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ˌɒn.trə.prəˈnɜː.ri.əl
adjective
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Characterized by initiative and willingness to undertake new ventures or business activities.
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His entrepreneurial mindset helped him launch a successful startup.
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business-minded, innovative, visionary
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unambitious, conventional, risk-averse
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ˈbuːt.stræp
verb/noun
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To start and develop a business using personal resources without external funding.
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He bootstrapped his company with minimal resources.
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self-funding, self-starting, independently establish
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dependence, borrowing, funded
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lɪkˈwɪd.ə.ti
noun
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The availability of liquid assets to a market or company; cash flow.
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The company maintained high liquidity to handle emergencies.
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cash flow, solvency, convertibility
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illiquidity, insolvency, rigidity
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ˌskeɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti
noun
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The capacity to be changed in size or scale; expandability.
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Cloud computing enhances the scalability of businesses.
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expandability, growth potential, flexibility
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rigidity, limitation, stagnation
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ˌfiː.zəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti
noun
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The state or degree of being easily or conveniently done; practicality.
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The feasibility study showed the project was worth pursuing.
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viability, workability, practicality
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impracticality, infeasibility, utopianism
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ˌprɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti
noun
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The degree to which a business or activity yields profit or financial gain.
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Increasing sales and reducing costs boosted profitability .
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earnings, revenue generation, financial gain
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loss, deficit, unprofitability
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daɪˌvɜː.sɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən
noun
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The process of enlarging or varying the range of products or field of operation.
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The company achieved stability through market diversification .
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variety, expansion, multiplication
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specialization, narrowing, uniformity
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ɪnˈsɒl.vən.si
noun
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The state of being unable to pay debts owed; bankruptcy.
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The company declared insolvency after years of losses.
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bankruptcy, financial failure, liquidation
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solvency, financial stability, creditworthiness
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ˈɑː.bɪ.trɑːʒ
noun
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The practice of taking advantage of a price difference between two or more markets.
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He used arbitrage to profit from currency exchange differences.
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market exploitation, trading profit, speculation
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loss-making, price stagnation, non-trade
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ˌmɒn.ɪ.taɪˈzeɪ.ʃən
noun
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The process of converting or establishing something into legal tender or a source of revenue.
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The startup focused on monetization strategies to boost income.
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commercialization, revenue generation, financialization
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devaluation, underutilization, loss-making
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ˈek.wɪ.ti
noun
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The value of shares issued by a company; ownership interest in a business.
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He invested in equity to gain long-term financial benefits.
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fairness, ownership, shares
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inequity, debt, partiality
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kənˈɡlɒm.ər.ət
noun
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A large corporation formed by the merging of separate and diverse firms.
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The conglomerate owns multiple companies in different industries.
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corporation, business group, multinational
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division, disintegration, fragmentation
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ˈsɪn.ə.dʒi
noun
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The interaction or cooperation of two or more agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.
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The synergy between the two teams led to innovation.
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cooperation, teamwork, integration
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discord, disunity, fragmentation
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ˌek.spəˈnen.ʃəl
adjective
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Increasing rapidly; growing at an accelerating rate.
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The startup experienced exponential growth in revenue.
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rapid, escalating, geometric
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gradual, diminishing, linear
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ˈaʊt.sɔː.sɪŋ
noun
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The practice of having certain job functions done outside a company instead of having an in-house department or employee handle them.
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Many companies use outsourcing to reduce operational costs.
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contracting, subcontracting, delegation
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insourcing, centralization, in-house
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ˈpɪv.ət
noun/verb
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A significant change in business strategy or direction.
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The company decided to pivot its business strategy.
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shift, adaptation, turning point
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stagnation, rigidity, unchangeable
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ˈeʃ.ə.lɒn
noun
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A level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society.
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He climbed to the upper echelon of the corporate world.
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disorganization, disorder, equality
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ˌæm.ɔː.tɪˈzeɪ.ʃən
noun
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The process of paying off debt with regular payments over time.
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The amortization schedule showed a 10-year repayment plan.
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loan repayment, debt reduction, depreciation
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accumulation, indebtedness, default
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ˈven.tʃər
noun/verb
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A risky or daring journey or undertaking; a business enterprise involving considerable risk.
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His new venture into e-commerce proved successful.
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business endeavor, enterprise, risk-taking
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security, caution, stability
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