300+ professional English words across every work category — with pronunciation, meaning, a workplace example, and Arabic + Kurdish translations.
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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.”
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tender
TEN-der · noun
A formal offer to supply goods or services at a stated price.
“The company submitted a tender for the construction project.”
💬 We're preparing our tender submission.
quotation
kwoh-TAY-shun · noun
A stated price for goods or services.
“Please send us a quotation for 500 units.”
💬 Can you send a quotation by Friday?
purchase order
PUR-chus OR-der · noun
A document confirming an order to buy goods.
“We can't ship until we receive the purchase order.”
💬 I'll issue the purchase order today.
supplier
suh-PLY-er · noun
A company that provides goods to another business.
“The supplier confirmed delivery for next Tuesday.”
💬 We have three approved suppliers.
bid
bid · noun/verb
A formal offer to do work or supply goods for a price.
“Three companies placed a bid on the contract.”
💬 Our bid was the most competitive.
lead time
leed tym · noun
The time between ordering something and receiving it.
“The lead time for this part is six weeks.”
💬 What's the lead time on this order?
sourcing
SOR-sing · noun
Finding and selecting suppliers for goods or services.
“Sourcing raw materials locally cuts our costs.”
💬 We're sourcing a new supplier for steel.
contract award
KON-trakt uh-WARD · noun
The decision to give a contract to a specific bidder.
“The contract award will be announced next month.”
💬 The contract award goes to the lowest bidder.