B1-level Business English vocabulary covering meetings, negotiations, management, and office deals — the core words needed to talk about corporate work.
Free Business English vocabulary flashcards at the B1 level — all 35 words with definitions and examples. Study them with spaced repetition and recognize and use these words confidently in real conversations.
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meeting
a planned event where people talk about work together
agenda
a list of things to talk about at a meeting
deadline
the latest time when something must be finished
negotiation
a discussion where people try to agree on a deal
contract
a written agreement that people must follow by law
deal
an agreement made between two or more sides in business
manager
a person who is in charge of a team or department
department
a part of a company that does one kind of work
colleague
a person you work with at the same company
client
a person or company that pays for a service or product
proposal
a plan that someone suggests for others to consider
budget
the amount of money planned for something
report
a written document that gives information about something
presentation
a talk that explains information to a group of people
strategy
a plan for reaching a goal over a long time
supplier
a company that provides goods to another business
schedule
a plan that shows when things will happen
to negotiate
to talk with someone in order to reach an agreement
to manage
to control and organize people, a team, or a business
to organize
to plan and arrange something in a clear order
to postpone
to move something to a later time
to attend
to go to an event or a meeting
to sign
to write your name on a document to make it official
to approve
to officially agree that something is good or correct
to hire
to employ someone to do a job
to cooperate
to work together with someone to reach a shared goal
efficient
able to do something well without wasting time or effort
flexible
able to change easily when plans or needs change
reliable
able to be trusted to do what is expected
competitive
relating to a strong effort to do better than others
profitable
able to bring in more money than it costs
formal
relating to the serious, correct manner expected in business
mutual
felt or shared equally by two or more sides
urgent
needing action or attention very soon
punctual
arriving or happening at the exact planned time