Business Vocabulary — Set 2: Quick Drills flashcards
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Meaning to term: 34 of the Set 2 words, from a fresh one-line definition in the business sense back to the term itself, with one example of it at work.
Drills deck · part of Business Vocabulary · written against: The terms of everyday business, finance, marketing and the workplace; American usage; our own word selection. Updated 2026-10-10.
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Which word means a specific target, usually measurable and with a deadline, often one step toward a broader aim?objectiveStrategy & Planning
Ninety-eight percent of orders shipped within a day by July: that objective now hangs on the warehouse wall. -
Which word means the after-tax bottom line a company reports for each quarter or year?earningsFinance & Accounting
Higher steel costs cut Corvane Motors' earnings by a third last year. -
Which word means a brief, persuasive talk or message aimed at landing a sale, a backer or funding?pitchMarketing & Sales
The founder's two-minute pitch at the trade fair won her a meeting with the hotel chain's buyer. -
Which word means how much each hour of labor turns out, in goods or finished work?productivityOperations & Supply
After new software cut the typing, call-center productivity rose from nine calls an hour per agent to twelve. -
Which word means all the know-how and talents a worker can draw on, viewed as one bundle?skill setPeople & Management
Teachers who move into training jobs find their skill set transfers well. -
Which word means an enterprise that separate companies set up and co-own for one defined purpose, sharing its control, costs and profits?joint ventureDeals & Negotiation
The joint venture pairs a seed company's know-how with a drone maker's machines. -
Which word means the yearly percentage a bond, stock or rental home earns on its purchase price?yieldEconomics & Markets
Rental homes in the town bring their owners a yield of about five percent of the price each year. -
Which word means a seller's pledge that if a purchase proves faulty or disappointing, you can have it fixed, swapped or refunded?guaranteeLaw & Compliance
Under its hundred-night guarantee, the mattress can go back if you sleep poorly. -
Which word means a prepared talk, usually backed by slides, that walks an audience through information or ideas?presentationMeetings & Communication
The intern's presentation on customer complaints impressed the whole department. -
Which word means a person's say over who collects facts about them, how those facts are used and who else gets to see them?data privacyTechnology & Data
Concerned about data privacy, the cinema chain stopped sharing members' email addresses with partner brands.
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