unit 12
accept => acceptance
accessibility dostêpnoœæ the quality or characteristic of something that makes it possible to approach, enter, or use it
acquisition make an acquistion the process of getting sth, buys sth
add say another thing
affect influence
afterward(s) later
ain't am not, is not etc.
alignment position
alliance sojusz a group of countries, political parties, or people who have agreed to work together because of shared interests or aims
alternative one that you can use if you do not want to use another one
applaud clap, show enjoyment
approve agree, allow, have a good opinion
assessment judgement
associate professor a teacher of high rank in a college or university who has a lower rank than a professor
at sb's disposal available to be used by someone
attempt try to do sth
back and forth tam i z powrotem moving first in one direction and then in the opposite one
back office the part of a business company that is concerned with running the ?company and that does not deal directly with customers or the public
be bound to mieæ obowi¹zek, byæ zmuszonym be forced to
before long soon
benefit from mieæ korzyœæ z
bid make/launch/ reject = refuse a bid offer money for shares in a company
call off cancel
capability ability
cash flow the amount of money moving into and out of a business
chocolatier person or company that makes or sells chocolate
clash fight
commit to promise or give your loyalty, time, or money to a particular principle, person, or plan of action
compatible zgodny, agreeable n. compatibility able to exist, live together, or work successfully with something or someone else
complementary useful and attractive
comprise consist
conceal prevent sth from sth
conditional warunkowy + on depends on sth else being done
confirm = approve, affirm make certain
conglomerate a company that owns several smaller businesses whose products or services are usually very different
consensual with the willing agreement of all the people involved
consummated complited
convey communicate
corporation a large company or group of companies that is controlled together as a single organization
couch express
crash fall in the value
crucial = vital important
currently nowadays
database a large amount of information stored in a computer system in such a way that it can be easily looked at or changed
dean leader
decentralize to move the control of an organization or government from a single place to several smaller ones
deeply extremely, strongly
definitely without any doubt
delighted very pleased
derail prevent
deteriorate become worse
determine decide
disguised having an appearance that hides the true from
ditch get rid of
diverse different
division separate part
domestic inside the country
dominant more important, strong
drive stimulate, provide power
due diligence nale¿yta starannoœæ the detailed examination of a company and its financial records, done before becoming involved in a business arrangement with it
due to becuase of
embassy the building where work the group of people who represent their country in a foreign country
essentially mainly
established well known, growing
ethanol etanol
eventually finally
exceptionally wyj¹tkowo, much greater than usual
exclusive limited
exclusively only
expand increase
expand increase
expansion development
expiration date data wa¿noœci the last day on which a product or service can be used
extent amount, area or length
factor fact of
fair trade a way of buying and selling products that makes certain that the people who produce the goods receive a fair price
fiercely extremely
firmly certainly, strongly
fixed-line traditional phone services that use cables
flagging becoming weaker, weaken
flexible changeable
folks people
force narzucaæ force a rule to be obeyed
fortunate lucky
fragrance sweet or pleasant smell
fully completely
furthermore in addition, more importantly
gain get
go for choose
go on continue
highly very
hippie a person, typically young, especially in the late 1960s and early 1970s, who ?believed in ?peace, was ?opposed to many of the ?accepted ?ideas about how to live, had long hair, and often lived in groups and took drugs
hostile unfriendly
identify explain
impartial not supporting any of the sides involved in an argument
in spite of even though, despite of
inadequate not good enough
inadequate not ood enough
inclusive including
incredibly extremely
indebted grateful
independent not influenced
indicate show
ingredient element one of the parts of something successful
in-house inside the business Something that is done in-house is done within an organization or business by its employees rather than by other people
initial at the begining
innovate introduce changes or new ideas
interchangeable changeable, able to be exchange, compatibile
invisible impossible to see
ironically z przek¹sem in a way that is different or opposite from the result you would expect
joint venture set up a joint venture a business or business activity that two or more people or companies work on/ invested together
knot supe³, wêze³
lastly endly
lifetime the period of time during sb's lives
majority the large number
MBO (management buyout) when company's top executives buy the company they work fo
merger when two or more companies or organizations join together fuzja
mid-priced used to describe a product or service that is neither very cheap nor very expensive compared to other products or services of the same type
mission aim, goal
multinational involving several different countries, or (of a business) producing and selling goods in several different countries
net asset value the total value of the assets of a company after its total debt has been subtracted
nevertheless despite
observe notcie, see
obviously in a way that is easy to understand
occupancy ob³o¿enie the number of things, such as rooms, that are being used, in relation to the total number available
once-revered no longer respected
oncology onkologia
opportunistic using a situation to get advantage
organic growth If a company experiences organic growth, it develops its own business instead of buying other companies
outline describe
outline describe
oversea outside the country
particularly especially
permit allow
personal care the job of helping people who cannot take care of themselves, for example because they are disabled
pharmaceutical farmaceutyczna
pint size
point out tell sb about sth
poll = survey, voting a study in which people are asked for their opinions about a subject or person
pose cause
preferably if possible, possibly
premium extrA
prestigious respected
prevail control, influence
previously early
priority something that is very important and must be dealt with before other things
profit margins the difference between the total cost of making and selling something and the price it is sold for
propeller œmig³o a device that causes a ship or aircraft to move, consisting of two or more blades that spin at high speed
pruchase buy
public offering an occasion when a company makes shares available, or the number of shares made available
put your cards on the table = lay your cards on the table to be honest and not hide what you are thinking or doing
quantify measure or judge the size or amount
quarterly done or produced four times a year
rapidly quickly
reconsider think again
record information
refer to relate to
reject refuse
relative a member of your family
relatively quite
reliable that you can rely on
remain keep
remain say, continue
respectively odpowiednio appropriately
restructure to organize a company, business, or system in a new way to make it operate more effectively
retail sctivity of selling goods to the public
retain keep
reveal give a secret
revenue income
revere respect and admire
sales rep = sales representative someone who travels to different places trying to persuade people to buy their company's products or services
set up start
shareholding akcjonariat the shares in a company that a particular person or organization owns considered together as a unit
showstopper d³ugo oklaskiwany fragment wystêpu a piece in a stage performance that the audience enjoy so much that their clapping and shouts of approval interrupt the performance
significantly importnatly
site place
sizeable large
skeptical doubtfull that sth is true or useful
slot hole
slow down more relax, less active
sovereign having the highest power or being completely independent
Soviet Union Zwi¹zek Radziecki
split divide
stake take/sell a stake - przej¹æ udzia³y money risked or invested in a company; number of shares
steady gradual, firm
steelmaker a company that produces steel
stock supply
strictly exactly, correctly
submarine ³ódŸ podwodna a ship that can travel underwater
subsidiary a company that is owned by a larger company
suitability => suitable
swallow up sth/sb to take someone or something in so that it is destroyed or no longer independent
take in remove
take place happen
takeover przejêcie a situation in which a company gets control of another company by buying enough of its shares
takeover bid an offer or attempt to take control of a company by buying enough of its shares to do this, or the amount of money offered
target aim, objective
temporary not lasting or needed for very long
tempting wanting to have or do
tension feeling of nervousness
the mainstream the way of life or set of beliefs accepted by most people
the scale of the size of
therefore in this way
throughout przez, poprzez in every part or during the whole period of time
tie connect
tie-up connection
transition a change from one form or type to another, or the process by which this happens
turn down refuse
turnover the amount of business that a company does in a period of time
ultra- extreme, extremely
unlimited not limited
unspectacular not exciting, not great
vulnerable = defenseless, sensitive able to be easily hurt, influenced or attacked
wage salary a particular amount of money that is paid, usually every week, to an ?employee, ?especially one who does ?work that ?needs ?physical skills or strength, rather than a job needing a college education