Business Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Entries in the Category Business

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pouring rights n.pl. exclusive permission granted to a beverage manufacturer or bottler to control beverage distribution at a venue, such as a school or stadium, or an event, such as a sports tournament. (posted Sep. 12, 2005) [full entry…]

reshop v. to replace returned or misplaced merchandise onto retail store shelves. (posted Dec. 26, 2006) [full entry…]

rubber room n. a space where a worker subject to a disciplinary hearing or other administrative action waits and does no work; generally, a place or personal mind-set of isolation. (posted Jul. 5, 2006) [full entry…]

sale-manageback n. a financial arrangement in which a property is sold, then managed by its former owner for a cut of profits. (posted Mar. 16, 2005) [full entry…]

silo other. attributively silo and as an adjective siloed, kept separate from similar items, especially in the case of funds, a budget line item, a department, etc.; noun, something that is kept separate or compartmentalized; verb, to keep separate, to stove-pipe. (posted Dec. 9, 2004) [full entry…]

stove pipe v. to develop, or be developed, in an isolated environment; to solve narrow goals or meet specific needs in a way not readily compatible with other systems. (posted Jun. 26, 2004) [full entry…]

submarine patent n. a patent that, when issued, forces companies already using the newly patented technology to pay retroactive licensing or rights fees. (posted Jul. 7, 2004) [full entry…]

supertanker n. a hotel with a very large guest capacity. (posted May. 11, 2007) [full entry…]

sweethearting n. the granting of special favors or privileges, especially to friends or family; in retail, the giving of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting or other theft; the giving of a sweetheart deal. (posted Jul. 29, 2005) [full entry…]

tent pole n. something, such as a commercial undertaking, a story franchise, or a fictional character, that serves as primary support (for a company, television program, etc.), especially a blockbuster movie which compensates for a studio’s flops. (posted Jun. 18, 2004) [full entry…]

third shift n. the illegal manufacture of goods after authorized production has ceased. (posted Apr. 11, 2007) [full entry…]

tie-down n. one of a series of questions that encourage a customer to agree to a purchase. (posted Jul. 11, 2005) [full entry…]

time famine n. across a society, a lack of free or leisure time. (posted Jul. 8, 2004) [full entry…]

trep n. an entrepreneur. (posted Sep. 13, 2007) [full entry…]

Verwaltungsvereinfachungsmassnahmen n. an anti-bureaucratese, anti-bafflegab campaign. (posted May. 9, 2004) [full entry…]

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