BUSINESS GLOSSARY

20 Business terms

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Accounting
noun
The action or process of keeping financial accounts.
Example: Im majoring in accounting.
fr: Comptabilité
Administration
noun
The process or activity of running a business, organization, etc.
Example: I'm working in the administration domain.
fr: Administration
Asset
Noun
A useful or valuable thing, person, or quality.
Example: I have a lot of assets.
fr: Actif
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Budget
noun
An estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time.
Example: We have a small budget for the party.
fr: budget
Business law
noun
The collection of rules that act as guidelines for what is appropriate in the operation and conduct of a business.
Example: Business law is really important.
fr: Droit des affaires
Contract
Noun
A written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law.
Example: We just signed a huge contract with an energy company.
fr: Contrat
Corporation
Noun
A company or group of people authorized to act as a single entity (legally a person) and recognized as such in law.
Example: I work for a Canadian corporation.
fr: Entreprise
costumer
Noun
Someone who buys something from a seller, vendor, or supplier in exchange for money or something else of value.
Example: We have new costumers everyday.
fr: Client
Data
Noun
Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.
Example: We collected a lot of datas today.
fr: Donnée
Economy
noun
The wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.
Example: The economy isn't going well these days.
fr: Économie
Entrepreneur
noun
A person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.
Example: My friend is an entrepreneur.
fr: Entrepreneur
Finance
noun
the management of large amounts of money, especially by governments or large companies.
Example: I love people who talks about finance.
fr: Finance
Leader
noun
The person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country.
Example: I am a great leader.
fr: Chef
Management
noun
A process of getting the work or the task done that is required for achieving the goals of an organisation in an efficient and effective manner.
Example: The management team is really good this year.
fr: gestion
Marketing
noun
The activity or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and advertising.
Example: The marketing team is really important for the company.
fr: Commercialisation
Microeconomics
Noun
The part of economics concerned with single factors and the effects of individual decisions.
Example: I just finished my microeconomics' class.
fr: Micro-économie
Money
noun
A current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes; coins and banknotes collectively.
Example: My house cost me a lot of money.
fr: de l'argent
product
noun
An article or substance that is manufactured or refined for sale.
Example: My products are fantastic!
fr: Produit
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Sale
Noun
The exchange of a commodity for money; the action of selling something.
Example: We made a big sale today.
fr: Vente
Taxes
Noun
A compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions.
Example: I paid 20$ of taxes on my grocery today
fr: Taxes