Business vocabulary

A commercial name used by a company for itself or its products.

• Brand

• Board

• Subsidiary

• Own

The authority that controls the flow of goods in and out of a country.

• Headquarters

• Warehouse

• Customs

• Factory

Information used to sell a product or service.

• Revenue

• Advertising

• Database

• Investment

To start selling a new product or service.

• Invest

• Purchase

• Set up

• Launch

The income that a company or a government receives regularly.

• Invoice

• Revenue

• Success

• Retail

The act of asking for information.

• Complaint

• Answer

• Inquiry

• Reply

A company which sells goods to another.

• Supplier

• Parent company

• Start-up

• Subsidiary

A document listing goods provided and their prices.

• Complaint

• Order

• Inquiry

• Invoice

A large building for storing things before they're sold or sent out to shops

• Factory

• Warehouse

• Post office

• Distribution centre

The basic substances used to make something.

• Parts

• Components

• Raw materials

• Applications