Entries in the Category Business
Business, the culture of sales, meetings, negotiations, deal-making. You can also see citations assigned to this category.
ambulance-chasing n. in science, doing research to achieve fame or to secure funding. (posted Jul. 25, 2007) [full entry…]
baked in adj. built in or into (a process, a system, a deal, a financial exchange, etc.). (posted Jun. 20, 2006) [full entry…]
Bangalored adj. (said of a corporation, project, or employment) having been relocated to India; having lost business or employment due to such a relocation. (posted Jul. 27, 2004) [full entry…]
Basement Betty n. a woman who runs a business out of her home (in competition with store-based businesses). (posted Jul. 7, 2006) [full entry…]
bluebird n. in business, an unexpected, very profitable, or easily made sale. (posted Jul. 11, 2007) [full entry…]
chief memory officer n. a person in charge of maintaining an organization’s collective knowledge, experience, and history. (posted Aug. 9, 2006) [full entry…]
convenio n. a convenience store sited with a gas (petrol) fueling station. (posted Sep. 20, 2005) [full entry…]
corporati n.pl. (elite or powerful) businesspeople. (posted Jun. 13, 2006) [full entry…]
curbstoning n. the conducting of (streetside) business without a license, especially automobile sales and formerly real estate; among census-takers, falsifying information about a household. (posted Nov. 30, 2004) [full entry…]
dashboard v. to monitor or gauge the statistics or status of a business. (posted Dec. 18, 2006) [full entry…]
death cross n. in financial markets, a situation where long-term and short-term averages converge, seen as evidence that values will decline. (posted Jul. 29, 2004) [full entry…]
door buster n. a discounted item of limited quantity intended to bring customers into a store; a sale of such items; a loss-leader. (posted Nov. 30, 2004) [full entry…]
double-breasting n. use by a company of its non-unionized shops, factories, or subsidiaries for the same work contracted to its unionized facilities. Also double-breasted adj., characterized by such a practice. (posted Mar. 30, 2006) [full entry…]
elevator pitch n. a very short persuasive speech, usually delivered impromptu. Also elevator speech. (posted Mar. 24, 2006) [full entry…]
exploding offer n. a business proposal, especially an employment overture, that will expire if not accepted within a very short time. Also exploding contract. (posted Feb. 16, 2007) [full entry…]
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