Taboo is a word guessing game by Hasbro. A player chooses a card and has to make his partners guess the word on the card without saying the “taboo” words listed below the word. For example, someone may have to make his partners guess the word “pool” without saying the words “swim,” “water,” or “bathing suit.” Below are some Taboo cards for business English.
Also see these general English Taboo cards:
Taboo Cards (beginner-intermediate)
Taboo Cards (intermediate-advanced)
advertising commercial | commercial advertising | negotiate agreement |
CEO leader | Human Resources hire | bonus money |
salesperson sell | perk benefits | recruiter hire |
president leader | resign quit | retire work |
shipping deliver | purchasing negotiate | Research and Development R&D |
reception lobby | salary payment | customs import |
contract agreement | brand product | consumer buyer |
promotion marketing | label product | launch release |
public relations advertising | packaging label | agenda schedule |
conference call meeting | consensus agreement | currency money |
exchange rate currency | invest money | transaction deal |
client customer | guarantee assure | complaint customer service |
retail Walmart | shareholder stockholder | bond investment |
stock bond | production factory | deadline submit |
budget money | department division | interest profit |
inventory supply | refund return | invoice buyer |
lend borrow | refuse no | borrow lend |
feedback manager | supply and demand quantity | profit loss |
encourage motivate | suggest recommend | exchange rate |
loss profit | margin profit | employer employee |
convince persuade | market buyer | raise salary |
sales convince | competitor same | growth expand |
debt money | sell product | charge fee |