Vocabulary Lab

Work & Business

العمل والأعمال

Office, career and money vocabulary that STEP loves to test in context.

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Step 1 — Learn the words

employee

noun/ɪmˈplɔɪiː/

موظّف

a person who is paid to work for a company or person

Every employee receives training in the first week.

يحصل كل موظف على تدريب في الأسبوع الأول.

Word family: employ · verbemployee · nounemployer · noununemployed · adjective
Collocations: a full-time employee · train employees · employee benefits
Synonyms & antonyms: = worker, staff member · ≠ employer

income

noun/ˈɪnkʌm/

دخل

the money a person or business receives regularly

His monthly income increased after the promotion.

ارتفع دخله الشهري بعد الترقية.

Word family: income · noun
Collocations: monthly income · a steady income · income tax
Synonyms & antonyms: = earnings · ≠ expenses

negotiate

verb/nɪˈɡoʊʃieɪt/

يتفاوض

to discuss something in order to reach an agreement

The two companies negotiated a new contract.

تفاوضت الشركتان على عقد جديد.

Word family: negotiate · verbnegotiation · nounnegotiable · adjective
Collocations: negotiate a deal · negotiate a salary · negotiate with
Synonyms & antonyms: = bargain

deadline

noun/ˈdedlaɪn/

موعد نهائي

the latest time by which something must be finished

We submitted the report before the deadline.

قدمنا التقرير قبل الموعد النهائي.

Word family: deadline · noun
Collocations: meet a deadline · miss a deadline · a tight deadline

promote

verb/prəˈmoʊt/

يُرقّي / يروّج

to give someone a higher position, or to advertise something

The manager promoted her to head of sales.

قام المدير بترقيتها إلى رئيسة المبيعات.

Word family: promote · verbpromotion · nounpromotional · adjective
Collocations: promote an employee · promote a product · get promoted

efficient

adjective/ɪˈfɪʃnt/

فعّال / كفء

working well without wasting time, money or energy

The new system is more efficient than the old one.

النظام الجديد أكثر كفاءة من القديم.

Word family: efficient · adjectiveefficiency · nounefficiently · adverb
Collocations: highly efficient · an efficient way · energy efficient
Synonyms & antonyms: = effective · ≠ wasteful

Step 2 — Practise

Meaning, context, word family, collocation and definition questions — feedback appears only after you answer.

Work & Business practice

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Question 1 of 28 · Context

The manager ______ her to head of sales.