telephone callTOOK: the amount of money received: proceeds, receipts, income; also, to receive or accept as a return (as in payment, compensation, or reparation) (we don't take credit cards, we take only cash or checks); also, to obtain or secure for use (as by lease, subscription, or purchase) (take a cottage for the summer) (took an ad in the paper)TRAFFIC: the volume of customers visiting a business establishment (restaurant traffic); also, import and export trade; also, the business of bartering or buying and selling; also, illegal or disreputable usually commercial activity (drug traffic); also, to visit as a customer (a highly trafficked bookstore); also, to trade, to barterUNACCEPTANCE: lack of acceptance, the act of accepting a time draft or bill of exchange for payment when due according to the specified terms; also, an accepted draft or bill of exchangeUPTURN: an upward turn especially toward better conditions or higher prices (an upturn in sales)VENAL: capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration: purchasableVENALLY: capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration: purchasableVEND: to sell especially as a hawker or peddler; also, to sell by means of vending machines; to dispose of something by sale: to sell; also, to engage in sellingVENDED: to sell especially as a hawker or peddler; also, to sell by means of vending machines; to dispose of something by sale: to sell; also, to engage in sellingVENDING: to sell especially as a hawker or peddler; also, to sell by means of vending machines; to dispose of something by sale: to sell; also, to engage in sellingWARRANT: a guarantee, a promise to answer for the payment of a debt or the performance of a duty of another in case of the other's default or miscarriage; a security, something given, deposited, or pledged to make certain the fulfillment of an obligation; to guarantee to be as represented; to guarantee (something, such as goods sold) especially in respect of the quality or quantity specified; to give assurance of the nature of or for the undertaking of: to guarantee; to guarantee security or immunity to: to secure (I'll warrant him from drowning … —William Shakespeare)WARRANTOR: one that warrants or gives a warrantyWENT: past tense of to go, to pass by sale (went for a good price); also, to be willing to pay (I'll go as high as $100.); to make an offer of: to bid (willing to go $50 for the clock)
Employment and Compensation includes unions
APPLICANT: one who applies, such as for employmentAPPLIED: to make an appeal or request especially in the form of a written applicationAPPLY: to make an appeal or request especially in the form of a written applicationAXED: informal: to remove abruptly (as from employment or from a budget)BAGGED: to dismiss (someone) from a job or position: fire, sackBAGGING: to dismiss (someone) from a job or position: fire, sackBENEFIT: a service (such as health insurance) or right (as to take vacation time) provided by an employer in addition to wages or salaryBIND: to set at work as an apprentice: to indenture (He was bound out to a tailor for one year.)BINDING: to set at work as an apprentice: to indenture (He was bound out to a tailor for one year.)
BOOT: a sudden dismissal from a job —used with the (gave him the boot); also, to eject or discharge summarily (got booted from the game, was booted out of the office)BOOTED: a sudden dismissal from a job —used with the (gave him the boot); also, to eject or discharge summarily (got booted from the game, was booted out of the office)BOOTING: a sudden dismissal from a job —used with the (gave him the boot); also, to eject or discharge summarily (got booted from the game, was booted out of the office)BOUND: past tense and past participle of bind: to set at work as an apprentice: to indenture (He was bound out to a tailor for one year.)BUYOUT: a financial incentive offered to an employee in exchange for an early retirement or voluntary resignationCALLBACK: a recall of an employee to work after a layoffCANNED: to discharge from employment (got canned for being late so often)CANNING: to discharge from employment (got canned for being late so often)CLOCK: a time clock, a clock that stamps starting and quitting times on an employee's time card; also, to register on a time sheet or time clock: punch —used with in, out, on, off (he clocked in late); also, to put in, to spend (time) especially at some occupation or job (clocking long hours at the office)CLOCKED: a time clock, a clock that stamps starting and quitting times on an employee's time card; also, to register on a time sheet or time clock: punch —used with in, out, on, off (he clocked in late); also, to put in, to spend (time) especially at some occupation or job (clocking long hours at the office)DAYWORK: work paid for at a rate per unit of time worked as distinguished from work done under a wage incentive plan; or work on a day shiftDEADWOOD: useless personnel or materialDEFECT: to leave one situation (such as a job) often to go over to a rivalDEFECTED: to leave one situation (such as a job) often to go over to a rivalDEMOTE: to reduce to a lower grade or rank; to relegate to a less important positionDEMOTED: to reduce to a lower grade or rank; to relegate to a less important positionDOCK: to subject to a deduction (dock someone's wages); to penalize by depriving of a benefit ordinarily due, especially: to fine by a deduction of wages (docked him for tardiness)DOCKED: to subject to a deduction (dock someone's wages); to penalize by depriving of a benefit ordinarily due, especially: to fine by a deduction of wages (docked him for tardiness)EMOLUMENT: the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisitesEMPLOY: to use or engage the services of; to provide with a job that pays wages or a salary; also, (noun) occupation, job; also, the state of being employed (in the city's employ)EMPLOYEE: one employed by another usually for wages or salary and in a position below the executive levelENGAGE: to provide occupation for: involve (engage him in a new project); to arrange to obtain the use or services of: to hire (engage a lawyer)ENGAGED: also, to provide occupation for: involve (engage him in a new project); to arrange to obtain the use or services of: to hire (engage a lawyer)ENGAGEMENT: a job or period of employment especially as a performerENGAGING: to provide occupation for: involve (engage him in a new project); to arrange to obtain the use or services of: to hire (engage a lawyer)FILL: to place a person in (fill a vacancy); to possess and perform the duties of: to hold (fill an office)FILLABLE: not in M-W; Collins has “in British English” able to be filled: to place a person in (fill a vacancy); to possess and perform the duties of: to hold (fill an office)FILLED: to place a person in (fill a vacancy); to possess and perform the duties of: to hold (fill an office)FIND: to furnish (room and board) especially as a condition of employmentFINDING: to furnish (room and board) especially as a condition of employmentFINK: a strikebreakerFLEXITIME: or more commonly flextime: a system that allows employees to choose their own times for starting and finishing work within a broad range of available hours, from flex- (in flexible) + timeFLEXTIME: or less commonly flexitime: a system that allows employees to choose their own times for starting and finishing work within a broad range of available hours, from flex- (in flexible) + timeFOUND: free food and lodging in addition to wages; also, to furnish (room and board) especially as a condition of employmentFURLOUGH: a temporary leave from work that is not paid and is often for a set period of timeGAINFUL: productive of gain: profitable (gainful employment)GAME: a field of gainful activity: line [of work] (the newspaper game)GATE: slang: dismissal —used in the phrases get the gate and give one the gateGOING: present participle of to go, to leave a job, position, etc. (After 30 years at the company, she was ready to go.)GONE: past participle of to go, to leave a job, position, etc. (After 30 years at the company, she was ready to go.)HACK: a person who works solely for mercenary reasons and/or with mediocre professional standards; a hireling; from Hackney, Middle English hakeney, hakenay "a small saddle horse, especially one for hire," probably from hackney, originally a parish and village, where nearby meadows may have been used to pasture horses; hackney = horse let out for hire anything let for hire mercenary or contract employee; combined with worn-out mediocre workerHAND: a person employed at manual labor or general tasks (a ranch hand); a worker or employee (employed over a hundred hands)HEADHUNT: to recruit (personnel and especially executives) for top-level jobsHEADHUNTED: to recruit (personnel and especially executives) for top-level jobsHELP: employee(s); also, often offensive: a domestic worker —usually used in plural but singular or plural in constructionHIRING: to engage the personal services of a person for a set sumHOBO: a migrant worker; also, to live or travel in the manner of a hoboHOBOS: a migrant worker; also, to live or travel in the manner of a hoboHOLIDAY: a day on which one is exempt from work, specifically: a day marked by a general suspension of work in commemoration of an event (will be closed for the July 4th holiday)HOOKY: to be away from work or similar duties in a way likened to a child skipping schoolINDENT: a contract binding one person to work for another for a given period of time; an indentureINKED: to engage or hire by securing the signature of (someone) on a contract: to signINKING: to engage or hire by securing the signature of (someone) on a contract: to signJOBBED: to do odd or occasional pieces of work for hireLABOR: the services performed by workers for wages as distinguished from those rendered by entrepreneurs for profits; also, workers employed in an establishment; also, workers available for employment (Immigrants provided a source of cheap labor.); also, the organizations or officials representing groups of workers (negotiations between labor and management)LAYOFF: the act of laying off an employee or a workforce; also: shutdownLEAVE: authorized especially extended absence from duty or employmentLOAN: (noun) the temporary duty of a person transferred to another job for a limited time (He had been on loan to the navy during the war.)LOCKOUT: the withholding of employment by an employer and the whole or partial closing of the business establishment in order to gain concessions from or resist demands of employeesMANNING: to supply with people (as for service) (to man a department); to serve in the force or complement of (I’ll man the ticket booth)NONCOMPETE: an agreement or contract not to interfere or compete with a former employer (as by working with a competitor)NONPAID: not receiving or providing pay: unpaid (nonpaid work, a nonpaid caregiverNONUNION: not belonging to or connected with a trade union (nonunion carpenters)NONWORK: not involving or relating to paid workNONWORKING: not employed: not having a paying job; also, not of, relating to, or involving work (nonworking hours/days)OPEN: available for a qualified applicant: vacant (the job is still open)ORGANIZING: to form an organization, specifically: to form or persuade workers to join a union (workers had the right to organize); also, to persuade to associate in an organization, especially: to unionize (organize the white-collar workers)PAID: past tense and past participle of pay: to engage for money: to hire (paid a teenager to mow his lawn); to give in return for goods or service (pay wages) ; also, (adj.) marked by the receipt of pay; being or having been paid or paid forPAYCHECK: a check in payment of wages or salary; also, broadly, wages or salaryPAYDAY: a regular day on which wages are paidPAYEE: one to whom money is or is to be paidPAYMENT: the act of paying; something that is paid: payPAYROLL: a paymaster's or employer's list of those entitled to pay and of the amounts due to each; also, the sum necessary for distribution to those on a payroll; also: the money to be distributedPIPELINE: a course of individual advancement or development especially to fill organizational needs (the firm has an effective pipeline for middle managers)PITTANCE: a meager wage or remunerationPLACE: remunerative employment: a job (she has a new place as VP of the bank); an empty or vacated position (a new manager will take his place)also, to find a place (such as employment) for; to appoint to a positionPOACH: to attract (someone, such as an employee or customer) away from a competitorPROMOTION: the act or fact of being raised in position or rank: prefermentQUIT: the act or an instance of quitting a job; also, to give up employmentQUITTING: the act or an instance of quitting a job; also, to give up employmentRAID: the recruiting of personnel (such as faculty, executives, or athletes) from competing organizations; also, to conduct or take part in a raid; to make a raid onRAIDING: the recruiting of personnel (such as faculty, executives, or athletes) from competing organizations; also, to conduct or take part in a raid; to make a raid onROYALTY: a share of the product or profit reserved by the grantor especially of an oil or mining lease; also, a payment to an author or composer for each copy of a work sold or to an inventor for each item sold under a patentTEMP: short for a temporary worker; also, to work as a tempTEMPED: short for a temporary worker; also, to work as a tempTIME: the hours or days required to be occupied by one's work (make up time, on company time); also, an hourly pay rate (straight time); also, wages paid at discharge or resignation (pick up your time and get out)TRICK: a shift, a system in which one group of people (as workers) is replaced by another in regular alternation —often used before another noun (shift workers, shift work)UMPIRING: to supervise or decide as umpire; to act as umpire, an impartial third party chosen to arbitrate disputes arising under the terms of a labor agreementUNION: a labor union, an organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing its members' interests in respect to wages, benefits, and working conditions (She joined the teachers' union.)VACANCY: a vacant office, post, or tenancy; also, a vacating of an office, post, or piece of property; also, the time such office or property is vacantVACANT: not occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer (a vacant office, vacant position)VACATE: to deprive of an incumbent or occupant; to give up the incumbency or occupancy of; to vacate an office, post, or tenancyVACATED: to deprive of an incumbent or occupant; to give up the incumbency or occupancy of; to vacate an office, post, or tenancyVACATING: to deprive of an incumbent or occupant; to give up the incumbency or occupancy of; to vacate an office, post, or tenancyVOID: not occupied: vacant (a void bishopric)WAGE: a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis —often used in pluralWALK: to walk out: to leave suddenly often as an expression of disapproval; to go on strike (walked over problems with management)WALKOUT: a strike, a work stoppage by a body of workers to enforce compliance with demands made on an employerWATCH: a period of duty: a shiftWENT: past tense of to go, to leave a job, position, etc. (After 30 years at the company, she was ready to go.)WILDCAT: initiated by a group of workers without formal union approval or in violation of a contract (a wildcat strike, wildcat work stoppages); also, a wildcat strikeWORK: activity that a person engages in regularly to earn a livelihood; also, one's place of employment (I didn't go to work yesterday because I was sick.); also, to perform work or fulfill duties regularly for wages or salaryWORKADAY: of, relating to, or suited for working days (workaday clothes)WORKBOOK: a worker's manualWORKDAY: a day on which work is performed as distinguished from a day off; the period of time in a day during which work is performedWORKING: engaged in work especially for wages or a salary (a working journalist,a working mother); spent at work (working life); also, activity that a person engages in regularly to earn a livelihood; also, one's place of employment (I didn't go to work yesterday because I was sick.); also, to perform work or fulfill duties regularly for wages or salary
Marketing and Promotion includes branding
ADMAN: a person who writes, solicits, or places advertisementsADWOMAN: a person who writes, solicits, or places advertisementsBEAM: to direct to a particular audience (a commercial beamed at middle-class voters)BEAMED: to direct to a particular audience (a commercial beamed at middle-class voters)BEAMING: to direct to a particular audience (a commercial beamed at middle-class voters)BILLBOARD: a flat surface (as of a panel, wall, or fence) on which bills are posted; specifically: a large panel designed to carry outdoor advertising; also, to promote by a conspicuous display on or as if on a billboardBUZZWORD: an important-sounding usually technical word or phrase often of little meaning used chiefly to impress laymenCAMPAIGN: marketingCAMPAIGNING: marketingCOUPON: a small piece of paper that allows one to get a service or product for free or at a lower price: such as one of a series of attached tickets or certificates often to be detached and presented as needed; a ticket or form authorizing purchases of rationed commodities; a certificate or similar evidence of a purchase redeemable in premiums; a part of a printed advertisement to be cut off to use as an order blank or inquiry form or to obtain a discount on merchandise or servicesCRYING: to proclaim publicly: to advertise (cry their wares)DEMO: a demographic, especially, in business: a market or segment of the population identified by demographics (the product is targeted toward a younger demo)EXPO: short for exposition, a public exhibition or showFLACK: one who provides publicity, especially a press agent; also, to act as a press agent or promoter for something; also, to provide publicity for or promote (someone or something)FLOG: to promote aggressively: to plugFLOGGING: to promote aggressively: to plugGIMMICK: a trick or device used to attract business or attention (a marketing gimmick); an ingenious and usually new scheme or angle; an important feature that is not immediately apparent: a catch (a concealed difficulty or complication); also, to alter or influence by means of a gimmick, or to provide with a gimmick —often used with upGIMMICKING: a trick or device used to attract business or attention (a marketing gimmick); an ingenious and usually new scheme or angle; an important feature that is not immediately apparent: a catch (a concealed difficulty or complication); also, to alter or influence by means of a gimmick, or to provide with a gimmick —often used with upGINNED: to come up with: generate (gin up enthusiasm)GINNING: to come up with: generate (gin up enthusiasm)HANDBILL: a small printed sheet to be distributed (as for advertising) by handHANDOUT: a folder or circular of information for free distribution such as a prepared statement released to the news mediaHAWK: to offer (something) for sale by calling out in the street; broadly, to sellHEADLINE: to publicize highlyHEADLINED: to publicize highlyHOOK: a selling point or marketing schemeHOOPLA: chiefly US, informal + often disapproving: extravagant promotion or publicity: ballyhooHYPE: promotional publicity of an extravagant or contrived kindLOGO: a logotype, a single piece of type or a single plate faced with a term (such as the name of a newspaper or a trademark); also, an identifying symbol (as for use in advertising)LOGOTYPE: a single piece of type or a single plate faced with a term (such as the name of a newspaper or a trademark); also, a logo, an identifying symbol (as for use in advertising)LOOKBOOK: Not in M-W. NOAD: A set of photographs displaying a fashion designer's new collection, assembled for marketing purposes.LOOKBOOKS: Not in M-W. NOAD: A set of photographs displaying a fashion designer's new collection, assembled for marketing purposes.MAKE: a brand; a class of goods identified by name as the product of a single firm or manufacturerMARK: a trademarkNICHE: a specialized marketPITCH: an often high-pressure sales presentation; also, an advertisement; also, a recommendation, a plug; also, to present or advertise especially in a high-pressure way: to plug, promote; also, to attempt to persuade, especially with a sales pitch; to make a sales pitchPITCHED: an often high-pressure sales presentation; also, an advertisement; also, a recommendation, a plug; also, to present or advertise especially in a high-pressure way: to plug, promote; also, to attempt to persuade, especially with a sales pitch; to make a sales pitchPITCHING: an often high-pressure sales presentation; also, an advertisement; also, a recommendation, a plug; also, to present or advertise especially in a high-pressure way: to plug, promote; also, to attempt to persuade, especially with a sales pitch; to make a sales pitchPLUG: a piece of favorable publicity or a favorable mention usually incorporated in general matter; also, to advertise or publicize insistentlyPLUMP: to favor or decide in favor of someone or something strongly or emphatically —used with for; to give support and favorable publicity toPLUMPED: to favor or decide in favor of someone or something strongly or emphatically —used with for; to give support and favorable publicity toPROMO: a promotional announcement, blurb, or appearance; short for promotionalPROMOTION: the act of furthering the growth or development of somethingespecially: the furtherance of the acceptance and sale of merchandise through advertising, publicity, or discountingPUFF: a commendatory or promotional notice or review; also, of, relating to, or designed for promotion or flattery (a puff piece in the paper); also, to praise extravagantly and usually with exaggeration (authors puffing their own work); to advertisePUFFED: a commendatory or promotional notice or review; also, of, relating to, or designed for promotion or flattery (a puff piece in the paper); also, to praise extravagantly and usually with exaggeration (authors puffing their own work); to advertiseROBOCALL: a telephone call from an automated source that delivers a prerecorded message to a large number of people, from robot + callROLLOUT: the widespread public introduction of a new productTOUT: one who touts; also, to make much of to promote, talk up (touted as the summer's blockbuster movie); also, to solicit, peddle, or persuade importunately; also, one who solicits patronage; also, to solicit patronageTOUTED: one who touts; also, to make much of to promote, talk up (touted as the summer's blockbuster movie); also, to solicit, peddle, or persuade importunately; also, one who solicits patronage; also, to solicit patronageTOUTING: one who touts; also, to make much of to promote, talk up (touted as the summer's blockbuster movie); also, to solicit, peddle, or persuade importunately; also, one who solicits patronage; also, to solicit patronageWINDOW: a space behind a window of a retail store containing displayed merchandise
Operations and Management
ACCOUNT: a formal business arrangement providing for regular dealings or services (such as banking, advertising, or store credit) and involving the establishment and maintenance of an accountADMIN: administrative assistantAGENT: one who is authorized to act for or in the place of another; a business representative (as of an athlete or entertainer) (a theatrical agent)BACKLOG: an accumulation of tasks unperformed or materials not processedBOOM: to experience a sudden rapid growth and expansion usually with an increase in pricesBOOMED: to experience a sudden rapid growth and expansion usually with an increase in pricesBOOMING: to experience a sudden rapid growth and expansion usually with an increase in pricesBOOMLET: a sudden increase in business activityBOSS: one who directs or supervises workers (asking your boss for a raise); also, to exercise control or authority over: to act as boss of (she was assigned to boss the project)BUYOUT: an act or instance of buying out; to purchase the share or interest of; to purchase the entire stock-in-trade and the goodwill of (a business)CAPTIVE: held under control of another but having the appearance of independence, especially: owned or controlled by another concern and operated for its needs rather than for an open market (a captive mine)CHAIN: a group of enterprises or institutions of the same kind or function usually under a single ownership, management, or controlCHURN: a regular, quantifiable process or rate of change that occurs in a business over a period of time as customers are lost and addedCOMPANY: a chartered commercial organization or medieval trade guild; an association of persons for carrying on a commercial or industrial enterprise (a publishing company); also, those members of a partnership firm whose names do not appear in the firm name (John Doe and Company)CONTRACT: a business arrangement for the supply of goods or services at a fixed price; also, to purchase (goods, services, etc.) on a contract basis —often used with out; to establish or undertake by contract (contract a job); to make a contract (The builder contracted with them to build a deck.); to hire by contract (contract a lawyer)CONTRACTOR: one that contracts to perform work or provide suppliesDEAL: a contract; an arrangement for mutual advantage (kept his side of the deal); also, a package deal: an offer or agreement involving a number of related items or one making acceptance of one item dependent on the acceptance of another; also, the items offered in a package dealDOTCOM*: M-W hyphenates dot-com, “a company that markets its products or services usually exclusively online via a website”DOWNTURN: a downward turn especially toward a decline in business and economic activityDUOPOLY: an oligopoly limited to two sellersFACTOR: one who acts or transacts business for another: such as a broker, or one that lends money to producers and dealers (as on the security of accounts receivable)FIRM: the name or title under which a company transacts business; also, a business unit or enterpriseFOLD: to fail completely: collapse; especially: to go out of businessFOLDED: to fail completely: collapse; especially: to go out of businessFOLDING: to fail completely: collapse; especially: to go out of businessHELM: a position of control: head (A new dean is at the helm of the medical school.); also, to direct, control (the director has helmed many action movies)HELMED: to direct, control (the director has helmed many action movies)INBOX: a box or tray (as on a desk) for holding incoming interoffice mailINKED: to affix one's signature to: to signINKING: to affix one's signature to: to signJOBBED: to carry on public business for private gain; also, to carry on the business of a middleman or wholesaler; also, to get, deal with, or effect by jobbery; to do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots: to subcontract; to job out; also to hire or let by the job or for a period of service (e.g., to job a carriage)KEEP: to conduct, manage, especially of a business (keep a tearoom)KEEPING: to conduct, manage, especially of a business (keep a tearoom)KEPT: past tense and past participle of keep: to conduct, manage, especially of a business (keep a tearoom)LAYOFF: the act of laying off an employee or a workforce; also: shutdownLINE: the personnel of an organization that are responsible for its stated objectiveLULL: a temporary drop in business activityMAIL: material (such as letters and packages) distributed within an organization (interoffice mail)MAILROOM: M-W has only mail room, the room in an office where mail is handledMANAGE: to direct or carry on business or affairsMANAGED: to direct or carry on business or affairsMANAGEMENT: the collective body of those who manage or direct an enterpriseMANAGING: to direct or carry on business or affairsMEGADEAL: a business deal involving a lot of moneyNONUNION: not recognizing or favoring trade unions or their members (a nonunion shop)OPEN: ready for business, patronage, or use (the store is open from 9 to 5; the new highway will be open next week); also, to make available for or active in a regular function (open a new store, open the new highway); to make accessible for a particular purpose (opened new land for settlement)OPENED: ready for business, patronage, or use (the store is open from 9 to 5; the new highway will be open next week); also, to make available for or active in a regular function (open a new store, open the new highway); to make accessible for a particular purpose (opened new land for settlement)ORGANIZING: to set up an administrative structure for (organize a company to manufacture his invention)PIPELINE: a state of development, preparation, or production (we’ve got several projects in the pipeline); also: the system for such processes (they have a strong product pipeline); also, a process or channel of supply (an arms pipeline)PLANNING: the act or process of making or carrying out plans, specifically: the establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit (city planning, business planning)POINT: a percentage of the profits of a business venture RAID: a daring operation against a competitor; also, to conduct or take part in a raid; to make a raid onRAIDING: a daring operation against a competitor; also, to conduct or take part in a raid; to make a raid onTRICK: a trip taken as part of one's employmentTROUGH: the low point in a business cycleTURN: turnover: the amount received in sales for a stated period; also, the ratio of sales for a stated period to average inventory; also, a cycle of purchase, sale, and replacement of a stock of goods; also, to gain in the course of business (turning a quick profit)TURNDOWN: downturn, a downward turn especially toward a decline in business and economic activityUNICORN: business: a start-up that is valued at one billion dollars or moreVIABLE: financially sustainable (a viable enterprise)VIABLY: financially sustainable (a viable enterprise)WILDCAT: operating, produced, or carried on outside the bounds of standard or legitimate business practices (wildcat insurance schemes)
People in Business and Commerce
ACCOUNTANT: one who is skilled in the practice of accounting or who is in charge of public or private accountsADMAN: a person who writes, solicits, or places advertisementsADMIN: administrative assistantADWOMAN: a person who writes, solicits, or places advertisementsAGENT: one who is authorized to act for or in the place of another; a business representative (as of an athlete or entertainer) (a theatrical agent)APPLICANT: one who applies, such as for employmentBOSS: one who directs or supervises workers (asking your boss for a raise); also, to exercise control or authority over: to act as boss of (she was assigned to boss the project)CLIENT: a person who engages the professional advice or services of another (a lawyer's clients); a customer (hotel clients, a restaurant's clients)CLIENTELE: a body of clientsCONTRACTOR: one that contracts to perform work or provide suppliesEMPLOYEE: one employed by another usually for wages or salary and in a position below the executive levelFACTOR: one who acts or transacts business for another: such as a broker, or one that lends money to producers and dealers (as on the security of accounts receivable)FLACK: one who provides publicity, especially a press agentHACK: a person who works solely for mercenary reasons and/or with mediocre professional standards; a hireling; from Hackney, Middle English hakeney, hakenay "a small saddle horse, especially one for hire," probably from hackney, originally a parish and village, where nearby meadows may have been used to pasture horses; hackney = horse let out for hire anything let for hire mercenary or contract employee; combined with worn-out mediocre workerHAND: a person employed at manual labor or general tasks (a ranch hand); a worker or employee (employed over a hundred hands)HELP: employee(s); also, often offensive: a domestic worker —usually used in plural but singular or plural in constructionHOBO: a migrant worker; also, to live or travel in the manner of a hoboHOBOS: a migrant worker; also, to live or travel in the manner of a hoboLEGMAN*: an assistant who performs various subordinate tasks (such as gathering information or running errands)LEGMEN*: an assistant who performs various subordinate tasks (such as gathering information or running errands)MIDDLEMEN: middleman: an intermediary or agent between two parties, especially: a dealer, agent, or company intermediate between the producer of goods and the retailer or consumerOILMAN: an oil company executive; also, an oil field workerTYCOON: a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence: a magnateVEEP: vice president: an officer next in rank to a president and usually empowered to serve as president in that officer's absence or disability; from v.p. (abbreviation for vice president)WORKMAN: a workingman, one who works for wages usually at manual labor; also, an artisan, a worker who practices a trade or handicraft: a craftspersonWORKWOMAN: a woman who works
Prices and Pricing
ALLOWANCE: a reduction from a list price or stated price (e.g., a trade-in allowance)
ASKS: to set as a price (asked $3000 for the car)BADE: to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptanceBANKABLE: sure to bring in a profitBARGAIN: an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other; also, something acquired by or as if by negotiating over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract, especially: an advantageous purchase; also, to negotiate over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract: to haggle; to come to terms: to agree; to bring to a desired level by bargainingBARGAINING: an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other; also, something acquired by or as if by negotiating over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract, especially: an advantageous purchase; also, to negotiate over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract: to haggle; to come to terms: to agree; to bring to a desired level by bargainingBIDDING: to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance; to make a bidBOOM: to experience a sudden rapid growth and expansion usually with an increase in pricesBOOMED: to experience a sudden rapid growth and expansion usually with an increase in pricesBOOMING: to experience a sudden rapid growth and expansion usually with an increase in pricesBOOMLET: a sudden increase in business activityBULK: of or relating to materials in bulk (bulk prices)BUNDLING: to include (a product or service) with a related product for sale at a single price (software bundled with computer hardware; bundling cable and Internet services)CHARGING: to ask or set a price; to fix or ask as fee or payment; to ask payment of (a person)CHEAP: charging or obtainable at a low price (a good cheap hotel); purchasable below the going price or the real value; for little cost: cheaply (was able to buy it cheap)CHEAPIE: one that is cheap, especially: an inexpensively produced motion pictureCOUPON: a small piece of paper that allows one to get a service or product for free or at a lower price: such as one of a series of attached tickets or certificates often to be detached and presented as needed; a ticket or form authorizing purchases of rationed commodities; a certificate or similar evidence of a purchase redeemable in premiums; a part of a printed advertisement to be cut off to use as an order blank or inquiry form or to obtain a discount on merchandise or servicesCOUPONING: the distribution or redemption of couponsDAMAGE: expense, cost ("What's the damage?" he asked the waiter.)DEFLATE: to reduce (a price level) or cause (a volume of credit) to contractDEFLATED: to reduce (a price level) or cause (a volume of credit) to contractFIRM: not subject to price weakness: steady (firm commodities); also, to recover from a decline: to improve (the market is firming)FIRMING: not subject to price weakness: steady (firm commodities); also, to recover from a decline: to improve (the market is firming)FLURRY: a brief advance or decline in prices GAIN: resources or advantage acquired or increased: profit; to get advantage: to profitGAINED: resources or advantage acquired or increased: profit; to get advantage: to profitGAINING: resources or advantage acquired or increased: profit; to get advantage: to profitGLUT: to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demandGLUTTED: to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demandGOUGE: an excessive or improper charge for something: extortion; also, to make (someone) pay too much for something: overchargeGOUGED: an excessive or improper charge for something: extortion; also, to make (someone) pay too much for something: overchargeGOUGING: an excessive or improper charge for something: extortion; also, to make (someone) pay too much for something: overchargeHAGGLED: an act of negotiating or arguing over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract: an instance of haggling or bargaining; also, to bargain or wrangle over price.HAGGLING: an act of negotiating or arguing over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract: an instance of haggling or bargaining; also, to bargain or wrangle over price.KITE: in business, to cause to soar (kited the prices they charged wealthy clients)
KITING: in business, to cause to soar (kited the prices they charged wealthy clients)LOAD: to add a sum to (something, such as a selling price) after profits and expenses are accounted forLOADED: to add a sum to (something, such as a selling price) after profits and expenses are accounted forLOADING: to add a sum to (something, such as a selling price) after profits and expenses are accounted forLOWBALL: to give (a customer) a deceptively low price or cost estimate; to give a markedly or unfairly low offer (as in a contract negotiation)LOWBALL: to give (a customer) a deceptively low price or cost estimate; to give a markedly or unfairly low offer (as in a contract negotiation)MADE: to set, to name (make a price)MAKE: to set, to name (make a price)MAKING: to set, to name (make a price)MARGIN: a range about a specified figure within which a purchase is to be madeMARK: to label so as to indicate price or qualityNICK: to cheat, to overchargeNICKED: to cheat, to overchargeNICKING: to cheat, to overchargePOPULAR: suited to the [financial] means of the majority: inexpensive (sold at popular prices)PRICING: to set a price on; to find out the price of; to drive by raising prices excessivelyPRICY: expensivePROFIT: a valuable return: gain; also, the excess of returns over expenditure in a transaction or series of transactions, especially: the excess of the selling price of goods over their cost; also, net income usually for a given period of time; also, the ratio of profit for a given year to the amount of capital invested or to the value of sales; also, the compensation accruing to entrepreneurs for the assumption of risk in business enterprise as distinguished from wages or rent; also, to derive benefit: gain; to make a profitRALLY: a recovery of price after a declineRUNNING: cost (rooms that run from $200 to $450 a night)TAGGED: to supply with an identifying marker or price (was tagged at $4.95)TAGGING: to supply with an identifying marker or price (was tagged at $4.95)TARIFF: a schedule of rates or charges of a business or a public utility; a price, charge; also, to subject to a tariffTARIFFING: a schedule of rates or charges of a business or a public utility; a price, charge; also, to subject to a tariffUNBUNDLING: to give separate prices for equipment and supporting services; to price separatelyVALUATE: to place a value on: to appraiseVALUATED: to place a value on: to appraiseVALUE: the amount of money that something is worth: market price; an equivalent in goods, services, or money for something exchanged; also, a low or fair price (a good value at the price); also, something that can be bought for a low or fair price (At that price, the car is a good value.); also, to estimate or assign the monetary worth of: to appraise (value a necklace)WEAK: tending toward a lower price or value (a weak market, a weak dollar)
Products, Product Development, and Inventory
ALPHA: the first version of a product (such as a computer program) that is being developed and tested —usually used before another noun (alpha versionsalpha testing); also: a stage of product development in which alpha prototypes are released (a product that is available in alpha)BETA: a nearly complete prototype of a product (such as software); also: a stage of development in which a product is nearly complete but not yet ready for releaseBRAND: a printed mark made [to attest manufacture or quality]: a trademark; also, a class of goods identified by name as the product of a single firm or manufacturer: make; also, a brand name, one having a well-known and usually highly regarded or marketable nameBUILD: a version or iteration of a product or component (We worked with several builds of the beta code)CALLBACK: a produce recall (product callbacks)CARRY: to keep in stock for sale (the store carries a good selection of wines)CARRYING: to keep in stock for sale (the store carries a good selection of wines)CHOP: a mark on goods or coins to indicate nature or quality; also, a kind, brand, or lot of goods bearing the same chop; also, quality, grade (of the first chop)CIVILIAN: intended or suited for use or consumption by civilians (civilian goods)COMMODIFY: to turn (something, such as an intrinsic value or a work of art) into a commodityCOMMODITY: a product of agriculture or mining (agricultural commodities like grain and corn); also, an article of commerce especially when delivered for shipment (reported the damaged commodities to officials); also, a mass-produced unspecialized product (commodity chemicals, commodity memory chips); also, a good or service whose wide availability typically leads to smaller profit margins and diminishes the importance of factors (such as brand name) other than price; also, one that is subject to ready exchange or exploitation within a market (actors as commodities of the film industry)CONCEPT: created to illustrate a concept (a concept car)DEMO: an example of a product that is not yet ready to be sold (a demo version of the software); also, a demonstration, a showing of the merits of a product or service to a prospective consumer; also, a demonstrator, a product (such as an automobile) used to demonstrate performance or merits to prospective buyers; also, to use (something, such as a product) in order to test its quality or value: to try out (something); also, to give a demonstration of (something, such as a product or procedure): to show how (something) works, is prepared, or is doneDEMOED: an example of a product that is not yet ready to be sold (a demo version of the software); also, a demonstration, a showing of the merits of a product or service to a prospective consumer; also, a demonstrator, a product (such as an automobile) used to demonstrate performance or merits to prospective buyers; also, to use (something, such as a product) in order to test its quality or value: to try out (something); also, to give a demonstration of (something, such as a product or procedure): to show how (something) works, is prepared, or is doneDRAWBACK: a refund of duties especially on an imported product subsequently exported or used to produce a product for exportEDITION: the whole number of articles of one style put out at one time (a limited edition of collectors' pieces)IMPORT: to bring (something, such as merchandise) into a place or country from another countryKEEP: to have [an item] customarily in stock for saleKEEPING: to have [an item] customarily in stock for saleKEPT: past tense and past participle of keep: to have [an item] customarily in stock for saleLABEL: the brand name of a retail store selling clothing, a clothing manufacturer, or a fashion designerLINE: merchandise or services of the same general class for sale or regularly available (a full line of electrical supplies)LINEUP: line, meaning merchandise or services of the same general class for sale or regularly available (the new lineup of fall fashions)MAGAZINE: a place where goods or supplies are stored: a warehouse; also, the contents of a magazine: such as a stock of provisions or goodsMIDDLING: any of various commodities of intermediate size, quality, or positionMODEL: a type or design of product (such as a car); version (an experimental model)NONFOOD*: something that is not food —usually used before another nounNONUNION: not produced or worked on by members of a trade unionOPEN: remaining available for use or filling until canceled (an open order for more items); available for future purchase (these items are in open stock)OPTION: an item that is offered in addition to or in place of standard equipment (A sunroof is one of the options that you can get with the car.)OUTPUT: mineral, agricultural, or industrial production (steel output); also, to produce as outputPACK: a number of individual components packaged as a unit (a pack of gum)PIPELINE: a state of development, preparation, or production (we’ve got several projects in the pipeline); also: the system for such processes (they have a strong product pipeline); also, a process or channel of supply (an arms pipeline)PRODUCT: something produced, especially: a commodity, an economic good: such as a product of agriculture or mining; an article of commerce especially when delivered for shipment; or a mass-produced unspecialized product; also, something (such as a service) that is marketed or sold as a commodity; also, THIRD: thirds plural: merchandise whose quality falls below the manufacturer's standard for secondsTHIRDHAND: acquired after being used by two previous owners; [a business] dealing in thirdhand merchandiseTURN: turnover: the amount received in sales for a stated period; also, the ratio of sales for a stated period to average inventory; also, a cycle of purchase, sale, and replacement of a stock of goods; also, of merchandise: to be stocked and disposed of: to change hands; also, to keep (money, goods, etc.) moving, specifically: to dispose of (a stock) to make room for anotherTURNAROUND: the action of receiving, processing, and returning something (24-hour turnaround time on most orders)TURNOUT: net quantity of produce yieldedUNIT: an individual item of the products that a company makes or sells (12,000 units in inventory)VALUE: of, relating to, or being a brand of inexpensive products marketed as an alternative to other, more expensive brands (consumers choosing between premium brands and value brands)
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