Term 3 - Sem 2 A.Y.

2023-2024
Vocabulary List – Secondary 1

Date: Friday, February 23rd 2024 Name:______________

Week 4 (Making sentence)

1. chain /tʃeɪn/ noun

a number of similar stores, restaurants, etc. owned by the same company
 He now owns a chain of 970 food stores.

2. headquarters /ˈhedkwɔːrtərz/ noun

the main office of a company or organization
 Several companies have their headquarters in this area.

3. revenue /ˈrevənuː/ noun

the money that a government receives from taxes or that an organization, etc.
receives from its business
 The company's annual revenues rose by 30%.

4. profit /ˈprɑːfɪt/ noun

the money that you make in business or by selling things, especially after paying
the costs involved
 The radio station earns a profit from its advertising.

5. get by /ɡet baɪ/ phrasal verb

to manage to live or do a particular thing using the money, knowledge,
equipment, etc. that you have
 How does she get by on such a small salary?

6. colleague /ˈkɑːliːɡ/ noun

a person that you work with, especially in a profession or a business
 We were friends and colleagues for more than 20 years.

7. paperwork /ˈpeɪpərwɜːrk/ noun

the written work that is part of a job, such as writing letters and reports
 I spent the afternoon doing routine paperwork.

8. earn /ɜːrn/ verb

to get money for work that you do
 His victory in the tournament earned him $50 000.

9. expand /ɪkˈspænd/ verb

(business) to make something greater in size, number or importance
 We've expanded the business by opening two more stores.

10. employee /ɪmˈplɔɪiː/ noun

a person who is paid to work for somebody
 They have eight full-time and two part-time employees.