Sales and Aquisitions English Glossary - 1
The use of this lexical approach is essential for successful language acquisition in English for Specific Purposes. However, teachers are often not equipped with the exact English terminology required in very specific trade sectors. For this reason, core vocabulary sheets go a long way in helping teachers provide adequate materials for students with English for Special Purposes needs.
These core vocabulary reference sheets provide between 150 and 240 key words and phrases for each industry. Each series is divided into three pages that, when combined, form an alphabetical list. In taking this lexical approach to attaining key vocabulary, students should be encouraged to translate the specific words and phrases into their native tongues as each phrase has a very specific translation in each language.
| actual price | market supply - market offer | ||
| agency contract | maturity rate | ||
| agreed price | to | meet a deadline | |
| all-in price | missing goods | ||
| allowance - reduction | to | negotiate | |
| amount - sum | negotiation | ||
| amount of an invoice | net price | ||
| approximate price | non delivery | ||
| article - item | non-returnable packing | ||
| as per sample | old stocks - oddments | ||
| assortment - range | on account | ||
| assortment of sizes | on credit | ||
| back order - outstanding order | order | ||
| backlog of orders | order acquisition | ||
| bargain | order approval | ||
| to | bargain over the price | order book | |
| batch - lot of goods | order confirmation | ||
| business card (GB) - calling card (US) | order from catalogue | ||
| to | buy by instalments (GB) - to buy on the instalment plan (US) | order processing | |
| to | buy for cash | packing charged at cost | |
| to | buy in bulk - to buy wholesale | packing excluded | |
| to | buy on credit | packing included | |
| buyer - purchaser | packing list | ||
| to | cancel an order | to | pass an order |
| to | cash - to collect | to | pay in advance |
| cash before delivery | payment | ||
| cash discount | payment by cheque | ||
| cash on delivery (GB) - collect on delivery (US) | payment by instalments | ||
| cash sale | payment in advance | ||
| cash with order | payment on account | ||
| catalogue (GB) - catalog (US) | point of sale - sales outlet | ||
| catalogue price | poor quality | ||
| cheap - inexpensive | price ceiling | ||
| claim - complaint | price decrease - price reduction | ||
| to | collect a debt | price fluctuation | |
| collection | price list | ||
| colour reference | price marked up by 10% | ||
| commercial agent | price range | ||
| commercial invoice | price recommended by the manufacturer | ||
| commercial letter | price reduction |
Sales and Acquisitions - Core Vocabulary Sheets Continued
Sales and Acquisitions - Core Vocabulary Sheet 2Sales and Acquisitions - Core Vocabulary Sheet 3
English for Special Purposes Core Vocabulary Lists
English for AdvertisingEnglish for Banking and Stocks
English for Book Keeping and Financial Administration
English for Business and Commercial Letters
English for Human Resources
English for the Insurance Industry
English for Legal Purposes
English for Logistics
English for Marketing
English for Production and Manufacturing
English for Sales and Acquisitions
