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something bad which happens that is not expected or intended, and which often damages something or injures someone

accident

to succeed in reaching a particular goal

(to) achieve a target

not completely accurate but close

approximate

an estimate of a number or an amount that is almost correct, but not exact

approximation

a long, usually hard, seat for two or more people, often found in public places

bench

the total amount that can be contained or produced

capacity

to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support

(to) collapse

to become less

(to) decrease

not having one or more of the physical or mental abilities that most people have

(the) disabled

not as good, successful as you hoped

disappointing

to find information, a place or an object, especially for the first time

(to) discover

the quality of including a range of many people or things

diversity

similarities and differences among employees in terms of age, cultural background, physical abilities and disabilities, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation.

diversity of workforce

moving towards a lower/higherposition or value

Downward / upward

to a very great and surprising degree

dramatically

to move to a lower level, or cause something to move to a lower level

(to) drop

attributable to or caused by

due to

likely to last for a long time without breaking or getting weaker

durable

giving support, courage or hope

encouraging

how well a business performs in terms of carrying out its activities without harming the environment

environmental performance

of a national or racial group of people

ethnic

to judge the quality, importance of something

(to) evaluate

extremely good

excellent

a building or set of buildings where large amounts of goods are made using machines

factory

things such as chairs, tables, beds, etc. which are put into a house or other building to make it suitable and comfortable for living or working in

furniture

a picture which shows how two sets of information or variable amounts are related, usually by lines or curves

graph

as well (as)

in addition

used to describe which particular area of a subject you are discussing

in terms of

to contain something as a part of something else, or to make something part of something else

(to) include

in or related to industry, or having a lot of industry and factories, etc

industrial

a general, continuous increase in prices

inflation

to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal

(to) injure

a person who puts money into something in order to make a profit

investor

to fasten a label to

(to) label

to continue being good or suitable

(to) last

to stop employing someone, because there is no work for them to do

(to) lay off

the group of people elected to govern a particular area, town orcity, and organize services for it

local council

to be in a particular place

(to) locate

to take care of or be in charge of someone or something

(to) look after

cheap

low-cost

to use money, time, etc. in a sensible way so that it does not cost too much to do something

(to) manage costs

the amount of sales of a product that a company has, compared with total sales of that product

market share

to evaluate the quality of organization’s activity, services

(to) measure performance

a social group that consists of well-educated people, such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers, who have good jobs and are neither very rich nor very poor

middle-class

a smaller number or part

minority

at the present time, in comparison to the past

nowadays

something which you plan to do or achieve

objective

the black oil obtained from under the Earth's surface from which petrol comes

oil

a road vehicle with an engine, four wheels, and seats for a small number of people

passenger car

to work or function well or badly

(to) perform

how well a person, company, etc. does a piece of work or an activity

performance

the type of person you are, which is shown by the way you behave, feel and think

personality

to make an area or substance, usually air, water or earth, dirty by adding harmful chemicals

(to) pollute

not good, being of a very low quality

poor

to keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged or destroyed

(to) preserve

all ordinary people

public

any area which is free and open to general public all the time

public area

to make something smaller in size, amount, degree, importance

(to) reduce

to stay in the same condition, not likely to change

(to) remain stable

to change something that is old, damaged, etc, for a similar thing that in newer or better

(to) replace

the opinion that people have about what someone/something is like, base on what has happened in the past

reputation

the money that an organization receives from its business

revenues

to increase

(to) rise

not in danger or likely to be harmed

safe

the facts about how an organization performs in relation to its products and activities being safe

safety record

the amount of money needed to pay salaries to the employees

salary cost

the number of products sold

sales result

a specified amount of sales that a management sets for achieving or exceeding within a specified timeframe

sales target

good or good enough for a particular need or purpose

satisfactory

a thin pointed piece of metal which is used to join things together

screw

managers at the highest level of a company or organization, considered as a group

senior management

one of the equal parts into which the ownership of a company is divided and which can be bought by members of the public

share

doing things in a way that shows concern for society and people in general

socially responsible

the business of buying and selling shares in companies and the place where this happens

stock market

an examination of opinions, behaviour, etc., made by asking people questions

survey

to behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way

(to) treat

a general development or change in a situation or in the way that people are behaving

trend

the number of people who do not have a job which provides money

unemployment

machine usually with wheels and an engine, which is used for transporting people or goods

vehicle

a hard substance which forms the branches and trunks of trees and which can be used as a building material

wood