OALD 250 Cards

(~ of sth) the act of keeping sth in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly

[C] (~ of sth) [often in compounds] a person, company, or piece of equipment that makes or produces sth

[usually before noun] connected with the work of a manager

[of work, etc.] involving using the hands or physical strength

[business] the amount of profit made on the sale of a good or service

[business − of a loan or an insurance policy, etc.] the time when money you have lent or invested is ready to be paid back

a method or a system for achieving sth mechanism

(~ with/into sth | ~ A with B | ~ A and B together) to combine, or make two or more things combine, to form a single thing

[C] (~ between/of A and B | ~ with sth) the act of joining two or more organizations or businesses into one

[only before noun] connected with money, especially all the money in a country

(~ in/of/on sth) [business] the complete control of trade in particular goods or the supply of a particular service; a type of goods or a service that is controlled in this way

paid, valid or calculated for 30 days

1. (also [informal] a home loan) a legal agreement by which a bank or similar organization lends you money to buy a house, etc., and you pay the money back over a particular number of years; the sum of money that you borrow (noun) 2. to raise cash using property as security (~ a house) (verb)

the reason why sb does sth or behaves in a particular way

1. existing in or involving many countries (adjective) 2. a company that operates in many countries (noun)

[v] (~ with sb, for/about sth) to try to reach an agreement by formal discussion

[C, usually pl., U] formal discussion between people who are trying to reach an agreement

[usually before noun] the amount that remains when nothing more is to be taken away

1. [U] the state of being forced to do sth because it is your duty, or because of a law, etc. 2. [C] something which you must do because you have promised, because of a law, etc.

1. controlled by or connected to a computer or to the Internet (adjective) 2. by means of the Internet (adverb)

[usually before noun] connected with the way in which a business, machine, system, etc. works

[often in compounds] a person who runs equipment or a machine

describing a group of people who form a business, club, etc. together in order to achieve a particular aim

the result or effect of an action or event

connected with or in foreign countries, especially those separated from your country by the sea or ocean (adjective and adverb)

[U] the fact of possessing sth ownership

[v] (~ in sth) [rather formal] to take part in or become involved in an activity

that which must be paid or can be paid

(~ sb/sth [as sth]) to understand or think of sb/sth in a particular way

[C+sing./pl. v.] the number, amount, rate of sth, expressed as if it is part of a total which is 100; a part or share of a whole

personal computer (abbreviation)

[pl.] the people who work for an organization or one of the armed forces

[BrE] public limited company (abbreviation used after the name of a company or business)

(finance) a set of shares owned by a particular person or organization

1. an amount of money that you pay once or regularly for an insurance policy (noun) 2. of a particularly high quality or standard (e.g. a ~ product) (adjective)

[only before noun] most important; main

mainly, chiefly

[U] to sell a business or an industry so that it is no longer owned by the government

[U, C] how likely sth is to happen, [SYN] likelihood

[U] the rate at which a worker, a company or a country produces goods, and the amount produced, compared with how much time, work and money is needed to produce them

a description of sb/sth that gives useful information

that which makes or is likely to make money

a person or an organization that supplies sb with sth they need or want

[U, C, usually sing.] the act of supplying sb with sth that they need or want; sth that is supplied

(formal) a person who buys sty

[pl. –os] (~ of A to B) the relationship between two groups of people or things that is represented by two numbers showing how much larger one group is in relation to the other

[C, U] a difficult time for the economy of a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people are unemployed

[C] (~ to sb for/on/about sth) a formal suggestion about the best thing to do

[U,C, usually sing.] recovery (from sth) the process of becoming well again after an illness or an injury

1. to find new people to join a company, an organization, the armed forces, etc (verb) 2. a person who has just joined a company etc. (noun)

the process of finding new people to join a company or an organization

the situation when sb has to leave their job because there is no more work available for them

[U, C] the act of making an official record of sth/sb, a document showing that an official record has been made of sth

to control sth by means of rules

a person or an organization that officially controls an area of business or industry and makes sure that it is operating fairly

[usually before noun] having the power to control an area of business or industry and make sure that it is operating fairly

[C, usually pl.] a sum of money that you pay regularly to a bank, etc. until you have returned all the money that you owe

[C] a formal statement of an opinion agreed on by a committee or a parliament/council, especially by means of a vote

[C, usually pl.] (~ on sb/sth) a rule, a fact, an idea, etc. that limits or controls what people can do

to organize sth such as a system or a company in a new and different way

[C] the act of organizing sth such as a system or a company in a new and different way

1. [U] the selling of goods to the public, usually through shops/stores (noun) 2. connected with the sale of goods to the public (adjective) 3. at the price paid by the general public (adverb)

[U] the business of selling goods to the public, usually through shops/ stores

person or business that sells goods to the public

[U] (also revenues [pl.]) the money that a government receives from taxes or that an organization receives from its business

(~ for sth | ~ for sb to do sth) the opportunity or ability to do or achieve sth; [SYN] potential

person or organisation that parts with a good or product in return for money; (good, poor, etc. ~) a product that has been sold in the amounts or way mentioned; [SYN] vendor

[C] an official agreement that ends an argument between two people or groups

an owner of equity in a company or business

[usually before noun] lasting a short time; designed only for a short period of time in the future

(~ in sth) to become an expert in a particular area of work, study or business; to spend more time on one area of work than on others

designed or developed for a particular purpose or area of knowledge

[C, U] a detailed description of how sth is, or should be, designed or made

to state sth, especially by giving an exact measurement, time, exact instructions, etc.

[C] money that sb invests in a company; [sing.] (~ in sth) an interest or share in a business, plan, etc. that is important to you and that you want to be successful

that which can be won or lost, depending on the success of a particular action

1. [only before noun] connected with starting a new business or project (adjective) 2. a company that is just beginning to operate (noun)

[C] a piece of information shown in numbers

(also [informal] stats) [pl.] a collection of information shown in numbers

[usually before noun] fixed by law; that which must be done by law

the business of buying and selling shares in companies and also the place where this happens

done as part of a plan that is meant to achieve a particular purpose or to gain an advantage (adjective)

in a manner that is meant to achieve a particular purpose or to gain an advantage (adverb)

[usually before noun] connected with the way in which sth is built or organized (adjective)

according to the way in which sth is built or organized (adverb)

(~ sth to sb/sth) to give a document, proposal, etc. to sb in authority so that they can study or consider it

(~ to sth) to pay an amount of money regularly in order to receive or use sth

a person who pays to receive a service

(~ to/for sth) an amount of money you pay, usually once a year, to receive regular copies of a newspaper or magazine; the act of paying this money

[formal] happening or coming after sth else

[formal] afterwards; later; after sth else has happened

1. [pl. –ies] a business company that is owned or controlled by another larger company (noun) 2. secondary (adjective)

a person or company that produces or finds and delivers goods

1. the amount by which the amount of money received is greater than the amount of money spent (noun) 2. in addition to that which is required or needed (adjective)

involving the use of natural products and energy in a way that does not harm the environment

an act of taking control of a company by buying most of its shares

money that has to be paid to government on income, profits, etc.; the system of collecting money due to government on income, profits, etc.

a person who pays money to the government, especially on the money that they earn

[pl.] the technology of sending signals, images and messages over long distances by radio, telephone, television, satellite, etc.

a person who pays rent for the use of a room, building, land, etc. to the person who owns it

1. a formal offer to supply goods or do work at a stated price; [SYN] bid (noun) 2. (~ for sth) to make a formal bid to supply goods or services (verb)

a person who buys and sells things as a job

[C] (~ between A and B) a piece of business that is done between people, especially an act of buying or selling

1. [C, usually sing., U] (~ of sth) the total amount of goods or services sold by a company during a particular period of time 2. the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by other people 3. [sing.] (~ of sth) the rate at which goods are sold in a shop/store and replaced by others

[U] the state of being not sure

[formal] to be the basis or cause of sth

important in a situation but not always easily noticed or stated clearly

[C] (~ to do sth) | ~ that … ) [formal] an agreement or a promise to do sth

[C] [especially NAmE] a service provided for the public, for example an electricity, water or gas supply utility

1. often changing; likely to change (adjective) 2. a situation, number or quantity that can vary or be varied (noun)

[U] [BrE] a tax that is added to the price of goods and services (abbreviation for ‘value added tax’)

a person who sells things, for example food or newspapers, often outside on the street

1. done willingly, not because you are forced 2. [usually before noun] [of work] done by people who choose to do it without being paid

1. willingly; without being forced 2. without payment, free

[pl. –ies] [C, U] a written agreement in which a company selling sth promises to repair or replace it if there is a problem within a particular period of time; [SYN] guarantee

1. all the people who work for a particular company, organization, etc.; [SYN] staff 2. all the people in a country or an area who are available for work

1. [usually before noun] affecting all parts of the planet (adjective) 2. all over the world (adverb)

1. to produce or provide sth, for example a profit, result, or crop (verb) 2. the profit, result or crop resulting from a particular economic basis (noun)