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Vocabulary

Unit 10

Word list

administrator [ædˈminəstreitər]

n. An administrator is a person who controls a business, company, or organization.

Everyone in the store did whatever the administrator asked them to do.

affluent [ˈæflu(:)ənt]

adj. If someone is affluent, they are wealthy.

People in the city are usually more affluent than people in the country.

audit [ˈɔːdit]

v. To audit means to inspect financial records from a person or business.

The government usually audits companies that report lower than usual incomes.

automate [ˈɔːtəmeit]

v. To automate something means to have machines or computers do the work.

When the bank automated, it started installing ATM machines.

bribe [braib]

v. To bribe someone means to illegally persuade them for a favor with money.

The judge was bribed so that she would set the suspect free.

corrupt [kəˈrʌpt]

adj. If someone is corrupt, they break the law for money or fame.

The corrupt policeman didn’t arrest the man because he gave them money.

dispose [diˈspouz]

v. To dispose of something means to get rid of it.

He disposed of the can by throwing it into the recycle bin.

headquarters [ˈhedˈkwɔːrtərz]

n. A headquarters is a building where the bosses of a company work.

He toke the long route to headquarters, because it was a nice day.

incentive [inˈsentiv]

n. An incentive is what makes a person want to do something.

The chance of winning a prize was an incentive to get people to play the game.

infrastructure [ˈinfrəˌstrʌtʃər]

n. An infrastructure is a collection of services needed to run a society or business.

Power lines are important parts of a city’s infrastructure.

legislate [ˈledʒisleit]

v. To legislate means to make laws.

Senators have to legislate fairly, so most people will enjoy the benefits.

legitimate [liˈdʒitəmit]

adj. If something is legitimate, then it is acceptable according to the law.

She found a legitimate plan to raise extra funds for her vacation.

manipulate [məˈnipjəleit]

v. To manipulate something means to skillfully or unfairly control or affect it.

The doctor manipulated the data to make it look like the cure was working.

merchandise [ˈməːrtʃəndaiz]

n. Merchandise is goods ready to be purchased or sold.

The store added more merchandise, because there were more shoppers.

retail [ˈriːteil]

n. Retail is the activity of selling goods to the public, often for personal use.

Although cheap to make, once a t-shirt reaches retail, it costs ten times as much.

revenue [ˈrevənjuː]

n. Revenue is the income made by a company.

The new products really increased the business’s monthly revenue.

rubbish [ˈrʌbiʃ]

n. Rubbish is trash or waste.

The floor around the garbage can was covered with all kinds of rubbish.

subsidy [ˈsʌbsidi]

n. A subsidy is money given by the government to companies to assist them.

The official gave the company a subsidy, so it could open two new factories.

transaction [trænˈsækʃən]

n. A transaction is an act of buying or selling something.

Because the clerk was new at the job, the simple transaction took a long time.

violate [ˈvaiəleit]

v. To violate a law, rule, or agreement means to break it.

I was given a ticket, because the policeman said I violated a traffic law.