B1 English Nouns: Business & Communication
This list focuses on nouns for professional and public topics. It includes vocabulary for Business & Economic Concepts like currency, profit, and tax, and words for Communication & Media such as documentary, headline, and quotation.
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Business & Economic Concepts
| Word | Example Sentence | IPA (UK) |
|---|---|---|
| balance | I checked my bank balance on the app.
Word Partners: bank balance
|
/ˈbæləns/ |
| economy | Tourism helps the local economy. | /ɪˈkɒnəmi/ |
| employment | He is looking for full-time employment.
Word Partners: full-time/part-time employment
|
/ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ |
| exchange | I went to the currency exchange to get some dollars.
Word Partners: currency exchange
|
/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/ |
| growth | The company experienced rapid growth last year. | /ɡrəʊθ/ |
| living | What do you do for a living?
Word Partners: do for a living, make a living
|
/ˈlɪvɪŋ/ |
| loss | The company made a loss this year. | /lɒs/ |
| luxury | They live a life of luxury.
Word Partners: a life of luxury
|
/ˈlʌkʃəri/ |
| management | The management decided to close the factory. | /ˈmænɪdʒmənt/ |
| payment | You can make a payment online.
Word Partners: make a payment
|
/ˈpeɪmənt/ |
| poverty | Many families in the region live in poverty.
Word Partners: live in poverty
|
/ˈpɒvəti/ |
| production | The company increased its production of cars. | /prəˈdʌkʃn/ |
| profit | The business made a profit in its first year.
Word Partners: make a profit
|
/ˈprɒfɪt/ |
| property | The house is private property. | /ˈprɒpəti/ |
| range | The shop sells a wide range of products. | /reɪndʒ/ |
| rent | I pay a lot of rent for my apartment.
Word Partners: pay rent
|
/rent/ |
| resource | Oil is a valuable natural resource.
Word Partners: natural resources
|
/rɪˈzɔːs/ |
| security | Airport security is very strict. | /sɪˈkjʊərəti/ |
| spending | Government spending has increased. | /ˈspendɪŋ/ |
| staff | Please ask a member of staff if you need help.
Word Partners: member of staff
|
/stɑːf/ |
| supply | The water supply has been cut off. | /səˈplaɪ/ |
| trade | The government encourages free trade.
Word Partners: free trade
|
/treɪd/ |
| unemployment | There is high unemployment in this area.
Word Partners: high/low unemployment
|
/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ |
| value | The value of the house has increased. | /ˈvæljuː/ |
Communication & Media
| Word | Example Sentence | IPA (UK) |
|---|---|---|
| account | I opened a bank account. | /əˈkaʊnt/ |
| ad | I put an ad in the newspaper to sell my bike.
Word Partners: place/put an ad
|
/æd/ |
| agreement | We finally reached an agreement on the price.
Word Partners: reach an agreement
|
/əˈɡriːmənt/ |
| album | The band will release a new album next month.
Word Partners: release an album
|
/ˈælbəm/ |
| announcement | The director made an announcement about the new rules.
Word Partners: make an announcement
|
/əˈnaʊnsmənt/ |
| application | I sent a job application to three companies.
Word Partners: job application
|
/ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn/ |
| appointment | I need to make an appointment with the doctor.
Word Partners: make an appointment
|
/əˈpɔɪntmənt/ |
| campaign | They launched a campaign to stop pollution.
Word Partners: launch a campaign
|
/kæmˈpeɪn/ |
| channel | Can you change the channel? I don't like this programme.
Word Partners: change the channel
|
/ˈtʃænl/ |
| chapter | Please read the first chapter for homework. | /ˈtʃæptə(r)/ |
| click | Just one click and the file downloads. | /klɪk/ |
| communication | The problem was caused by a lack of communication.
Word Partners: lack of communication
|
/kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃn/ |
| complaint | I wish to make a complaint about the food.
Word Partners: make a complaint
|
/kəmˈpleɪnt/ |
| connection | Is there a connection between the two events? | /kəˈnekʃn/ |
| contact | I lost contact with my old school friends.
Word Partners: lose contact, stay in contact
|
/ˈkɒntækt/ |
| credit | You can pay for the goods on credit.
Word Partners: credit card, on credit
|
/ˈkredɪt/ |
| currency | The currency of Japan is the yen. | /ˈkʌrənsi/ |
| documentary | I watched a fascinating documentary about lions. | /ˌdɒkjuˈmentri/ |
| episode | Did you see the final episode of the series? | /ˈepɪsəʊd/ |
| exhibition | We went to see an art exhibition at the gallery.
Word Partners: art exhibition
|
/ˌeksɪˈbɪʃn/ |
| export | Oil is a major export of this country. | /ˈekspɔːt/ |
| folk | She enjoys listening to traditional folk music.
Word Partners: folk music
|
/fəʊk/ |
| gig | We went to a gig at a big outdoor festival in Holland. | /ɡɪɡ/ |
| headline | The story made the headline.
Word Partners: make the headlines
|
/ˈhedlaɪn/ |
| import | We put a tax on cheap imports. | /ˈɪmpɔːt/ |
| journal | He writes articles for a medical journal.
Word Partners: medical journal
|
/ˈdʒɜːnl/ |
| marketing | She works in marketing. | /ˈmɑːkɪtɪŋ/ |
| poem | She wrote a poem about the sea. | /ˈpəʊɪm/ |
| poetry | We had to study poetry at school. | /ˈpəʊətri/ |
| policy | It is company policy not to allow smoking inside.
Word Partners: company policy
|
/ˈpɒləsi/ |
| politics | She is interested in politics. | /ˈpɒlətɪks/ |
| portrait | He painted a portrait of his wife. | /ˈpɔːtrət/ |
| prayer | She said a prayer before the meal.
Word Partners: say a prayer
|
/preə(r)/ |
| presentation | I have to give a presentation to the class.
Word Partners: give a presentation
|
/ˌpreznˈteɪʃn/ |
| press | The story was reported in the local press. | /pres/ |
| printing | The invention of printing changed the world. | /ˈprɪntɪŋ/ |
| profession | Medicine is a respected profession. | /prəˈfeʃn/ |
| project | I have a school project.
Word Partners: school project
|
/ˈprɒdʒekt/ |
| protest | There was a large protest against the war. | /ˈprəʊtest/ |
| qualification | He has a qualification in engineering. | /ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/ |
| quotation | He started his speech with a famous quotation. | /kwəʊˈteɪʃn/ |
| quote | The article included a quote from the president. | /kwəʊt/ |
| recommendation | I went there on his recommendation. | /ˌrekəmenˈdeɪʃn/ |
| religion | Islam is the main religion in Saudi Arabia. | /rɪˈlɪdʒən/ |
| reservation | We have a reservation at the hotel.
Word Partners: make/have a reservation
|
/ˌrezəˈveɪʃn/ |
| script | The actors read their lines from the script. | /skrɪpt/ |
| signal | The light is a signal to stop. | /ˈsɪɡnəl/ |
| software | You need to install the software on your computer.
Word Partners: install software
|
/ˈsɒftweə(r)/ |
| spam | Every day, I get hundreds of spam emails which is very frustrating. | /spæm/ |
| survey | They conducted a survey about shopping habits.
Word Partners: conduct/carry out a survey
|
/ˈsɜːveɪ/ |
| symptom | Fever is a symptom of the illness. | /ˈsɪmptəm/ |
| talent | She has a natural talent for painting.
Word Partners: natural talent
|
/ˈtælənt/ |
| tax | I have to pay tax on my income.
Word Partners: pay tax
|
/tæks/ |
