BEC Vantage Vocabualry List

employees not being at work when they should be

form the total of something

buying new companies

happening or having an effect on people at every level and in every area

manage or govern

involving opposition or disagreement

organised programme of advertisements, usually concerning promoting a certain product or brand

person who supports an idea (or product)

list of matters to be discussed at a meeting

agreement between people who want to work together because of shared interests or aims

give something to someone as their share of a total amount, for them to use in a particular way

give (especially a share of something available) for a particular purpose

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wealthy person who invests money in new business projects

examine someone or something in order to judge their qualities, success or needs

way of considering something

process of putting together the parts of a machine or structure

line of machines and workers in a factory which a product moves along while it is being built or produced. Each machine or worker performs a particular job, which must be completed before the product moves to the next position in the line

judge or decide the amount, value, quality or importance of something

something valuable belonging to a person or organisation which can be used for the payment of debts

someone who goes to a place, event, etc.

demanding absolute obedience from other people

way to reduce the number of employees

person who gives financial support to something

scheme ready to be used in place of or to help another

statement that shows the value of a company’s assets and its debts

when two or more people get together to work out complicated issues, usually involving some argument, before reaching a solution

sum of money paid by a customer for a bank’s services

likely to make money

form of advertising on the World Wide Web which involves putting a wide and short, or tall and narrow advert on an interesting web page

small rectangular pattern of thick and thin black lines of magnetic ink printed on an item, or on its container, so that its details can be read by and recorded on a computer system

something which someone else wants that you are willing to lose in order to reach an agreement

be able to do something, usually because you have the necessary experience, authority or money

measure the quality of something by comparing it with something else of an accepted standard

things such as medical insurance that employees receive in addition to money

richer

compete against other firms by offering to do a job or contract for a certain amount of money

offer to do some work for a particular price

worker who does unskilled work rather than office work

group of people who are responsible for controlling and organising a company or organisation

extra amount of money that is given to you as a present or reward in addition to the money you were expecting

job of keeping a record of the money that has been spent or received by a business

one interview

counter sale

sale display

up ad/pop

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