| business |
A place where people make money by selling things or services is called a business. Restaurants, stores, and banks are all businesses. [2 definitions] |
| chain |
A chain is a group of the same kind of business. A chain of businesses is usually owned by the same person or company. [1/2 definitions] |
| check |
A check is a piece of paper from a bank that can be used like money. Some people use checks to pay for things in a store. Some people use checks to pay their bills by mail. A check tells a bank to pay money from one person or business to another. Of course, when a person pays for something with a check, they must have that money in their bank. It is that money that the bank uses to pay the other person or business. [1/4 definitions] |
| company |
A company is something that is set up by people to do business. A company tries to make money by making and selling things or by selling its services. [1/3 definitions] |
| dairy |
A dairy is a business that sells milk, butter, and other things made from milk like cheese and yogurt. [1/2 definitions] |
| department |
A department is one part or area of a large thing, such as a big store or a business. In a store that has departments, each department has different kinds of things for sale. In a children's department, for example, you can find clothes for children. In a women's department, you can find clothes for women. And, of course, you can find clothes for men in the men's department. |
| employee |
An employee is a person who works for a person or business. Employees get paid for the work they do. |
| employer |
An employer is a person or business that pays people to do work. |
| Equatorial Guinea |
Equatorial Guinea is a country in Africa. Two parts of the country are islands, and the rest of the country is on the coast between the countries of Gabon and Cameroon. Equatorial Guinea has a tropical climate. It is warm, and it gets a lot of rain during some parts of the year. Selling oil to other countries is an important business in Equatorial Guinea. |
| Luxembourg |
Luxembourg is a country in Europe. It is a small country between Germany, France, and Belgium. Luxembourg has hills and low mountains. There are also flat areas with forests and land for farms. Luxembourg has modern cities, and the country is important as a center for banks and for large companies to do business. |
| manager |
A manager is the person who is in control of a business and directs the people who work there. A manager can also be the leader of a plan or project. |
| merchant |
A merchant is a person who owns a shop or other business that buys and sells things. |
| office building |
An office building is a place where many people work. An office building can be used by one business or by many different businesses. In an office building, most people work at desks and computers. |
| run |
When you run something like a business, you manage it or take care of it. [1/6 definitions] |
| Slovakia |
Slovakia is a country in Europe. Two of its neighbors are the Czech Republic and Ukraine. Slovakia has many mountains, rivers, and caves. Many people come to Slovakia for skiing and hiking and also to see old castles, houses, and churches. An important business in Slovakia is making cars. Another is making things like televisions and parts for computers. |
| station |
A radio or television business is also called a station. [1/3 definitions] |