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goods commencer à apprendre		Products and materials in general that people buy.
electronic devices commencer à apprendre		Electronic instruments or products, such as computers, stereos, cell phones, etc.
whereas commencer à apprendre		Connector; While at the same time. While on the contrary.
intangible commencer à apprendre		Incapable of being seen or perceived by the senses.
banking commencer à apprendre		The business of a bank. The occupation of a banker.
involved commencer à apprendre		Included, engaged, or connected closely to.
consumers commencer à apprendre		A person that consumes, or acquires goods or services for direct use.
willing commencer à apprendre		Voluntary; Voluntarily; The act of being ready, decide, or determined to do something gladly.
profit commencer à apprendre		The money received after paying all the operating expenses of a business.
stay in business commencer à apprendre		To continue operating a business.
challenging commencer à apprendre		The act of using one's abilities in a difficult but stimulating effort.
enterprise commencer à apprendre		A business organization. A company.
raise commencer à apprendre		To gather together, to collect.
start up capital commencer à apprendre		The amount of money that is required to start a new business.
borrowing commencer à apprendre		To obtain or receive money or something else with the promise of returning it.
saving and loans commencer à apprendre		Financial institutions specialized in accepting savings, deposits and making loans such as Monte de Piedad, Prendamex, Credimax, etc.
invest commencer à apprendre		To commit (money or capital) in order to gain more money in a financial return.
investors commencer à apprendre		A person who invests capital in order to obtain financial earnings.
marketing strategies commencer à apprendre		Strategies to concentrate resources on the best opportunities for increasing sales.
target costumers commencer à apprendre		People who will surely buy from your business after having studied their needs.
in addition to commencer à apprendre		As well as. Along with.
revenue commencer à apprendre		All the money or income produced by a particular source.
minus commencer à apprendre		Reduced by the subtraction of. Less. 10 - 5 = 5 (10 minus 5 = 5)
costs of production commencer à apprendre		The sum of the cost of the resources in a business, such as labor, capital, or land.
profit margin commencer à apprendre		A measure of profitability. It is calculated by finding the net profit of the revenue.
expenses commencer à apprendre		The money spent from a business to pay employees, the investment of resources.
labor commencer à apprendre		Workers considered as a group.
assets commencer à apprendre		A valuable item or thing that is owned.
equipment commencer à apprendre		Some with which a person, an organization, or a thing is equipped.
inventory commencer à apprendre		A detailed report or things in one's possession, like goods and materials in stock.
machinery commencer à apprendre		Machines or machine parts considered as a group.
payroll commencer à apprendre		The total sum of money to be paid out to employees at a given time.
benefits commencer à apprendre		A payment made in accordance with a wage agreement, insurance or public assistance program.
added commencer à apprendre		Joined, increased in size to form a sum. Opposite of "subtracted".
subtracted commencer à apprendre		Taken away as of a sum of money. The opposite of "add".
income commencer à apprendre		The money received during a period of time in exchange for labor or services.
to aim for commencer à apprendre		To determine a course or direct an effort. "I will aim for the supervisor's position."
competitors commencer à apprendre		The people who compete with other businesses.
techniques commencer à apprendre		The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
percentage commencer à apprendre		A fraction or a proportion in relation to a whole. "%"
additional features commencer à apprendre		Additional aspects, quality, or characteristics for products.
customer service commencer à apprendre		The service provided to a customer before and after a purchase.
quality control commencer à apprendre		A process that reviews the quality of finished manufactured products or of workers.
overcome commencer à apprendre		To defeat (another) in a competition or conflict; to conquer.
item commencer à apprendre		A single article or unit of a product.
employer commencer à apprendre		The person or a company that hires a worker.
employees commencer à apprendre		A person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation.
staff commencer à apprendre		A group of workers, assitants to a manager, executive, or someone in authority.
working conditions commencer à apprendre		The conditions of a company in which workers carry on their tasks.
wages commencer à apprendre		Salaries or payment for labor or services to a worker.
perks commencer à apprendre		Privileges given to employees.
shorthanded commencer à apprendre		Not having enough at the moment, not sufficient.
emergency fund commencer à apprendre		A sum of money or other resources set aside in case of an emergency.
legal advice commencer à apprendre		Legal opinion about what could or should be done in a situation or problem; counsel.
employment laws commencer à apprendre		The area of law that covers all aspects of employer and employee relationship.
government regulations commencer à apprendre		Laws set by the government that determine how businesses and industry should run or operate.
profitable commencer à apprendre		That gives profit; advantageous. Economically benefit.
meeting commencer à apprendre		To come into conformity with the views, wishes, or opinions of a counterpart; a reunion.
fail commencer à apprendre		To be unsuccessful.
task commencer à apprendre		A function or activity to be performed; an objective.
along the way commencer à apprendre		On the way. During an operating period of time.
go out of business commencer à apprendre		To close down a business permanently.
face commencer à apprendre		Confront, encounter.
sought commencer à apprendre		Today "seek", yesterday "sought". Looked fot
unemployment commencer à apprendre		Having no job. The state of not being employed.
wages commencer à apprendre		Salaries.
contributions commencer à apprendre		Things given.
comes about commencer à apprendre		Occurs, happens.
school term commencer à apprendre		The period of time that students have classes year round.
outing commencer à apprendre		An excursion for pleasure. Going to a park, mountains, beach, having fun and eat.
parades commencer à apprendre		A public procession.
speeches commencer à apprendre		When a person talks about something publicly or in front of an audience.
even though commencer à apprendre		Although (with emphasis)
recognize commencer à apprendre		To accept as true. Your boss always recognizes your hard work.
accomplishments commencer à apprendre		Something completed successfully
farmlands commencer à apprendre		Lands that are used for farming.
laborers commencer à apprendre		all the working people are considered laborers.
endured commencer à apprendre		To carry on through, to continue in existence despite hardships.
been given commencer à apprendre		That you have received. That someone gave you.
sunup commencer à apprendre		The time of sunrise. When the sun comes up.
dingy commencer à apprendre		Dark and dirty.
froze commencer à apprendre		Today "freeze", yesterday "froze".
sweltered commencer à apprendre		To suffer from the heat.
President Martin/ Van Buren commencer à apprendre		The 8th. President of the U.S.A. from 1837-1841.
workday commencer à apprendre		The part of the day, or the period of time which a person works.
safer commencer à apprendre		More secure. With less danger.
met commencer à apprendre		Today "meet", yesterday "met". Satisfied complety. Fulfilled.
strinkes commencer à apprendre		To stop work by employees, to demand their employer better working contidions.
employers commencer à apprendre		The person or people that hire a worker.
demands commencer à apprendre		Things that are formally requested by a worker or group of workers.
havoc commencer à apprendre		Devastation or destruction.
Knights of Labor commencer à apprendre		The 1st. Labor organization of the U.S.A. formed in 1869.
passwords commencer à apprendre		Secret words or codes used to enter a place. You need a password to login to facebook.
Peter J. McGuire commencer à apprendre		He was the President of United Brotherhood of Carpenters.
United Brotherhood/ of carpenters commencer à apprendre		A labor Union for Carpenters.
Spirits commencer à apprendre		The feelings of a group. Strong loyalty or dedication.
might very well commencer à apprendre		Probably.
to turn to commencer à apprendre		To rely on. To seek for. Children turn to parents when they have problems.
stay away commencer à apprendre		In this case it means "to be absent".
dramatized commencer à apprendre		To make more dramatic. To act in a dramatic form.
President Grover/ Cleveland commencer à apprendre		The 22nd. And 24th. President of the U.S.A. (1885-89 and 1893-97).
bill commencer à apprendre		A proposed law.
leadership commencer à apprendre		The ability to lead a group of people.
Samuel Gompers commencer à apprendre		A leader of the American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.).
craft unions commencer à apprendre		Labor unions for plumbers, carpenters, etc. Craft = skills or ability to work with hands.
plumbers commencer à apprendre		People who install or repair pipes.
cigar makers commencer à apprendre		People who make cigars.
the like commencer à apprendre		Like the others, similar to previous ones.
steel commencer à apprendre		Steel is a metal. The frame of the chairs in the classroom are made of steel.
coal commencer à apprendre		A mineral used for energy. It is also used as fuel on trains. It is related to carbon.
means commencer à apprendre		Course of action. Way. Studying is te only "means" of passing exams.
funds commencer à apprendre		Money that is set aside for special purposes.
bargaining commencer à apprendre		Negotiating.
toil commencer à apprendre		Work. Workers are recognized for their hard "toil".
made up commencer à apprendre		Composed of. Mexico is "made up" of 31 states and 1 Federal District.
to deal with commencer à apprendre		To take action. To confront and take action in different problems or situations.
entrepreneurial commencer à apprendre		Willing to take risks in order to make a profit.
spirit commencer à apprendre		A person as characterized by a stated quality.
approaches commencer à apprendre		The method used in dealing with or accomplishing.
ushered commencer à apprendre		To lead or conduct.
builders commencer à apprendre		People that build. People that have accomplished things to be admire.
dreamers commencer à apprendre		People that have dreams, and acomplish them sooner or later.
wealth commencer à apprendre		An abundance of valuable material possessions or resources; riches.
railroads commencer à apprendre		A system of railroad track, together with the land and stations.
shipping commencer à apprendre		The act or business of transporting goods.
ferry commencer à apprendre		A ship or boat where passengers or goods are transported across a river, bay by a ferryboat.
borrowing commencer à apprendre		To obtain or receive (something) on loan with the promise or undestanding returning it.
masted commencer à apprendre		Having a mast or pole at which a flag is flown. A masted boat.
freight commencer à apprendre		Goods carried by a vessel or vehicle, especially by a commercial carrier; cargo.
Long Island Sound commencer à apprendre		An arm of the sea that extends inland to meet the mouth of a river in New York.
steamboat commencer à apprendre		A steamship, specially one used on rivers and other inland waterways.
campaign commencer à apprendre		An operation or series of operations energetically pursued to accomplish a purpose.
real estate commencer à apprendre		Land, including all the natural resources and permanent buildings on it.
gold rush commencer à apprendre		A rush or movement of migrants to an area where gold has been discovered.
(ocean going/ steamships) commencer à apprendre		A ship especially for sailing in the deep ocean.
attributed to commencer à apprendre		Related to a paticular cause or source.
took over commencer à apprendre		Assumed control, management or responsability.
Scottish commencer à apprendre		Having been born om Scotland.
steel commencer à apprendre		A metal. Something, such as a sword or knife that is made of steel.
(profile/ philanthropists) commencer à apprendre		A person that makes an effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind as by charitable aid or donations.
humble commencer à apprendre		Showing deferential or submissive respect:
weaver commencer à apprendre		One that weaves. Weavers make "Zarapes".
cottage commencer à apprendre		A small vacation house.
emigrated commencer à apprendre		To leave one country or region to settle in another.
telegrapher commencer à apprendre		A person who works sending and receiving telegrams or telegraphs.
investments commencer à apprendre		Property or another possession acquired for future financial return or benefit.
oil derricks commencer à apprendre		A machine that is used for moving or carrying heavy objects.
impurities commencer à apprendre		Contamination or pollution.
oxidation commencer à apprendre		The combination of a substance with oxygen.
girders commencer à apprendre		A beam, as of steel, wood, used as a main horizontal support in a building or bridge.
vertical integration commencer à apprendre		A style od growth and management control.
raw commencer à apprendre		Being in a natural condition; not processed or refined.
mills commencer à apprendre		Any of various machines for shaping, cutting, polishing, or dressing metal surfaces.
coal commencer à apprendre		A natural dark brown to black graphitelike materialuses as a fuel.
pig iron commencer à apprendre		Crude iron cast in blocks.
coke commencer à apprendre		The solid residue of impure carbon.
tons commencer à apprendre		A large extent, amount, or number. Often used in the plural. Tons of gold.
deal maker commencer à apprendre		A person in charge of closing deals or negotiations.
envisioned commencer à apprendre		To picture in the mind; imagine.
holdings commencer à apprendre		Legally owned property, such as land, capital or stocks. Often used in the plural.
business trust commencer à apprendre		An unicorporated business organization created by a legal document.
fortune commencer à apprendre		A person's condition in life determined by material possessions or financial wealth.
buy out commencer à apprendre		An investment transaction by which the ownership of a majority share is acquired.
founder commencer à apprendre		One who establishes something or formulates the basis for something for the 1st. Time.
sponsor commencer à apprendre		One who assumes responsability for another person or a group during a period.
assembly line commencer à apprendre		An arrangement of workers, machines, and equipment in which the product being assembled passes consecutively from operation to operation until completed.
dealerships commencer à apprendre		A franchise to sell specified items in a certain area.
promotion commencer à apprendre		The act of promoting or the fact of being promoted; advancement.
completion commencer à apprendre		The act of completing or the state of being completed.
self propelled commencer à apprendre		Containing its own means of propulsion.
quadricycle commencer à apprendre		A vehicle with four wheels that Henry Ford invented.
test drove commencer à apprendre		To drive as for testing the security.
brainstormed commencer à apprendre		Gave different ideas.
resigned commencer à apprendre		To give up(a position, for example), especially by formal notification.
dissolved commencer à apprendre		To cause to disappear or vanish.
dropped commencer à apprendre		To become less, to fall from a higher position.
units commencer à apprendre		A precisely specified quantity. We sold 100 units.
aviation commencer à apprendre		The operation of aicraft. The design, development, and production of aircraft.
Stout Metal/ Airplane Company commencer à apprendre		The name of an American aircraft manufacturer. An Airplane company owned by Henry Ford.
ran commencer à apprendre		To be in operation. Took care of.
journalists commencer à apprendre		One whose occupation is journalism. One who keeps a journal.
politicians commencer à apprendre		People who are actively involved in politics, especially party politics.
monopolistic commencer à apprendre		Exclusive control by one group of producting or selling a commodity or service.
oil refining commencer à apprendre		To reduce to a pure state; purify. Pemex refinery.
legacy commencer à apprendre		Something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or from the past.
forged commencer à apprendre		To give form or to shape.
quarter commencer à apprendre		(¼), 25/100. One of four equal parts. In this case, the last 25 years of the century.
exploitation commencer à apprendre		The act of employing to the greatest advantage. The exploitation of copper deposits.
for good commencer à apprendre		Definitely, permanently. The player retired for good.
emerging commencer à apprendre		To come forth from obscurity.
infrastructure commencer à apprendre		The basic facilities, services, base or foundation for an organization or system.
commercialization commencer à apprendre		The act of applying methods of business to something for profit.
positively commencer à apprendre		In a positive way.
competitive commencer à apprendre		Of, involving, or determined by competition.
catered commencer à apprendre		To be particulary attentive. To attend to the wants or needs of.
beverages commencer à apprendre		Any one of various liquids for drinking, usually excluding water.
textiles commencer à apprendre		A coth, especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting. A fabric, or fiber.
petroleum commencer à apprendre		A liquid, that occurs naturally beneath the earth. Gasoline is derived from petroleum.
massive commencer à apprendre		Large in comparison with the usual amount. Large in quantity.
enables commencer à apprendre		Gives the opportunity to, gives or allows.
boost commencer à apprendre		To increase, to raise.
head for commencer à apprendre		Go in direction of.
place a purchase commencer à apprendre		To buy.
assembling commencer à apprendre		To put together parts or pieces of. There are "assembling" companies like IBM.
currently commencer à apprendre		Being im progress now. Belonging to the present time.
competitors commencer à apprendre		People that compete with others. Sports, business, etc.
globe commencer à apprendre		The planet, the Earth.
raw minerals commencer à apprendre		Unprocessed or natural minerals.
spot commencer à apprendre		A place or location.
lead commencer à apprendre		A soft, malleable, dense metallic element. (Pb). Gasoline contains lead.
timber commencer à apprendre		Wood used as a building material; also called lumber.
veins commencer à apprendre		A long and regularly shaped occurrence of a mineral. Mines are full of veins.
labor rates commencer à apprendre		The quantity of money per hour to workers.
awesome commencer à apprendre		Expressing "awe", remarkable, outstanding.
wage rate commencer à apprendre		Salary rate. The quantity of money per unit of production or per period of work time.
staff commencer à apprendre		To provide with a staff of workers or assistants. To serve on the staff of.
outsource commencer à apprendre		The procuring of services or products, from an outside supplier.
stamp commencer à apprendre		An official mark or seal that indicates ownership. The stamp "Hecho en México".
petrochemical commencer à apprendre		A chemical derived from petroleum or natural gas.
propylene commencer à apprendre		A flammable gas derived from petroleum hydrocarbon used in organic synthesis.
rubber commencer à apprendre		A synthetic and elastic material of varying chemical composition. Latex.
handcrafting commencer à apprendre		Making with the hands.
folk art commencer à apprendre		Art originating among the people of a nation or region reflecting their culture.
played out commencer à apprendre		Used up, or exhausted. All our energy was "played out" during the game.

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