activity ·noun (WORK)
Definition: the work of a group or organization to achieve an aim Level: B2
advertising ·noun
Definition: the business of trying to persuade people to buy products or services Level: B2
agent ·noun (BUSINESS)
Definition: someone whose job is to deal with business for someone else Level: B2
agent ·noun (SECRET INFORMATION)
Definition: someone who tries to find out secret information, especially about another country Level: B2
ambassador ·noun
Definition: the main official sent by a government of a country to represent it in another country Level: B2
analyst ·noun
Definition: someone whose job is to study or examine something in detail Level: B2
bakery ·noun
Definition: a place where bread, cakes, etc. are made or sold Level: B2
banker ·noun
Definition: someone with an important position in a bank Level: B2
banking ·noun (BUSINESS)
Definition: the business of operating a bank Level: B2
bartender ·noun
Definition: a person who makes and serves drinks in a bar Level: B2
bonus ·noun (EXTRA MONEY)
Definition: an extra amount of money that you are given, especially because you have worked hard Level: B2
candidate ·noun (JOB/ELECTION)
Definition: a person who is competing to get a job or elected position Level: B2
casually ·adverb
Definition: in a casual way Level: B2
chief ·adjective (HIGHEST IN RANK)
Definition: highest in rank Level: B2
chief ·noun
Definition: the person in charge of a group or organization Level: B2
client ·noun
Definition: someone who pays someone else for services or advice Level: B2
commerce ·noun
Definition: the activities involved in buying and selling things Level: B2
commercial ·adjective (BUYING AND SELLING)
Definition: related to buying and selling things Level: B2
committee ·noun
Definition: a small group of people chosen to represent a larger organization and either make decisions or collect information for it Level: B2
competition ·noun (BUSINESS/JOBS)
Definition: when someone, or a company, is trying to win something or be more successful than someone else Level: B2
composer ·noun
Definition: someone who writes music Level: B2
conductor ·noun
Definition: someone who stands in front of a group of musicians or singers and controls their performance Level: B2
construction ·noun (BUILDING WORK)
Definition: the work of building something, especially houses, offices, bridges, etc. Level: B2
consultant ·noun
Definition: someone who advises people on a particular subject Level: B2
crew ·noun (TEAM)
Definition: a team of people with special skills who work together Level: B2
critic ·noun (ARTS)
Definition: someone whose job is to give their opinion about something, especially movies, books, music, etc. Level: B2
deadline ·noun
Definition: a time or day by which something must be done Level: B2
deal ·noun (AGREEMENT)
Definition: an agreement or an arrangement, especially in business Level: B2
dealer ·noun
Definition: a person who buys and sells a particular type of goods Level: B2
diplomat ·noun
Definition: an official whose job is to represent one country in another, and who usually works in an embassy Level: B2
division ·noun (ORGANIZATION)
Definition: one of the groups in a business or organization Level: B2
duty ·noun (JOB)
Definition: something you do as part of your job or because of your position Level: B2
earnings ·noun
Definition: money that you get for working Level: B2
economist ·noun
Definition: a person who studies or has a special knowledge of economics Level: B2
editor ·noun
Definition: a person who corrects or changes text, film, etc., or a person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine Level: B2
electrician ·noun
Definition: someone whose job is to put in, check or repair electrical wires and equipment Level: B2
entertainer ·noun
Definition: someone whose job is to entertain people by singing, telling jokes, etc. Level: B2
establish ·verb (START)
Definition: to start a company or organization that is likely to continue for a long time Level: B2
export ·verb
Definition: to send goods to another country for sale Level: B2
fire ·verb (REMOVE FROM A JOB)
Definition: to tell someone they must leave their job Level: B2
firm ·noun
Definition: a company or business Level: B2
fisherman ·noun
Definition: someone who catches fish as a job or as a hobby Level: B2
form ·verb (START)
Definition: to start an organization or business Level: B2
head ·verb (LEADER)
Definition: to be in charge of a group, organization, etc. Level: B2
headquarters ·noun
Definition: the place from where an organization is controlled Level: B2
hire ·verb (EMPLOY)
Definition: to begin to to employ someone Level: B2
import ·verb
Definition: to buy or bring in products from another country Level: B2
income ·noun
Definition: money that you earn by working, investing, or producing goods Level: B2
industrial ·adjective
Definition: connected with industry, or having a lot of industry and factories, etc. Level: B2
industry ·noun (PRODUCTION)
Definition: the production of goods in factories Level: B2
inspector ·noun (OFFICER)
Definition: a police officer of high rank Level: B2
inspector ·noun (OFFICIAL)
Definition: someone whose job is to check that things are being done correctly Level: B2
institution ·noun (ORGANIZATION)
Definition: a large and important organization, such as a university or bank Level: B2
investigator ·noun
Definition: a person whose job is to examine a crime, accident, etc. in order to discover the truth Level: B2
job ·noun (RESPONSIBILITY)
Definition: something that is your responsibility Level: B2
journalism ·noun
Definition: the work of collecting, writing and publishing news stories and articles in newspapers and magazines or broadcasting them on the radio and television Level: B2
judge ·noun (COURT)
Definition: someone who controls a trial in court, decides how criminals should be punished, and makes decisions about legal matters Level: B2
living ·noun
Definition: the money that you earn from your job Level: B2
make ·verb (EARN)
Definition: to earn Level: B2
management ·noun
Definition: the control and organization of something Level: B2
manual ·adjective (PHYSICAL WORK)
Definition: involving physical work rather than mental work Level: B2
manufacture ·verb
Definition: to produce goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines Level: B2
manufacturer ·noun
Definition: a company that produces goods in large numbers Level: B2
manufacturing ·noun
Definition: the business of producing goods in large numbers Level: B2
mayor ·noun
Definition: the person who is elected to govern a city or town Level: B2
minister ·noun
Definition: a member of the government in Britain and many other countries who is in charge of a particular department or has an important position in it Level: B2
monitor ·noun (PERSON)
Definition: someone whose job is to watch or check something Level: B2
novelist ·noun
Definition: a person who writes novels Level: B2
officer ·noun (MILITARY)
Definition: someone with an important job in a military organization Level: B2
open ·verb (START OFFICIALLY)
Definition: If a business or activity opens, it starts officially for the first time, and if you open it, you make it start officially for the first time. Level: B2
operate ·verb (ORGANIZATION)
Definition: If an organization or business operates, it is working, and if you operate it, you manage it and make it work. Level: B2
operator ·noun (PERSON CONTROLLING MACHINE)
Definition: someone whose job is to use and control a machine or vehicle Level: B2
operator ·noun (COMPANY)
Definition: a company that does a particular type of business Level: B2
opportunity ·noun (CHANCE OF JOB)
Definition: the chance to get a job Level: B2
overtime ·noun
Definition: extra time that you work after your usual working hours Level: B2
paperwork ·noun
Definition: the part of a job that involves producing reports, writing letters, organizing information, etc. Level: B2
partner ·noun (BUSINESS)
Definition: one of two or more people who own a business Level: B2
pension ·noun
Definition: a sum of money paid regularly by the government or a private company to a person who has stopped working because they are old or ill Level: B2
pharmacist ·noun
Definition: someone who is trained to prepare or sell medicines Level: B2
plumber ·noun
Definition: someone whose job is to repair or connect water pipes, and things like toilets and bathtubs Level: B2
position ·noun (JOB)
Definition: a job in a company, school, or other organization Level: B2
prime minister ·noun
Definition: the leader of the government in some countries Level: B2
producer ·noun
Definition: someone who controls how a film, play, program, or musical recording is made Level: B2
profession ·noun (PEOPLE)
Definition: the people who do a type of work considered as a group Level: B2
professional ·adjective (JOB)
Definition: relating to a job that needs special training or education Level: B2
professional ·noun
Definition: someone who earns money for playing a sport or doing an activity that most other people do as a hobby Level: B2
promotion ·noun (JOB)
Definition: when someone is given a more important job in the same organization Level: B2
psychologist ·noun
Definition: someone who studies the human mind and human emotions and behavior, and how different situations have an effect on them Level: B2
publisher ·noun
Definition: a company or person who prepares and prints books, newspapers, magazines, etc. Level: B2
qualification ·noun (ABILITY)
Definition: skills, experience, education, etc., that provide you with the ability do something, especially a job Level: B2
qualified ·adjective
Definition: having the standard of knowledge, experience, education, or ability you need to do or be something Level: B2
reference ·noun (LETTER)
Definition: a letter that is written by someone who knows you, to say why you are a good person for a particular job, school, honor, etc. Level: B2
reject ·verb (JOB/SCHOOL)
Definition: to refuse to accept someone for a job, a place at a school or in a course, etc. Level: B2
researcher ·noun
Definition: someone who does research as a job Level: B2
resign ·verb (LEAVE JOB)
Definition: to officially tell your employer that you are leaving your job Level: B2
responsibility ·noun (DUTY)
Definition: something that it is your job or duty to deal with Level: B2
responsible ·adjective (IMPORTANT)
Definition: A responsible job is important because you have to make decisions that affect other people. Level: B2
retired ·adjective
Definition: having stopped working, often because you are old Level: B2
retirement ·noun (LIFE PERIOD)
Definition: the period of your life after you have stopped working Level: B2
retirement ·noun (LEAVING JOB)
Definition: when you leave your job and stop working, usually because you are old Level: B2
senior ·adjective (MORE IMPORTANT)
Definition: having a more important job or position than someone else Level: B2
servant ·noun
Definition: someone who works and lives in someone else's house doing their cooking and cleaning, especially in the past Level: B2
shift ·noun (WORK)
Definition: a period of work in a place such as a factory or hospital, or the people who do that work Level: B2
silent ·adjective (NO SPEAKING)
Definition: without talking Level: B2
skilled ·adjective
Definition: having the abilities needed to do an activity or job well Level: B2
slave ·noun
Definition: someone who is owned by someone else and has to work for them Level: B2
specialize ·verb
Definition: to spend most of your time studying one particular subject or doing one type of business Level: B2
start ·verb (BUSINESS)
Definition: If a business or other organization starts, or if someone starts one, it is created and starts to operate. Level: B2
strike ·verb (STOP WORK)
Definition: to stop working for a period of time because you want more money, better working conditions, etc. Level: B2
task ·noun
Definition: a piece of work, especially something unpleasant or difficult Level: B2
trade ·noun (JOB)
Definition: someone's job, especially one which needs skill in using their hands Level: B2
train ·verb (TEACH)
Definition: to teach someone how to do something, usually a skill that is needed for a job Level: B2
train ·verb (LEARN)
Definition: to learn the skills you need to do a job Level: B2
transfer ·verb (CHANGE JOB/TEAM)
Definition: to change to a different job, team, place of work, etc., or to make someone do this Level: B2
tutor ·noun
Definition: someone who teaches one person or a very small group of people Level: B2
vacant ·adjective (JOB)
Definition: A vacant job is available for someone to do. Level: B2
well-paid ·adjective
Definition: earning a lot of money Level: B2