300+ professional English words across every work category — with pronunciation, meaning, a workplace example, and Arabic + Kurdish translations.
338 words in the bank
grievance
GREE-vans · noun
A formal complaint about unfair treatment at work.
“She filed a grievance with HR about the incident.”
code of conduct
kohd uv KON-dukt · noun
The official rules for how employees should behave.
“All staff must follow the company's code of conduct.”
job security
job si-KYOOR-i-tee · noun
The likelihood of keeping your job over time.
“A permanent contract offers more job security.”
layoff
LAY-off · noun
Losing your job because a company reduces staff, not due to performance.
“The company announced layoffs due to budget cuts.”
severance
SEV-er-ans · noun
Money paid to an employee when their job ends.
“The severance package includes two months' pay.”
Sign in to track your Daily English streak.
24 words
agenda
uh-JEN-duh · noun
The list of topics to discuss in a meeting.
“Can everyone review the agenda before the call?”
minutes
MIN-its · noun
The written summary of what was discussed and decided in a meeting.
“I'll send out the meeting minutes by tomorrow morning.”
action item
AK-shun EYE-tem · noun
A specific task someone must complete after a meeting.
“Let's assign an action item for each open question.”
follow up
FOL-oh up · verb
To check on progress or continue a discussion after the first contact.
“I'll follow up with you once I have the numbers.”
stakeholder
STAYK-hohl-der · noun
A person or group affected by, or with an interest in, a project's outcome.
“We need sign-off from every stakeholder before launch.”
postpone
pohst-POHN · verb
To move an event to a later time.
“We had to postpone the meeting until Monday.”
reschedule
ree-SKED-yool · verb
To change a meeting or appointment to a different time.
“Could we reschedule to 3 PM instead?”
brainstorm
BRAYN-storm · verb
To generate many ideas quickly in a group.
“Let's brainstorm a few names for the new product.”
consensus
kon-SEN-sus · noun
General agreement among a group of people.
“We reached consensus on the new schedule.”
recap
REE-kap · noun/verb
A short summary of what was already covered.
“Let me give you a quick recap of what we decided.”
chair (a meeting)
chair · verb
To lead and manage a meeting.
“Can you chair tomorrow's team meeting?”
quorum
KWOR-um · noun
The minimum number of people needed for a meeting's decisions to count.
“We don't have quorum yet — two more board members need to join.”
minute-taker
MIN-it TAY-ker · noun
The person who writes down what happens in a meeting.
“She volunteered to be the minute-taker for this meeting.”
agenda item
uh-JEN-duh EYE-tem · noun
One topic on a meeting's list of things to discuss.
“Let's move to the next agenda item.”
table (a discussion)
TAY-bul · verb
To postpone discussing something until later.
“Let's table this issue until next week's meeting.”
stand-up meeting
STAND-up MEE-ting · noun
A very short daily team meeting, often done standing up.
“Our stand-up meeting is only ten minutes every morning.”
action point
AK-shun poynt · noun
A specific task agreed on during a meeting.
“The main action point is to send the report by Friday.”
sync up
sink up · phrase
To meet briefly to make sure everyone has the same information.
“Let's sync up before the client call.”
off the record
off thuh REK-ord · phrase
Said informally, not to be officially noted or repeated.
“Off the record, I think the deadline is unrealistic.”
consensus building
kun-SEN-sus BIL-ding · noun
The process of getting a group to agree.
“Good managers spend time on consensus building before big decisions.”
video conference
VID-ee-oh KON-fer-ens · noun
A meeting held online using video.
“We'll do a video conference since the team is in different cities.”
breakout session
BRAYK-owt SESH-un · noun
A smaller group discussion within a larger meeting or conference.
“After the main talk, we split into breakout sessions.”
RSVP
ar-es-vee-PEE · verb
To reply confirming whether you will attend.
“Please RSVP by Thursday if you're coming to the event.”
recap email
REE-kap ee-mayl · noun
A short email summarizing what a meeting covered.
“I'll send a recap email with today's decisions.”