Business English Vocabulary with Pictures - Learn 30 Essential Business Words

A gathering of people to discuss work topics

"We have a team meeting every Monday morning."

💡 Pronounced: MEE-ting

A person you work with

"My colleague Sarah helped me with the project."

💡 British spelling. Americans often say "coworker"

A person who leads and supervises a team

"I need to ask my manager for permission."

💡 Can also be called "supervisor" or "boss"

The time when work must be finished

"The deadline for this report is next Friday."

💡 Stress on first syllable: DEAD-line

A place where people work at desks

"I work from home but go to the office on Wednesdays."

💡 Pronounced: AW-fis

An electronic message sent over the internet

"Please send me an email with the meeting details."

💡 Can be spelled "e-mail" or "email"

A plan showing activities and times

"Let me check my schedule to see when I'm free."

💡 US: SKED-jool, UK: SHED-yool

A planned piece of work with a specific goal

"Our team is working on a new customer service project."

💡 Stress on first syllable: PROJ-ect

A document giving information about something

"I need to write a report about last month's sales."

💡 As noun: RE-port, as verb: re-PORT

A piece of work that needs to be done

"My first task today is to reply to urgent emails."

💡 Similar to "job" but usually smaller

A talk given to a group, often with slides

"I have to give a presentation about our marketing strategy."

💡 Pronounced: prez-en-TAY-shun

A list of topics to discuss in a meeting

"Please send me the agenda so I can prepare."

💡 Stress on second syllable: a-JEN-da

A person or company that buys your services

"Our biggest client wants to order 500 more units."

💡 For services. "Customer" is for products

A document requesting payment for goods or services

"We sent the invoice last week but they haven't paid yet."

💡 Pronounced: IN-voys

A plan for how much money to spend

"Our department has a monthly budget of $10,000."

💡 Pronounced: BUJ-it

A section or division of a company

"I work in the Marketing department."

💡 Stress on second syllable: de-PART-ment

A scheduled time to meet someone

"I have an appointment with the CEO at 3 PM."

💡 Formal way to say "meeting time"

A legal agreement between two or more parties

"Both companies signed the contract yesterday."

💡 Noun: CON-tract, verb: con-TRACT

A plan or suggestion for a project or deal

"We submitted our proposal for the new project."

💡 Stress on second syllable: pro-PO-zal

A large formal meeting or event for business

"I'm attending a business conference in London next week."

💡 Pronounced: CON-fer-ence

To discuss to reach an agreement

"We need to negotiate with the supplier for a better price."

💡 Stress on second syllable: ne-GO-shi-ate

To put a plan or system into action

"We will implement the new system next month."

💡 Pronounced: IM-ple-ment

A long-term plan to achieve business goals

"Our strategy for the next five years is to double market share."

💡 Pronounced: STRAT-e-jee

The total money a business earns from sales

"Our revenue increased by 25% compared to last year."

💡 Pronounced: REV-en-yoo

Someone with an interest in a business

"We need to consider all stakeholder opinions."

💡 Includes investors, employees, customers

Happening four times a year, every three months

"We have quarterly meetings to review progress."

💡 Pronounced: QUAR-ter-lee

Money left after all costs are paid

"Our profit margin is 20%, which is good."

💡 Opposite of "loss"

A senior manager in a company

"The executive team will make the final decision."

💡 Pronounced: ig-ZEK-yoo-tiv

Working together with others on something

"Good collaboration between departments is essential."

💡 Stress on fourth syllable: col-lab-o-RAY-shun

Extra time given to finish work

"The team requested a deadline extension for the analysis."

💡 Can also just say "extension" or "more time"