Professional Idioms: English expressions with meanings

Essential expressions for business, tech, marketing and finance

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Word	Level	Definition
bottom line	B1	the most important fact or the final result in money
touch base	B2	to talk to someone briefly to share information
synergy	B2	when working together creates a better result
deliverable	B2	something that must be provided by a certain time
stakeholder	B2	a person with an interest in a business or project
scalable	B2	able to grow bigger or handle more work without problems
streamline	C1	to make something simpler and more effective
benchmark	B1	standard used to compare things
leverage	C1	to use something you already have to gain an advantage
action item	B2	a task that someone needs to do
take ownership	B1	to accept that you are the one who must handle this
bring to the table	B1	to offer skills or ideas to a group or project
on the same page	B1	when everyone agrees and understands the same thing
think outside the box	B1	to come up with new and different ideas
win-win	B2	good for everyone involved
heads up	B1	a warning or notice before something happens
take it offline	B2	to talk about something later and not in this meeting
ballpark figure	B2	a rough number that is close but not exact

Word	Level	Definition
debug	B2	to find and fix problems in a machine or code
deploy	B2	to put a new version of software into use
sprint	B2	a short period of work, usually two to four weeks
agile	B2	describing work done in short, flexible stages
tech debt	B2	problems in code that happen when you build too fast
refactor	B2	to change how code is written without changing what it does
stand-up	B2	a short daily meeting where a team shares updates
blocker	B2	person or thing that stops movement or action
edge case	B2	a rare situation that does not happen very often
scope creep	C1	when a project grows bigger than what was first planned
rollback	B2	a change back to an earlier version of something
downtime	C1	time when a machine is not working, or free time for rest
backward compatible	B2	able to work with older versions of a system
workaround	B1	a way to solve a problem that is not the best but works
proof of concept	B2	a small test to show that an idea can really work
end-to-end	B2	from the beginning to the very end

Word	Level	Definition
cold call	B1	calling someone who does not know you to sell something
lead generation	B2	finding people who might want to buy your product
conversion rate	B2	how many visitors become real paying customers
target audience	B1	the group of people a product or message is made for
brand awareness	B2	how well people know and remember a company name
call to action	B1	a message that tells people what to do next
upsell	B2	to make a buyer choose a more costly thing than planned
churn rate	C1	how many customers stop using a product over time
go-to-market	B2	a plan for how to launch and sell a new product
value proposition	B2	the main reason a customer should buy your product
market fit	B2	when a product matches what customers really want and need
early adopter	B2	someone who uses new products before most other people
word of mouth	B1	when people tell friends about a product they like
touchpoint	B2	a moment when a company connects with its customer
pitch	B1	a short talk that tries to sell an idea
elevator pitch	B2	a very short talk to explain your idea in thirty seconds

Word	Level	Definition
onboarding	B1	the steps to help a new worker learn about their job
burnout	B1	being extremely tired from too much work
upskill	B2	to learn new things to become better at your work
reskill	B2	to learn skills for a new job because the old one changed
retention	C1	keeping employees from leaving a company
headcount	B2	the total number of people who work at a company
work-life balance	B1	having enough time for both your job and your life
remote-first	B1	describing a company where working from home is normal
culture fit	B2	when a person matches the way a company works and thinks
performance review	B1	a meeting to talk about how well you did your job

Word	Level	Definition
due diligence	C1	careful study of all facts before making a big choice
equity	B2	the part of a company that you own as shares
valuation	C1	deciding how much money something is worth
runway	B1	the time before a company runs out of money
pipeline	B2	a list of deals and projects that are in progress
break even	B2	to earn as much money as you spend
cash flow	B1	the amount of money coming in and going out each month
burn rate	C1	how fast a company spends its money before making profit

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