Business Communication Terms Quiz

Vocabulary and Definitions

• Deal with: To take action, especially to solve a problem; to buy/sell goods or services.
• Handle: To take action to manage a difficult situation.
• Liaise: To communicate effectively for collaboration between individuals or groups.
• Manage: To organize and control the operations of a company or group.
• Objective: A planned goal or target, particularly in business or work contexts.
• Reference: A statement providing information about someone's capabilities, usually required for job applications.
• Set up: To establish a business, organization, or institution.

Business Concepts

• Cap: To impose a limit on spending or charges.
• Earnings: Income received, typically referring to money earned over time.
• Exacerbate: To worsen a problem or situation.
• Extracurricular: Activities outside of the standard school curriculum.
• Faculty: The collective group of teachers in a school or university.
• Fee: Payment made to professionals or institutions for services, e.g., tuition fees.
• Hike: A sudden significant increase in a quantity.
• Placement: A temporary job providing practical experience related to a course of study.
• Resources: Financial, human, or material assets available to support an institution or business.
• Spark/Spark off: To initiate an event, particularly involving conflict or strong emotions.
• Spiralling: A situation continuously worsening or escalating.
• Subsidy: Financial assistance to lower the cost of a product or service.
• Trend: Gradual changes leading to a specific outcome.
• Willing: Readiness to do something upon request, even reluctantly.

Education and Career Vocabulary

• Bind: To restrict someone's actions by enforcing rules or agreements.
• Boost: To enhance or support growth or improvement.
• Deep pockets: Availability of substantial funds or financial resources.
• Drop out: To leave an activity prematurely before completion.
• Enhance: To improve or increase something's value or attractiveness.
• Lay off: Temporarily ending someone's employment due to insufficient work.
• Miss out: To forfeit an opportunity.
• Redundant: Being dismissed from a job due to it being unnecessary.
• Start over: To begin a process anew from the beginning.
• Thoroughly: Conducting an action meticulously and completely.
• Working party: A group tasked with analyzing problems and proposing solutions.

Grammar and Usage

• Come along: To arrive or become available.
• Downsize: To reduce the size of a company by cutting jobs.
• Fancy: An expression of surprise about something.
• Put on weight: To gain body weight.
• Sabbatical: A break from work for study, rest, or travel.
• Streamline: To modernize and simplify processes within a business or organization.