Business & Management vocabulary

Professional vocabulary for workplace, management and business processes

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Word	Level	Definition
team	A1	a group of people who work or play together
colleague	B1	someone in the same profession or company as you
coworker	B1	another person at the same office or place as you
boss	A1	the person who tells you what to do at work
manager	A2	person who is in charge of a group or place
supervisor	B2	a person whose job is to watch over workers
subordinate	B2	lower in rank, or a person of lower position
employee	B1	a person who works for a company and gets paid
employer	B1	a person or company that pays people to work
staff	B1	all the people who work in a place
department	B1	a part of a big company or government
division	B1	splitting into parts or a part of a company
stakeholder	B2	a person with an interest in a business or project
customer	A2	a person who buys things from a shop
partner	A2	a person who shares a business with you
freelancer	B1	person who works for different companies freely
intern	B1	student learning a job by working at it
trainee	B2	a person who is learning a job
mentor	B2	an older, experienced person who helps and teaches you
executive	B2	important person who makes decisions at work
director	B1	a person who leads a company or makes a film
board	A2	a group of people who manage a company
headquarters	B2	the main office of an organisation

Word	Level	Definition
process	B1	a set of steps to do something
workflow	B1	series of steps needed to complete a task or project
deadline	B1	last day or time you can do something
milestone	B1	important event in the progress of something
timeline	B2	a plan showing when each part of a project will happen
schedule	B1	plan of times for things to happen
cycle	B1	a series of events that happen again and again in the same order
phase	B1	one part or step in a process
stage	A2	one step in a process that has several parts
step	A1	one thing you do before you do the next thing
launch	B1	the event when something new is introduced to the public
rollout	B2	the process of bringing a new system to all its users step by step
implementation	B2	the process of putting a plan into action
execution	B2	the act of carrying out a plan
handover	B2	giving control or responsibility to another person
bottleneck	B2	point where progress becomes very slow

Word	Level	Definition
meeting	A2	a time when people come together to talk
conference	B1	a big meeting where people talk about a topic
call	A1	a talk with someone using a phone
video call	A2	phone call where you can see the other person
agenda	B2	a list of things to talk about or do
minutes	A2	written record of what was said at a meeting
notes	A2	short pieces of writing to help you remember
presentation	B1	talk given to a group of people
feedback	B1	what people say about your work
brainstorm	B1	a meeting where people share many ideas quickly
discussion	B1	a talk about a topic with other people
negotiation	B1	talk between people trying to agree
one-on-one	B2	a meeting between just two people
stand-up	B2	a short meeting where each person gives a quick update
briefing	B2	a short meeting where information is given
debriefing	C1	meeting to discuss what happened after an event
workshop	B1	a class where people learn by doing activities
keynote	B2	the main speech given at an important event
follow-up	B1	action done after the first step to check results
action item	B2	a task that someone needs to do

Word	Level	Definition
task	A2	piece of work you need to do
project	A2	a big piece of work you plan and do
responsibility	B1	something you must do or take care of
duty	B1	something you must do as part of your job
role	B1	the part someone plays in a job or story
priority	B1	thing that is most important to do first
urgent	B1	needing to be done right now
important	A2	meaning a lot, having great value
ownership	B2	being fully responsible for the result of your work
accountability	B1	being the one who must answer for what happens
deliverable	B2	something that must be provided by a certain time
outcome	B1	what happens as a result of something
goal	A2	something you want to make happen
objective	B1	what you are trying to reach or do
target	B1	thing you try to hit or reach
workload	B2	the amount of work a person has to do
overtime	B1	extra hours of work beyond the normal time

Word	Level	Definition
efficiency	B1	doing things well without wasting time
productivity	B2	amount of useful work done in a time period
quality	B1	how good or bad something is
metric	B2	a number used to measure how well something is performing
indicator	B1	thing that shows or points to something
benchmark	B1	standard used to compare things
standard	B1	normal level of quality
assessment	B1	a test or check of how good something is
report	A2	a written document giving information about work done
dashboard	C1	a screen that shows important numbers about a business
analytics	B2	the study of collected data to find useful patterns
insight	B2	a sudden clear grasp of what something really means
trend	B1	the general direction something is changing over time
growth	B1	getting bigger or more over time
improvement	B1	change that makes something better

Word	Level	Definition
manage	B1	to be in charge of running a business
coordinate	B2	organise people or things to work well together
supervise	B2	to watch over people to make sure work is done well
delegate	B2	to give part of your work to someone else
prioritize	B2	to decide what is most important to do first
allocate	B1	to give out a share of something
assign	B1	to give someone a task to do
evaluate	B1	to think carefully about how good something is
monitor	B1	to watch something carefully over a period of time
track	A2	to watch something closely to see what it does
approve	B1	to say yes, to agree something is OK
reject	B1	to say no to something offered
escalate	B2	to pass a problem to someone with more authority
resolve	B1	to find an answer to a problem
collaborate	B1	to work together with someone
facilitate	B2	make something easier or help it happen
streamline	C1	to make something simpler and more effective
outsource	C1	to pay another company to do work for you
restructure	C1	to organize something in a completely new way

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