I’m going to let my house for six months.

let’s (v)

Let’s finish the meeting early.

letter (n)

letter-box (n)

level (adj & n)

level off (phr v)

Growth in the economy has levelled off.

level out (phr v)

Sales have started to level out.

liberal (adj)

a liberal style of management

library (n)

licence (n)

an export licence

life (n)

shelf life

lifestyle (n)

lift (n & v)

Can you give me a lift, please? (n)

The lift is going up. (n)

Please help me lift this package. (v)

light (adj, n & v)

like (prep & v)

likely (adj)

limit (n & v)

limited company (Ltd.) (n)

line (n)

the production line

lines on a page

railway line

line manager (n)

link (n & v)

• internet link (n)

• The computers are linked to a

server. (v)

liquid (n & adj)

list (n & v)

listen (v)

litre (n)

little (adj & pron)

live (v & adj)

living (adj)

cost of living

load (n & v)

The load was heavy. (n)

Load the goods onto the lorry. (v)

loan (n)

local (adj)

locate (v)

location (n)

lock (n & v)

locker (n)

logo (n)

lonely (adj)

long (adj)

long-term/long term (adj & n)

• in the long term (n)

• a long-term strategy (adj)

look (n & v)

look after (phr v)

Who’s looking after the packaging?

look ahead (phr v)

look forward to (phr v)

I look forward to seeing you.

look like (phr v)

The new model looks just like the old one.

look out (phr v)

Look out or you’ll have an accident.

look up (phr v)

Look up the meaning of the word in the dictionary.

loose (adj)

lose (v)

loss (n)

lost property (n)

lot (n)

loud (adj)

lounge (n)

low (adj, n & adv)

lower (v)

loyal (adj)

loyal staff

loyalty (n)

• customer loyalty

luck (n)

luggage (n)

lunch (n)

lunchtime (n)

luxury (n & adj)

M

m (abbrev) metre

MA (abbrev) Masters degree

machine (n)

machinery (n)

madam (n)

Dear Sir/Madam

magazine (n)

mail (n)

mailbox (Am Eng) (n)

mail order (n)

mailing list (n)

main (adj)

maintain (v)

maintenance (n)

major (adj)

major client

major exports

majority (n)

make (n & v)

make up (n & v)

male (adj & n)

man (n)

manage (v)

manage a business

manage to do something

managerial (adj)

managing director (MD) (n)

manner (n)

manual (adj)

manufacture (n & v)

many (adj & pron)

map (n)

margin (n)

profit margin

mark (n & v)

market (n & v)

There’s a good market for fax machines here. (n)

She bought some flowers from the market. (n)

They marketed their goods overseas. (v)

market leader (n)

market research (n)

market share (n)

market value (n)

marketplace (n)

marketing (n)

I’ve applied for a job in marketing.

married (adj)

mass (adj)

mass market (n)

mass media (n)

mass-produce (v)

mass production (n)

master (v)

match (n & v)

The agency matches staff to vacancies. (v)

It’s important to find a job which matches your skills. (v)

The two companies in the merger are a good match. (n)

mate (n)

a workmate

material (n)

training material(s)

construction materials

raw materials

matter (n & v)

Is anything the matter? (n)

It doesn’t matter. (v)

mature (adj)

mature attitude

mature student

mature investment

mature sector of the market

max (abbrev) maximum

maximum (adj & n)

may (v)

MBA (abbrev) Masters in Business Administration

MD (abbrev) Managing Director (n)

meal (n)

mean (v)

What do you mean?

What does it mean?

meaning (n)

means (n)

Use whatever means you like but sell the product.

measure (v)

measure the length of something

mechanic (n)

media (n)

medicine (n)

medium (adj)

meet (v)

Could we meet on Thursday morning?

Pleased to meet you!

Are we meeting the needs of consumers?

member (n)

membership (n)

memo (abbrev) memorandum

memory (n)

have a good/poor memory

computer memory

mention (n & v)

menu (n)

merge (v)

message (n)

metal (n)

method (n)

production methods

metre (n)

microphone (n)

midday (n)

middle (adj & n)

middle-aged (adj)

middle management (n)

midnight (n)

might (v)

mild (adj)

mile (n)

millimetre (n)

mind (n & v)

His mind was on other things. (n)

Would you mind if I postponed the meeting? (v)

Who’s minding the machine for you? (v)

Mind your head! (v)

mineral (adj)

mineral water (n)

min (abbrev) minimum

minor (adj)

minus (conj)

min (abbrev) minute

minutes (n & pl)

the minutes of the meeting

misc (abbrev) miscellaneous

miserable (adj)

miss (n & v)

mistake (n)

misunderstand (v)

mix (n & v)

mixture (n)

mobile (adj & n)

I need a new mobile (phone).

He isn’t mobile at the moment.

model (adj & n)

It’s cheap because it’s last year’s model. (n)

She’s a model employee. (adj)

modern (adj)

moment (n)

monopoly (n)

month (n)

more (adj, adv & pron)

morning (n)

most (adj, adv & pron)

motivate (v)

motivation (n)

motor (n)

motorbike (n)

motorcycle (n)

motorway (n)

mountain (n)

a mountain of paperwork

mouse (n)

The mouse on my computer isn’t working.

move (n & v)

movie (Am Eng) (n)

mph (abbrev) miles per hour

Mr (n)

Mrs (n)

Ms (n)

much (adj, adv & pron)

multinational (adj & n)

multiply (v)

multiply 14 by 2

musical (adj & n)

musician (n)

must (v)

N

narrow (adj)

national (adj)

nationality (n)

nationwide (adj)

natural (adj)

nature (n)

near (adv & prep)

necessary (adj)

need (n & v)

negative (adj)

negative attitude

negotiable (adj)

negotiate (v)

negotiation (n)

neither (adj & pron)

nervous (adj)

net (n & adj)

have a net income of .20,000 a year (adj)

network (v & n)

to network computers (v)

a computer network (n)

network of agents (n)

networking (n)

never (adv)

new (adj)

news (n)

newsagent (n)

newsletter (n)

newspaper (n)

next (adj, adv & pron)

next to (prep)

nice (adj & adv)

nil (n)

no. (abbrev) number (n)

no one (n)

nobody (n & pron)

noise (n)

none (n, adj & pron)

normal (adj)

north (adj, adv, & n)

north east (adj & n )

north west (adj & n)

not/n’t (adv)

not at all (adv)

note (n & v)

notebook (n)

notepad (n)

notepaper (n)

nothing (n & pron)

notice (n & v)

notice-board (n)

now (adv)

nowadays (adv)

nowhere (adv)

nuclear (adj)

O

o’clock (adj & adv)

object (n & v)

objective (n)

observe (v)

obtain (v)

occupation (n)

occur (v)

of (prep)

of course (adv)

off (adv & prep)

offer (n & v)

office (n)

officer (n)

official (adj & n)

often (adv)

old (adj)

on (adv & prep)

on a journey (prep phr)

on a visit (prep phr)

on business (prep phr)

on fire (prep phr)

on foot (prep phr)

on holiday (prep phr)

on sale (prep phr)

on time (prep phr)

once (adv or adj)

online/on-line (adv & adj)

only (adj & adv)

onto (prep)

open (adj & v)

opening hours (n)

operate (v)

They operate from an old warehouse.

Shall I show you how to operate the machine?

operation (n)

opinion (n)

opportunity (n)

oppose (v)

opposite (adj, n & prep)

option (n)

or (conj)

order (conj, n & v)

order form (n)

ordinary (adj)

organisation (n)

organise (v)

original (adj)

originality (n)

other (adj & pron)

ought (v)

ounce (n)

out (adv)

out of (prep)

out of date (prep phr)

out of doors (prep phr)

out of order (prep phr)

out of stock (prep phr)

out of work (prep phr)

outdoor (adj)

outdoors (adv)

outlet (n)

output (n & v)

outside (adv, n & prep)

oval (adj)

over (adv & prep)

overall (adj)

overalls (n)

overdraft (n)

overtime (n)

own (adj & v)

own brand (n)

P

p (abbrev) pence

PA (abbrev) Personal Assistant

pa (abbrev) per annum

pc (abbrev) personal computer

p./pp. (abbrev) page/pages

pack (n & v)

package (n & v)

packaging (n)

packet (n)

packing (n)

packing department

page (n)

paid leave (n)

paint (n & v)

parking (n)

parliament (n)

part (n)

part-time/part time (adj & adv)

participant (n)

participate (v)

participation (n)

particular (adj)

a particular problem

partner (n)

party (n)

pass (n & v)

• security pass (n)

passenger (n)

passport (n)

pay (n & v)

peak (n & v)

pension (n)

people (n pl)

per (prep)

per cent (%) (adj, adv & n)

percentage (n)

perfect (adj)

perform (v)

The company is performing well.

performance (n)

a strong performance on the stock market

perhaps (adv)

period (n)