Program Glossary

20 Business terms

Hi ! This glossary is going to be about the program that I study in college and it's to help student that study in the same field as me.

accountant
noun
a person whose job is to keep or inspect financial accounts.
fr: comptable
advertisement
noun
a notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event or publicizing a job vacancy.
fr: publicité
benefit
noun
an advantage or profit gained from something.
brand
noun
a type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name.
fr: marque
business
noun
the practice of making one's living by engaging in commerce.
fr: affaires
company
noun
a commercial business
Example: It will generally be better for you to have high scoring programmers whose specialties match that of your company.
fr: entreprise
corporation
noun
a company or group of people authorized to act as a single entity (legally a person) and recognized as such in law.
fr: société
credit
noun
the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future.
entrepreneur
noun
a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.
fr: entrepreneuse
entreprise
noun
a business or company.
meeting
noun
an assembly of people, especially the members of a society or committee, for discussion or entertainment.
fr: réunion
partnership
noun
an association of two or more people as partners.
fr: Partenariat
price
noun
the amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something.
fr: prix
product
noun
an article or substance that is manufactured or refined for sale.
fr: Produit
profit
noun
a financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something.
fr: Profit
promotions
noun
the publicization of a product, organization, or venture so as to increase sales or public awareness
fr: promotion
publicity
noun
the giving out of information about a product, person, or company for advertising or promotional purposes.
fr: publicité
purchase
verb
acquire (something) by paying for it; buy.
fr: achat
refund
verb
pay back (money), typically to a customer who is not satisfied with goods or services bought.
fr: rembourser
tax
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.
fr: impôt