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Inglés 2p

The document provides a list of English terms and phrases relevant to business and logistics, including definitions and examples of usage. It also covers concepts related to finance, such as liabilities, goodwill, and compliance. Additionally, it includes vocabulary associated with shipping and transportation, such as freight, packaging, and delivery slip.

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Inglés 2p

The document provides a list of English terms and phrases relevant to business and logistics, including definitions and examples of usage. It also covers concepts related to finance, such as liabilities, goodwill, and compliance. Additionally, it includes vocabulary associated with shipping and transportation, such as freight, packaging, and delivery slip.

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Inglés – C1

 Step in for: To take the job of someone else temporarily.


 Reach for a consensus
 Devise= Create something.
 Hold down the fort: To take care of things while someone is absent.
 Skim: To read something quickly to find the main ideas.
 Scan: To read something quickly to find details
 Think on one´s feet: To think very quickly
 Brick-and-mortar: Tienda en un punto físico.
 Stand the test of time: To last over a long period of time.
 Diploma mill: Give degrees without real worth
 Pitfall: A problem that might not be seen afterwards.
 Free up: To allow something to be used
 Kick of: To begin something
 Action Item: A job that must be done after it has been discussed in a meeting.
Passive Voice:
Modal + have + been + past participle

Freight: Goods carried by a vehicle.


Barge: A large boat that usually has a flat bottom and is used for carrying freight
Crate: A container used for shipping and storing goods; usually a wooden box.
to stack: Place things on top of each other in a tidy pile.
to bill: Send a notice of charges due.
Compliance: Act of conforming to determined guidelines or legislations.
Invoice: A notice of charges due.
Tautliners: A truck with a curtain in the side
Lorry: A truck
Delivery slip: List of goods delivered.
Packaging: Material used to protect goods for transport.
Pallet: A portable platform made of wood used to transport os storage.
Stretch wrap: An extendable, plastic film that is wrapped around a group of items.
Vessel: Boat or ship
Quote: Estimated price of a service or job.
Duty: A payment to a government required for importing goods.
Buffer stock: Extra supply that is held to protect against unforeseen demands for use or
changes in price.
To refurbish: To make improvements or repair something.
Retrofit: Add new parts to something that were not there or available when it was made.
Backlog: Jobs that are left undone at the end of a time period.
Liability: A debt obligation.
Accrued expense: An expense that a company has incurred but has yet to pay.
Account receivable: The amount of money owed to a company for products or services that
have already been paid.
Goodwill: The difference in value; when one company purchases another company,
between the price paid for the company and the assets of the acquired company.
Security: One of several types of investment instruments that gives its owners the right to
money.

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