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B2B business essentials vocabulary

Words for b2b business essentials, each with its meaning in English and Hindi, how to say it, a sentence that shows it in use, and what to say instead or the opposite.

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acquisition

/ak-wi-ZISH-uhn/

The purchase of another company, asset or resource, in whole or in part.

अधिग्रहण; किसी कंपनी या संपत्ति को खरीदकर अपने अधीन कर लेना

“The acquisition gave us the customer list we had spent two years trying to build.”

Synonyms: takeover, buyout, purchase, procurement

Antonyms: divestment, disposal, spin-off, sell-off

B2B

/bee-too-BEE/

Business-to-business: trade in which a company sells to another company rather than to the public.

व्यवसाय-से-व्यवसाय; एक कंपनी का दूसरी कंपनी को बेचना

“Our B2B pricing has volume tiers that no retail customer would ever reach.”

Synonyms: business-to-business, wholesale, trade sales, enterprise sales

Antonyms: B2C, retail, consumer sales, direct-to-consumer

B2C

/bee-too-SEE/

Business-to-consumer: trade in which a company sells directly to individual buyers.

व्यवसाय-से-ग्राहक; कंपनी का सीधे आम ग्राहक को बेचना

“The B2C side of the business needs a checkout; the other side needs a contract.”

Synonyms: retail, direct-to-consumer, consumer sales, shopfront trade

Antonyms: B2B, wholesale, trade sales, enterprise sales

brick-and-mortar

/brik-and-MOR-tuhr/

Describing a business that trades from a physical shop or office rather than online.

भौतिक दुकान वाला; ऑनलाइन नहीं, असली दुकान या कार्यालय से चलने वाला

“Their brick-and-mortar stores still take more money than the website does.”

Synonyms: physical, offline, high-street, storefront

Antonyms: online, e-commerce, virtual, digital-only

business model

/BIZ-nis mod-uhl/

The framework by which a company creates value, delivers it and earns money from it.

व्यापार प्रारूप; कंपनी कैसे मूल्य बनाती, पहुँचाती और उससे कमाती है

“A subscription business model turns one large sale into ten years of small ones.”

Synonyms: revenue model, operating model, commercial model, value model

Antonyms: improvisation, guesswork, ad-hoc trading, unplanned venture

contract

/KON-trakt/

A legally binding agreement setting out what each party must do, and by when.

अनुबंध; कानूनी रूप से बाध्यकारी लिखित समझौता

“Nothing starts until the contract is signed, however warm the conversation was.”

Synonyms: agreement, covenant, deal, undertaking

Antonyms: verbal promise, handshake, informal understanding, goodwill

corporate

/KOR-puh-ruht/

Belonging to a large, formally organised company rather than to an individual.

कॉर्पोरेट; बड़ी औपचारिक कंपनी से संबंधित

“Corporate buyers want invoices, procurement approval and a security questionnaire.”

Synonyms: organisational, institutional, company-wide, commercial

Antonyms: personal, individual, private, informal

e-commerce

/EE-kom-urs/

Buying and selling goods or services over the internet.

ई-कॉमर्स; इंटरनेट पर वस्तुओं और सेवाओं की खरीद-बिक्री

“E-commerce removed the need for a shopfront and added the need for logistics.”

Synonyms: online retail, online trade, digital commerce, internet selling

Antonyms: brick-and-mortar, in-store trade, offline retail, mail order

entrepreneur

/on-truh-pruh-NUR/

Someone who starts a business venture and carries the risk of it.

उद्यमी; जोखिम उठाकर नया व्यवसाय शुरू करने वाला

“An entrepreneur is paid last, which is the part the job adverts leave out.”

Synonyms: founder, business owner, innovator, venturer

Antonyms: employee, salaried worker, wage earner, pensioner

outsourcing

/OWT-sor-sing/

Contracting work out to an external supplier instead of doing it in-house.

बाहरी स्रोत से कराना; काम को बाहरी आपूर्तिकर्ता को सौंपना

“Outsourcing support cut the wage bill and doubled the response time.”

Synonyms: subcontracting, contracting out, offshoring, external delivery

Antonyms: insourcing, in-house delivery, internal staffing, self-performing

networking

/NET-wur-king/

Building professional relationships that may later bring work or information.

संपर्क-निर्माण; व्यावसायिक रिश्ते बनाना जो आगे काम आएँ

“Half the networking at a conference happens in the queue for coffee.”

Synonyms: relationship building, making contacts, connecting, mingling

Antonyms: isolation, withdrawal, aloofness, working in a silo

negotiation

/ni-goh-shee-AY-shuhn/

Discussion between parties aimed at reaching an agreement each can accept.

बातचीत; सहमति तक पहुँचने के लिए मोल-तोल

“The negotiation turned on delivery dates rather than price, which surprised everyone.”

Synonyms: bargaining, dealmaking, mediation, give and take

Antonyms: ultimatum, imposition, dictation, stonewalling

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