Amazing Entrepreneurs & Business People

A2

Helen Parker, Fiona MacKenzie

• Publisher: Collins
• Year: 2014
• ISBN:
  9780007556977
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: English Language
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.

GLOSSARY

accounts PLURAL NOUN

records of all the money that a person or a business receives and spends

action UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

something that you do for a particular purpose

advertisement NOUN

information in a newspaper or magazine that tells you about a product, and tries to make you buy it

advertising UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

the business of creating information about products to try to make you buy them

amusement park NOUN

a place where people pay to ride on machines for fun

animation NOUN

a film which does not show real people but which has drawings that appear to move

apprentice NOUN

a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill

apprenticeship NOUN

a period of time when a young person works for an expert in order to learn a skill

award NOUN

a prize that is given to someone because they did something well

banker NOUN

someone who works for a bank at a senior level

banking UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

the business activity that banks do

blind ADJECTIVE

not able to see

branch NOUN

one of the offices or shops that form part of a bigger company

brand NOUN

the name of a product that a particular company makes

broom NOUN

a type of brush with a long handle used for sweeping the floor

championship NOUN

a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport or game

character NOUN

one of the people in a story

civil war NOUN

a war between different groups of people who live in the same country

client NOUN

a person who pays someone for a service

compete VERB

to try and make people buy the products that you are selling, rather than products from another company

competitor NOUN

a company that is trying to sell the same sort of products as you are

corn UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

the yellow seeds of a plant that is a type of tall grass. Corn is used for food

cosmetics PLURAL NOUN

products that women use on their faces to make themselves look more beautiful

create VERB

to make something happen or exist

currency exchange UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

changing money, such as American dollars, into another sort of money, such as British pounds

distributor NOUN

a company that sends films from the film makers to cinemas all over the country

elegant ADJECTIVE

beautiful in a simple way

emperor NOUN

a man who rules a group of countries (= an empire)

empire NOUN

a group of countries who are ruled by a single powerful country

expand VERB

1 to make something such as a company or an empire become bigger

2 to become bigger

feature film NOUN

a long film that tells a story and is shown in cinemas

ferry NOUN

a boat that regularly takes people or things a short distance across water

flake NOUN

a small thin and flat piece of something

fortune NOUN

a very large amount of money

Gold Rush NOUN

the time when a lot of people suddenly went to California because gold had been discovered there

grain NOUN

a single seed from a particular plant. Grains are used for food

Great Depression NOUN

a period of time that started in 1929 and lasted several years, when lots of companies had to stop working and lots of workers lost their jobs

high standards NOUN

the best quality that is possible in a particular product or activity

invest VERB

to give money to a business or a bank, because you hope they will give you back more money than you gave t...

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Contents
• Introduction
• Mayer Amschel Rothschild
• Cornelius Vanderbilt
• W. K. Kellogg
• Elizabeth Arden
• Walt Disney
• Soichiro Honda
• Glossary
• Keep Reading
• Copyright
• About the Publisher