Business English Vocabulary

The 50 highest-leverage business English words for meetings, emails, and presentations.

  • leverage
    to use something to maximum advantage
    "We can leverage AI to scale our support team."
  • align
    to bring into agreement
    "Let's align on the goals before launch."
  • stakeholder
    person with an interest in a project
    "I'll loop in the stakeholders before Friday."
  • deliverable
    an item to be completed and handed over
    "What are the deliverables for this sprint?"
  • bandwidth
    capacity to take on work
    "I don't have the bandwidth for another project this week."
  • synergy
    combined effect greater than the sum of parts
    "There's clear synergy between the two teams."
  • scalable
    able to grow without breaking
    "We need a scalable solution."
  • actionable
    ready to act on
    "Give me actionable feedback, not theory."

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