Key English Vocabulary: Verbs and Business Terms

Posted on May 5, 2025 in Business Administration and Management (BAM)

Key English Vocabulary

Common Irregular Verbs

  • Arise – arose – arisen
  • Bear – bore – born
  • Breed – bred – bred
  • Broadcast – broadcast – broadcast
  • Burst – burst – burst
  • Cast – cast – cast
  • Creep – crept – crept
  • Flee – fled – fled
  • Forsake – forsook – forsaken
  • Kneel – knelt – knelt
  • Mistake – mistook – mistaken
  • Mow – mowed – mown
  • Saw – sawed – sawn
  • Seek – sought – sought
  • Sew – sewed – sewn
  • Shed – shed – shed
  • Shrink – shrank/shrunk – shrunk
  • Speed – sped – sped
  • Spin – spun – spun
  • Split – split – split
  • Swear – swore – sworn
  • Swell – swelled – swollen
  • Weep – wept – wept

Essential Business Terms

Board (consejo de administración)
The directors, top management, or council that makes most decisions in a company.
Bond (Bono)
Fixed-income securities issued by corporations and governments to raise capital.
Break-even Point (Punto de equilibrio)
The point at which total cost and total revenue are equal, resulting in neither profit nor loss for a business.
Budget (presupuesto)
A spending plan for a business based on its income and expenses.
Campaign (campaña)
A strategic sequence of steps and activities that promote a product, service, or goal.
Capital
The money used to build, run, or grow a business. It can also refer to the net worth (or book value) of a business.
CEO
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the highest-ranking individual in a company.
Close a Deal (Cerrar un trato)
To bring negotiations to an end by reaching an agreement.
Competitor
Other businesses that offer the same or similar goods and services to customers.
Downsize (hacer recortes de personal)
The permanent reduction of a company’s workforce, often through eliminating positions or divisions.
Fire (despedir)
When an employer terminates an individual’s employment.
Goal (objetivo)
A predetermined target that a business or individual plans to achieve within a set period.
Hire (contratar)
To employ someone for a job.
Invest / Investment (invertir / inversión)
Providing capital to businesses, typically in exchange for a share in future profits.
Invoice (facturar)
An itemized list recording the products or services provided to customers, requesting payment.
Launch (lanzar un producto al mercado)
The process of introducing a new product into the market for initial sale.
Market Share (cuota de mercado)
The proportion of total sales in an industry controlled by a particular business.
Marketing
The activities a company undertakes to promote the buying or selling of its products or services.
Merger (fusión)
An agreement that unites two existing companies into one new company.
Negotiation
The process of discussing the terms of a business deal to reach an agreement.
Partnership (asociación)
A business structure where two or more people combine resources and agree to share risks, profits, and losses.
Profit (beneficio)
The revenue remaining after all expenses have been paid.
Revenue (ingresos)
A business’s gross income before subtracting any expenses.
Shareholder (accionista)
A person or entity that owns shares in a company.
Stakeholder (interesado o parte interesada)
An individual or group with an interest, often financial, in the success of a business.
Workforce (mano de obra)
The total number of people employed by a particular company.