Collocations for Key Business WordsWhat is a collocation?
It’s a pair of group of words that often go together. They can be made of a verb + noun (set up a business), adjective + noun (direct costs), noun + noun (market leader). You should learn how words combine to sound natural and be more fluent in English. Collocations for key business words – Verb + … Verb + a COMPANY Set up / establish / start a company The company was established in 1997. Buy / take over / acquire a company We are planning to take over our main competitor. Leave / resign from a company She resigned from a company because she found a better job. Manage / run a company We have been running our company since 2001. Verb + a CONTRACT / an AGREEMENT Change / alter / amend a contract We will have to amend the contract as our situation has changed. Break / breach a contract They breach the contract and didn’t supply the goods on time. Negotiate a contract The company needs to renegotiate the contract with its suppliers. Draw up / prepare a contract I won’t be able to draw up the contract by the weekend. Enter into / conclude / make a contract We concluded the agreement on 21st May. Renew / prolong a contract They wish to renew the contract. Terminate a contract Because our supplier doesn’t meet the provisions of the contract, we need to terminate it. Verb + COSTS Bring down / cut / reduce costs The costs are too high and we need to cut them. Cover costs Who will cover the costs of transportation? Incur costs The company incurred costs associated with retraining its stuff. Pay / meet costs We will have to pay the costs of new software implementation. Verb + a CUSTOMER / a CLIENT Attract a customer What can we do to attract new customers? Deal with a customer My main responsibility is to deal with customers and meet their needs. Look after / take care of a customer In our company we really look after our customers. Lose a customer We can’t afford to lose this client. Do you want to learn more collocations? Schedule your lesson with me, contact me.
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- teacher of English - interpreter PL-EN, EN-PL - B.A in English Linguistics, M.A in Linguistics, Sworn and Business Translations, Financial Analysis and Reporting - over 18 years experience teaching and designing materials - experience teaching online to individuals and small groups - experience teaching in-company - 3500+ hours of online lessons Archives
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