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Business Collocations: Common Word Combinations
On the topic of learning vocabulary in any language, our eBook is just what you need.
Collocations are a combination of words which always go together such as ‘save money’, ‘bright idea’, ‘make progress’- They are essential for natural-sounding English. Let’s take a look at some common verbs in business and words which often collocate with them.
Common verbs in business communication
- To boost
- To come up with
- To deal with
- To fix
- To improve
- To meet
- To provide
- To reach
Match the following verbs from above with the correct noun pairs
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Example phrases
- The executive board were delighted that the company had met all of the annual targets.
- The parties were confident of reaching an agreement after three days of tough negotiations.
- In an attempt to boost morale, the office introduced a ‘casual Friday’ policy.
- Although general terms were agreed, no price was fixed by the end of the meeting.
- Could you provide me with an estimate for the cost of the refitting?
- The customer wasn’t satisfied with how her complaint had been dealt with.
- The aim of the meeting is to come up with a solution to our slow growth.
- The key target this quarter is to improve productivity to 2015 levels.




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