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Account for something

to explain the reason for something Adversary - One's opponent in a contest, conflict or dispute.

Allegation

statement made without giving any proof that someone did something wrong or illegal.

Alliteration

It is the repetition of similar or identical sounds or letters at the beginning of two or more words of a word group. Alliteration is often used in tongue twisters.

Beleaguered

1. suffering or being subjected to constant trouble or harassment 2. having a lot of problems or difficulties

Boycott

to refuse to buy a product or take part in an activity as a way of expressing strong disapproval

Cease and desist

official order handed down by a government agency or court directing a person or entity to stop doing something immediately.

Cite

to mention something as a proof for a theory or as a reason why something has happened

Commodity

Any homogenous good traded in bulk on an exchange, such as gold, oil, beef, natural gas, or coffee.

Compensation

a way to refund someone's lost.

Complacent

A complacent person is so satisfied with his abilities or pleased from a situation that he believes that nothing bad will ever happen to him and he will avoid all crises.

Cost overruns

Amount by which the actual cost exceeds the budgeted, estimated, original or target cost.

Continuity

fact of something continuing without being changed or stopped

Cost overruns

fact of spending more money on a project that was planned in the budget, or the actual extra amount that is spent

Counterattack

attack made in response or in defense against attack by another

Cover all the bases

deal with every possible thing that could happen to be sure that everything is done

Credit crunch

It is a situation when banks are less willing to lend money because of the difficult economic situation.

Curb

limiting something; krawężnik

Cybersquatting

Registering, trafficking in, or using a domain name with bad-faith intent to profit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else.

defacing

Destroying or blemishing of appearance of something. It' s related also to defiling of something.

Desist

to cease to proceed or act

Deteriorate

to become progressively worse

Detrimental

something that is causing damage or harm (for example a company)(cigs)

Emerging market

term used to describe an economy of a country that is on a way to become a developed country

Examine

to look at or consider a person or thing in order to discover something about them.

Exploit

to use something in a way that is beneficial to you;

fluctuation

a change, or the process of changing, especially continuously between one level or thing and another

Face the risk

To experience the present risk threats. In other words - to challenge the risk.

Fluctuation

change or process of changing especially continuously between one level or thing and another

Foresee

to know about something before it happens

Foreseeable

it means that something can be guessed before it happens (it can be predicted)

Gradually

do something slowly over a period of time or a distance

Granular

including small details; made of granules

Guilty as charged

person guilty of whatever they were charged with having done

Hinder

to cause difficulty and stop or delay something

Holistic

dealing with or treating the whole of something or someone and not just a part

Housing bubble

It is an unjustified speculation in the housing market which causes a rapid increase in real estate prices.

In tatters

it means that something is destroyed or in shreds (cut into pieces).

Infringe

to break a rule, law, etc.

Likelihood

it means that something is likely to happen

Litigate

to ask for a disagreement to be discussed in a court of law so that a judgment can be made that must be accepted by both sides in the argument

Litigation risk

The probability of being sued for the company actions.

Low-key

someone or something that is subtle and not trying to attract attention

Malware

malicious software; a program to damage a computer system

Market share

portion of a market controlled by a particular company or produkt

Masquerading

behaviour performed to mislead someone and hide the truth about something

Misalign

to arrange parts that they don't fit together correctly

Mitigation

reducing the exposure of company to risks; the act of reducing how harmful, unpleasant or bad something is

Myriad

an indefinitely large number

Pain threshold

the lowest level of experiencing pain

Passing off

the illegal act of selling a product that is similar to one that another company has legally protected by a trademark

Perpetrator

someone who has committed a crime or a violent or harmful act

Plaintiff

someone who makes a legal complaint against someone else in court

Precautionary principle

the rule that an action should not be taken if the results are unsure and potentially harmful

Press charges

to officially accuse someone of committing a crime

Prominent

very well known and important, noticeable

Prioritize

decide which things are the most important

Prone

it means being sensitive to something, for example someone can be prone to the infection.

Rebranding

A marketing strategy in which, a new name, symbol, design is created for an established brand with the intention of development.

Recession

period of low economic activity

Residual

Remaining after the greater part or quantity has gone.

Revenue stream

an amount of money coming in to a business or organization from a particular source (i.e. selling a product or service)

Reversal

the act of changing or making something change to its opposite

scrutiny

the process of examining or observing something critically

shortfall

It is a lack of the required quantity of something that is needed or expected.

Short-seller

Type of seller that does not own his shares but borrows them from a lender/broker, trades them and returns the same amount of shares to the lender/broker.

Siege

military blockade of a city or territory in order to cut the resources and make those inside to surrender

sound bite

It is a short and striking statement that captures the essence what the speaker was trying to say. You can use this to summarize your entire speech.

Spin journalism

New stories or facts presented in a biased or slanted way in an attempt to influence public opinion.

Staff turnover

a change of employees which takes place in a specific period of time

Stakeholder

It is a person, group or organization with a vested interest in a business. It could be eg. a customer, employer, supplier or a business partner.

Strangle (something) at birth

to stop something at the beginning of its development or growth.

Take the gloves off

start arguing or competing more aggressively in order to achieve something

Tech bubble

a radical increase in stock market prices, caused by a rise of purchasing technology stocks

Tentative

not certain or fixed; provisional.

Threshold

The level or point at which you start to experience something, or at which something starts to happen.

Tamper-proof

Something which is impossible to change, manipulate or derange.

to foresee

To predict potential outcomes of certain action.

to infringe

to violate the rules of something

Viability

an ability to work well, develop or succeed.

Whistle-blower

It is a person who reveals the illegal or improper actions within a company or other organization.

Walk a tightrope

be in a difficult situation in which a very small mistake could have bad results, do something that requires extreme care and precision

Wrongdoing

Evil or improper behavior or action.