Business Power Words

Basic Level

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 COMMON BUSINESS VERBS - Basic
accelerate accept accommodate accompany accomplish
account accumulate achieve acknowledge acquire
act activate adapt add address
adjust administer admit advertise advise
advocate affect afford agree aid
align allocate allow amend analyze
analyze announce answer anticipate apologize
appear apply appoint appraise appreciate
approach approve arbitrate arise arrange
arrive ascertain ask assemble assess
assign assist associate assume assure
attach attain attend attract audit
authorise automate avoid avoid award
balance bargain base be delighted be interested
be pleased bear become begin believe
benefit boost borrow bought break
brief bring broaden budget build
burn calculate calibrate call cancel
capture care carry catalog categorize
cater cause celebrate centralize change
charge chart check check in check out
choose clarify classify clear close
coach code collaborate collate collect
combine come comfort commence commit
communicate compare compile complain complete
compose compute conceive conceptualize concerning
conciliate conclude condense conduct confirm
congratulate connect conserve consider consolidate
construct consult contact contain continue
contract contribute control convert convey
convince cooperate coordinate copy correct
correlate correspond counsel count conquer
cover create credit cultivate customize
cut damage date deal dealt with
debate debug decide decrease dedicate
deduce defend defer define delay
delegate deliver demonstrate depend depict
depreciated derive describe deserve design
detail detect determine develop devise
devote diagnose diagram differentiate direct
disappoint discharge disclose discount discover
discriminate discuss dismiss dispatch dispatch
display dissect disseminate distinguish distribute
distribute diversify divide divide do

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document draft draw drop drop
earn edit educate effect elect
elicit eliminate emphasize employ employ
enable enclose encourage end enforce
enhance enjoy enlarge enlighten enlist
enrich ensure enter entertain entitle
enumerate equip erect establish estimate
evaluate evolve examine exceed exchange
excite execute exercise exhibit exist
expand expect expedite experience experiment
explain explore express extend extract
extrapolate fabricate face facilitate fail
fall familiarize feel file fill
filter finalize find fine-tune finish
fit fix focus follow force
forecast forget form formulate fortify
forward found frame fund furnish
further gain gather gauge generate
get get worse give go govern
grade grant grasp grow guarantee
guide handle happen have head
hear help hesitate highlight hire
hold honour hope host identify
illustrate imagine impart implement import
impress improve improvise include incorporate
increase increase index indicate individualize
influence inform ignite initiate innovate
inquire inspect inspire install institute
instruct insure integrate intend interact
interface interpret intervene interview introduce
invent invest investigate invite invoice
illuminate identify intensify inspire innovate
involve issue join join judge
justify keep know label launch
lead learn leave leverage lend
lengthen let license lighten like
limit liquidate list listen live
localize locate log look lose
lower lower mail maintain make
manage manufacture map mark market
master maximize mean measure mechanize
mediate meet mention mentor merge
methodize minimize miss mobilize model
moderate modernize modify monitor motivate
move name narrate navigate need
negotiate note notice notify nurture

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observe obtain occur offer offset
open operate orchestrate order organise
organise orient originate outline overhaul
oversaw oversee owe own pack
pack package participate pass pay
perceive perfect perform permit persuade
phone photograph pick pilot pioneer
place plan play point practice
predict prefer prepare present preserve
preside prevent position price print
prioritize probe proceed process produce
program project promise promote propose
prove provide publicize publish purchase
pursue profit qualify quantify quote
raise realise ran rank rate
reach resist reduce refresh reason
recall receive replace recognise recommend
reconcile record recover recreate recruit
recruit rectify reduce refer refine
reflect refuse regarding register regret
regulate reinforce reject relate release
remain remember remind remodel remove
render renew reorganize repair replace
reply report represent request require
research reserve resign resolve respond
restore restrict result retain retire
retrieve return revamp reveal review
revise revitalize rise reconsider route
run sample satisfy save say
scan schedule screen script scrutinize
search secure see seek seem
segment select sell send separate
serve service supplement set goals set up
settle shape share ship shorten
show sign simplify simulate sketch
sold solicit solve sort speak
spearhead specialize specify spend split
split spoke stage stand standardize
start state stay stimulate stop
straighten strategize streamline strengthen structure
study submit substantiate substitute succeed
suggest suit summarize supervise supply
support surpass surprise survey sustain
shatter shave-off sidestep stretch succeed
symbolize synthesize systematize tabulate tail
take talk target taught teach

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tell tend terminate terminate test
thank think time tour trace
track trade train transcribe transfer
transform translate transmit transport transpose
travel treat triple troubleshoot trust
try turn tutor uncover understand
undertook unify unveil update upgrade
upheld use utilize validate verify
view visit visualize vitalize volunteer
wait want weigh welcome widen
win wish withdraw witness wonder
work write write xerox zap
zero in zip zoom in zoom out unleash

Business Verb Preposition Collocations - BASIC

sm – someone; smt - something

according to account for add to adjust to

admit to advantage of agree on smt; with allow for
sm/smt
apologize for apply to; for smt approve of sm argue with ; about
arrange for arrive at; arrive ask sm about; for attend to
base on because of begin by; with believe in
belong to benefit from blame sm for smt borrow from
capable of care for; about carry on cater for
charge sm with; for choose between comment on (topic) communicate with
compare with; to compete with complain about; of; to compose of
comply with divide into concern with
concentrate on concern about confess to confirm with; to sm
conform to / with confuse with congratulate on consist of smt
contact with contribute to convince smb of smt cope with
correspond with cost of count on; upon cover with

damage to deal with decide on; against; for; dedicate to

upon

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demand smt from depends upon; on; derive smt from smt despite
smb depend on
deter from differ from difference between different from
disagree with disapprove of discourage smb from discuss topic
smt discuss with
discuss smt with sm
distract smb from due to elaborate on emerge from
smt
excel at; in exchange smt for exclude smt from smt excuse sm for smt
smt
experiment on explain smt to sm forget about forgive sm for smt
explain to sm
forward to further to have a discussion have a reason for
about
have an excuse for hear about; from help smb with smt hide from
hope of; for; in addition to in case of in favour of
hoping for; to
in spite of in view of increase in inform
insist on instead of insure against interest in
interfere with / in introduce to invest in involve smb/smt
keep sm from doing know about lend smt to smb listen to
smt; keep on
look at/into; for meet with mistake for object to smt
look forward to
on account of on behalf of operate on owing to
participate in pay for; by persist in plan on doing smt
prefer smt to smt prepare for present smb with smt prevent sm from
doing smt
prior to problem with prohibit sm from doing protect from, against
smt
provide smb with put off react against; to reason for

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smt
recover from smt refer to regarding regardless of
rely (up)on sm / smt remind sm about reply to resign from
respecting respond to sm/smt responsible for result in
save smb / smt search
from smt
for see
forto separate smt from
share smt; similar to solution to speak / talk to/with
share with with smb sm about smt
specializes in spend smt on stand for stop sm from doing
smt
subject smt to subscribe
to smt to smt subscribe to ; for substitute smt for
succeed in suggest suitable for supply with
suggest to sm
suspect smb of smt take advantage of take care of smt take part in
smt
talk about; of; to tell smb about smt thank smb for smt think of; about
together with towards translate smt into smt trust smb with smt
turn to use for wait for warn smb
about/against
with regard to with respect to work on worry about
write to / about
The following verbs are not usually followed by a preposition
phone meet enter tell discuss update inform

‘be’ verbs

be absent from be accustomed to be acquainted with be associated with

be aware of be capable of be committed to be composed of
be concerned about be connected to be convinced of be coordinated with
be done with be equipped with be familiar with be finished with
be grateful to be interested in be involved with be limited to
be located in be located to be made from be made of
be opposed to be pleased with be prepared for be prepared to
be qualified for be related to be relevant to be responsible for

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 Business Nouns - BASIC

advantage advertise advertisement advice agenda

apology authorization bill brand budget
change commission comparison competition competitor
confirmation costs creditor customer deadline
debt debtor decision decrease deficit
delivery department description difference difference
disadvantage distribution employee employer enquiry
environment equipment estimate experience explanation
facilities factory fall feedback goal
goods growth guarantee improvement increase
industry instructions interest inventory invoice
knowledge limit loss margin market
message mistake objective offer opinion
option order output payment penalty
permission possibility preparation price product
production profit promotion purchase reduction
refund reminder repairs report responsibility
result retailer rise risk salary
sales sales schedule share signature
stock success suggestion supply support
target transport turnover wholesaler

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 Common Business Phrasal Verbs - BASIC

PHRASAL VERB DEFINITION EXAMPLE

I need a good real estate agent. Could

to ask many people the same
to ask around you ask around the office and see if
question
anyone knows one?

Thanks for backing me up in the

to back (someone) up to support
meeting.

We have a bad connection. I'll call you

to call (someone) back to return a phone call
back in a few minutes.

Management is going to call the meeting

to call (something) off to cancel off because so many people are out sick
today.

I don't care for team building activities. I

to not care for to not like (formal)
think they are a waste of time.

to arrive and register at a hotel or We checked in at 5 PM and then went to

to check in
airport get something to eat.

We checked out a few hours late and

to check out to leave a hotel
had to pay an extra fee.

to check
I'm not sure why the copier isn't
(someone/something) to look at carefully, investigate
working. I'll check it out.
out

to chip in (also to pitch We should be able to finish quickly if

to help
in) everyone pitches in.

I was reading last night and I came

to come across to find unexpectedly across a couple of phrasal verbs I had
never seen before.

We have a great team. I can count on

to count on to rely on
everyone to do their best.

It's a tough economy. We're trying to cut

to cut back on to consume less
back on unnecessary expenses.

to cut in to interrupt Can I cut in and say something, please?

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 PHRASAL VERB DEFINITION EXAMPLE

I can't believe I closed the document

to do (something) over to do again without saving. Now I'm going to have to
do the whole thing over.

They did away with bonuses last year

to do away with to discard; to put an end to
because their profits were so low.

come without an appointment; to John dropped by my office to talk about

to drop by
visit briefly last month's figures.

to drop to take someone/something

My car was in the shop, so Kevin
(someone/something) somewhere and leave them/it
dropped me off at my house.
off there

At first I thought I wanted to be an

accountant. Then, I studied finance. I
to end up to eventually reach, do, or decide
ended up getting my degree in
management, though.

I can't figure out why the printer isn't

to figure (something)
to understand; to find the answer working. I've tried everything, and it still
out
won't work.

There were a lot of forms to fill out

to fill (something) out to write information in blanks
when I got my new job.

to gain knowledge about I finally found out how to forward my

to find out
something mail from one email account to another.

to get You can borrow my stapler, but make

to receive something that you
(something/someone) sure I get it back when you're done with
had before
back it.

He might get back at you for asking him

to retaliate; to take revenge on
to get back at so many tough questions during his
someone
presentation.

1) Get in the car. I'll give you a ride.

1) enter
to get in 2) I worked late last night and didn't get
2) arrive
in until after 9 PM.

I was upset that I didn't get the

to get over (something) to recover
promotion, but I got over it after a while.

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 PHRASAL VERB DEFINITION EXAMPLE

I try to get together with some old

to meet (but not for the first
to get together friends from college once or twice a
time)
year.

1) I get up late on the weekends because

I have to get up really early on
1) to get out of bed
to get up weekdays.
2) to stand
2) He got up and walked to the podium
to give his speech.

Management didn't want to give in to

to reluctantly stop fighting or
to give in the union's demands, but in the end
arguing
they didn't have a choice.

to quit a habit or quit doing a I gave up checking Facebook at work. I'm

to give (something) up
certain activity trying to be more productive.

Just because we failed the first time

to give up to stop trying doesn't mean we should give up. We just
need to change a few things.

1) Pam will give her talk first, and Scott

1) to follow someone
to go after
2) to try to achieve something
will go after her.
2) If we got the account, they would be
our biggest client. I'm really going to go
after the account.

We're going against three or four other

to go against to compete; oppose
contractors. Be sure to bid low.

I want to go over last month's numbers

to go over to review
with you.

I forgot to hand in my expense reports.

to hand (something) in to submit (a report, a paper, etc) Now I won't get reimbursed until next
month.

I'll start explaining the changes while

to hand (something) to distribute the same thing to a
Jason hands out a copy of the new
out group of people
policy.

Could you hang on for a second, please?

to hang on to wait for a short time (informal)
I'll be right there.

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 PHRASAL VERB DEFINITION EXAMPLE

You've been doing really well lately.

to keep (something) up to continue doing something
Keep it up!

I was really depending on him to

to disappoint; to not help or expedite the shipping on that order. The
to let (someone) down
support products are still in the warehouse. He
really let me down.

I forgot my badge again. Hopefully

to let (someone) in to allow to enter someone else is in the office and can let
me in.

to be excited about something in I'm really looking forward to having an

to look forward to
the future extended weekend next week.

Please look into some ways we can cut

to look into to investigate
costs. Every penny counts.

to be careful, vigilant, and take You must always look out for new
to look out for
notice business opportunities.

to look (something) Could you look over this report to make

to check; examine
over sure there are no mistakes?

I really look up to her. She has been with

to have a lot of respect for
to look up to the company for a long time and is really
someone
knowledgeable.

1) I don't believe their story. I think they

1) to invent (a story, lie, excuse,
made it up.
reason, etc.)
2) Are they still fighting about that? I
2) to resolve an argument or
to make (something) up thought they had made up a while ago?
quarrel (not a separable verb
3) I didn't get anything accomplished
when used like this). 3) to
yesterday. I'm going to have to work
compensate for something
extra hard to make up for it today.

I always mix their names up. Which one

to mix (something) up to confuse two or more things
is Bob, and which one is Brad?

to give the same thing to many Carly is passing out a schedule of today's
to pass (something) out
people events.

to decline (usually something Don't pass up on this great opportunity.

to pass (something) up
good) Place your order today.

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 PHRASAL VERB DEFINITION EXAMPLE

I haven't done my taxes yet. I've been

to put (something) off to postpone
putting it off for a long time.

to put (something) How long will it take to put the scale

to assemble
together model together?

I ran into Stacey from Accounting in the

to run into to meet someone unexpectedly
supermarket yesterday.

to send (something) The product was defective. We'll have to

to return
back send it back.

I'll set up the conference call and send

to set (something) up to arrange;organize
you an invite.

We should bid low on this one. They

to shop around to compare prices
always shop around.

There was some confusion with the new

work schedule. No one is sure who
to sort (something) out to organize or resolve a problem
works on Sunday. We're calling a
meeting to sort it out.

She always shops there because she

to take (something)
to return an item knows that she can take anything back
back
that she isn't happy with.

Honestly, I don't know what I'm going to

to think (something) do. The job offer is great, but I'm not
to consider
over sure if I want to leave my current
position. I'll have to think it over.

We're going to try it out for a few weeks

to test or use something
to try (something) out and let you know what we think. If we
experimentally
like it, we'll place an order.

I can't believe it's only May and I've used

to use (something) up to finish the supply
up all my sick days already.

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 Conjunctions as Linkers - BASIC

CAUSE AND EFFECT / RESULT - Reason - Because, as, due to, since, hence, thus; Effect
- So, as a result, therefore, hence, thus, consequently

CONTRAST - Although, despite, in spite of, even though, and still, instead,
However, nevertheless, on the other hand, nonetheless, still, instead
Predict contrasting action – Otherwise, Alternatively, Another possibility
Contrast - Whereas, while

GIVE ANOTHER SIMILAR REASON - Furthermore, besides, moreover, in addition

Same - likewise, also, similarly

DESCRIBE CONDITION AND ITS EFFECT - If, unless, even if, provided, as long as, until,
so that
TO RELATE TIME TO EVENTS - After, before, since, when, whenever, while, until, as, till,
Immediately, Thereafter, soon after, finally, later, previously, next, then

TO GIVE A FALL BACK OPTION - In case it, in case of, in the event of, in order to

TO SUGGEST A BETTER OPTION - Rather than, instead of

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