UNIT 2 - TARGET WORDS

1. convert (v) /kənˈvɜːt/

1.1. = change

1.2. def: to change or make something change

1.3. example: what rate will I get if I convert my dollars into euros

2. corporate (adj) /ˈkɔːpərət/

2.1. = company

2.2. def: involving or shared by all the members of a group

2.3. example: corporate executives usually have high salary

3. equate (v) /iˈkweɪt/

3.1. = compare

3.2. def: to think that something is the same as something else or is as important

3.3. example: I don't see how you can equate the two things

4. label (n) /ˈleɪbl/

4.1. = tag = brand

4.2. def: a piece of paper, etc. that is attached to something and that gives information about it

4.3. example: He'll only wear clothes with a designer label

5. pressure (n) /ˈpreʃə(r)/

5.1. = compression

5.2. def: the force or weight with which something presses against something else

5.3. example: your blood pressure is too high

6. revenue (n) /ˈrevənjuː/

6.1. = income

6.2. def: the money that a government receives from taxes or that an organization, etc. receives from its business

6.3. example: The company's annual revenues rose by 30%

7. symbol (n) /ˈsɪmbl/

7.1. = sign = logo

7.2. def: a sign, number, letter, etc. that has a fixed meaning, especially in science, mathematics and music

7.3. example: What is the chemical symbol for copper?

8. consume (v) /kənˈsjuːm/

8.1. = use

8.2. def: to use something, especially fuel, energy or time

8.3. example: this engine consumes a ton of coal per hour

9. contradict (v) /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt/

9.1. = opppose

9.2. def: to say that something that somebody else has said is wrong, and that the opposite is true

9.3. example: ‘No, it’s not,’ she contradicted (him)

10. finance (n) /ˈfaɪnæns/

10.1. = money

10.2. def: money used to run a business, an activity or a project

10.3. example: finance for education comes from taxpayers

11. medium (adj) /ˈmiːdiəm/

11.1. = environment

11.2. def: the physical conditions that somebody/something exists in

11.3. example: sound travels through the medium of air

12. register (v) /ˈredʒɪstə(r)/

12.1. = notice

12.2. def: to be noticed

12.3. example: he barely registered our presence

13. subsidy (n) /ˈsʌbsədi/

13.1. = funding

13.2. def: money that is paid by a government or an organization to reduce the costs of services or of producing goods so that their prices can be kept low

13.3. example: the goverment decide to inscrese the level of subsidy

14. theme (n) /θiːm/

14.1. = topic

14.2. def: the subject or main idea

14.3. example: I don't know the theme of the speech