Business Vocabulary: From Booming to Disappointing

Group 1: Business Status

Challenge

Something that needs great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully.

Booming

Increasing or becoming successful and producing a lot of money very quickly.

Disappointing

Not as good as you had hoped or expected; not satisfactory.

Hanging On

If you hang on, you manage to survive, achieve success, or avoid failure in spite of great difficulties or opposition.

Flourishing

Growing or developing successfully.

Thriving

Very successful and developing well.

In Decline

When something declines, it goes downhill.

Struggling

Unsuccessful but trying hard to succeed.

In Demand

Needed or wanted by many people.

Group 2: Idioms Describing Success and Failure

Bring the House Down

This is when people are very entertaining and cause the audience to respond enthusiastically.

Rags to Riches

This relates to the experience of a person from a poor background who becomes very wealthy and successful.

Weather the Storm

You do this when you successfully deal with a difficult problem or situation.

Crest of Wave

This describes someone who is experiencing great success or is feeling happy and confident.

World at Your Feet

When things are going well for someone and their future is full of opportunity.

Miss the Boat

When you don't take advantage of an opportunity.

Bottom Fell Out Of

The value of something reached a lower point or collapsed entirely.

Mark My Words

Something that you say when you tell someone about something that you are certain will happen in the future.

He Will Sink Without Trace

If you say that someone or something sinks without a trace, it means that they stop existing or stop being successful very suddenly and completely.

I Take My Hat Off to Him

If you say that you take your hat off to someone, you mean that you admire them for an achievement.

We Take Clean Water for Granted

To never think about something because you believe it will always be available or stay exactly the same.

Group 3: Business Terms

Disputed

Used to describe something that is the subject of disagreement, especially official or legal disagreement.

Currently

At the present time.

Launch

To begin something such as a plan or introduce something new such as a product.

Entrepreneur

Someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves seeing a new opportunity.

Coveted

Strongly desired by many.

Inner-City

The central part of a city where people live and where there are often problems because people are poor and there are few jobs and bad houses.

Saleable

Easy to sell or suitable for selling.

Knack

A skill or an ability to do something easily and well.

Philanthropist

A person who helps the poor, especially by giving them money.

Bookend

An object used, especially in pairs, to keep a row of books standing vertically.

Citizen

A person who is a member of a particular country and who has rights because of being born there.

Group 4: Expressing Cause and Effect

On Account Of

Because of something.

Due To

Because of.

Owing To

Because of.

As a Result Of

Because of something.