English vocabulary in Use Advanced Unit 7 At work Careers No Vocab Meanings & Examples Meanings( V) 1 Telesales SYN telemarketing Selling or marketing goods and services by phone Phương pháp bán và nh[.]
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Unit 7: At work: Careers
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1 Telesales
SYN: telemarketing
Selling or marketing goods and services by phone
Phương pháp bán và nhận đơn qua điện thoại
2 Cold-calling (n) Phoning people who have not requested a
call in order to try sell them something E.g He was prepared for a lot of knocking
on doors and cold-calling to drum up business
Việc bán hàng qua điện thoại
3 Hard sell Attempt to sell something by being very
forceful or persuative
Cách bán hàng dây nhiều sức ép lên khách hàng
4 Part with sb’s money Spen money
5 TV shopping channel A TV channel devoted to selling products
6 Merchandise (n)
/ˈmɜːtʃəndaɪs/ goods that are bought or sold; goods that are for sale in a shop Hàng hóa
7 Purchasing power (n)
/ˈpɝː.tʃə.sɪŋ ˌpaʊ.ɚ/
A person's purchasing power is their ability
to buy goods:
E.g The purchasing power of people living
on investment income has fallen as interest rates have gone down
Sức mua
8 Shop around Try different companies or shops to see
which offers best value E.g Shop around for the best deal
Đi khảo giá
9 Stock (v)
/stɒk/
Phr Keep it in stock
to keep a supply of a particular type of goods to sell
E.g We stock a wide range of camping equipment
Trữ một loại hàng nào
đó để bán
10 Trade sth up
# trade down to sell something in order to buy somethingmore expensive
E.g We're going to trade up to a larger house
Bán vật gì để mua thứ đắt hơn
11 Loss leader (n)
/ˈlɒs liːdə(r)/ an item that a shop sells at a very low price,so that they lose money on it, in order to
attract customers E.g Other retailers are using the book as a loss leader to bring customers in the door
Món hàng bán giá thấp
để thu hút khách
13 Niche market (n)
/ˈnɪtʃ ˌmɑːr.kɪt/
a small area of trade within the economy, often involving specialized products:
E.g Lotus make luxury cars for a small but significant niche market
14 Come/go under the
hammer to be sold at an auction (= public sale where objects are bought by the people
who offer the most money)
E.g A private collection of her early
được bán tại một cuộc đấu giá
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paintings is expected to go under the hammer next year.
15 Lucrative (a) Producing a lot of money; make a large
profit
Sinh lợi, làm lợi
nước quan liệu Thủ thục rườm rà/ nhiều khê
17 Proposition (n) an offer or suggestion, usually in business:
E.g I've put my proposition to the company director for his consideration
Lời đề nghị trang trọng
18 Takeover (n) an act of taking control of a company by
buying most of its shares
E.g
Sự nắm quyền
19 Reach a compromise to come to an agreement
E.g The two sides were unable to reach a compromise.
Thỏa hiệp
20 Hammer out a deal Talk in detail until a business agreement is
make Syn: come to an agreement
Nói chuyện chi tiết cho đến khi thỏa thuận kinh doanh được thực hiện
22 Capital asset Buildings and machines owned by a
company E.g The company's loans are secured by specific capital assets
Tài sản đầu tư
23 Holiday property letting
agency A business organizing rental of holiday houses flats
24 Bid (n) An offer by a person or a company to pay a
particular amount of money for sth E.g I’m going to make a bid for the dining table that is up for auction tomorrow
Sự trả giá
25 Auction (n)
Phr:
A public event at which things are sold to the person who offers the most money for them
E.g The house is up for auction (= will be
sold at an auction)
Buổi đấu giá