Business Collocations Practice Exercises

recognition, awareness, image, identity, name

plan, lunch, trip, partner, investment, acumen

exchange, market, index, options

conditions, leader, share, sector, trends

increase, controls, war, tag, range

payer, law, measures, reform, cuts, credit, exemption

laundering, market, problems

coverage, premium, claim, broker, agent

base, retention, satisfaction, attrition, relations, service, support

placement, line, range, design, development

daily, weekly, demanding, grueling, hectic

prohibitive, escalating, rising, overall, estimated, additional

ballpark, preliminary, rough, conservative

multinational, large, global, transnational

emerging, digital, information, modern, state-of-the-art

clear, unfair, competitive, strategic, tax, comparative

private, public, banking, agricultural, financial, service

natural, human, adequate, scarce, renewable

raw, recyclable, promotional, educational, instructional

inalienable, basic, fundamental, equal, human

foreign, sound, poor, risky, speculative, long-term

exponential, explosive, steady, long-term, economic, population

near, distant, immediate, foreseeable

private, public, personal, intellectual

paperless, open-plan, central, head, branch, regional, subsidiary

enduring, lasting, long-term, business, professional, love-hate

informal, formal, written, tacit, trade

extensive, vast, communications, social, television

job: search for, look for, apply for, land, take, discard, hold down

meeting: arrange, organize, schedule, make, have, cancel, call off, chair

agreement: disobey, negotiate, reach, break, go back on, violate

bonus: give, award, provide, pay, receive, earn

change: bring about, make, do, cause

consensus: reach, do, achieve, arrive at

complaint: file, make, have, receive, respond to, give

payment: make, suspend, perform, receive, stop, defer

appointment: have, make, keep, place, cancel, break

request: propose, make, submit, turn down, reject, respond to, comply with

risk: take, face, run, minimize, reduce, avoid, knock down, outweigh

attention: put, direct, give, pay, turn

deal: agree to, arrange, close, draft, negotiate, reach, sign, seal

problem: pose, present, have, cause, set off, create, face, run into

solution: look for, maneuver, work towards, agree on, come up with, propose, suggest

market: break into, penetrate, pass into, corner, flood, enter

controversy: cause, fuel, stir up, avoid, induce

loan: apply for, ask for, request, take out, gain, pay off, repay, secure

investment: make, do, encourage, stimulate, protect, attract

offer: make, withdraw, accept, decline, assert, refuse, turn down

conclusion: draw, jump to, arrive at, come to, do, reach

product: launch, develop, sell, market, cultivate, promote

responsibility: dispense, take, shoulder, share, delegate

contract: have, haggle, draw up, write, negotiate, sign

report: prepare, draw up, compile, submit, give, construct

customer: deal with, drop, serve, attract, entice, lose

service: offer, dispense, provide, improve, expand

law: enforce, uphold, comply with, obey, fulfill, violate, break

policy: implement, strike, adopt, have

asset: accumulate, acquire, get, sell, transfer