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News & Business C1 — The words in podcasts, earnings calls and the news。ネイティブが実際に使う100個を、意味・例文・発音つきでまとめました。
- volatility変動の大きさ・不安定さ — Crypto's volatility is why I only invest what I can afford to lose.
- earnings(企業の)利益・決算 — The company's earnings beat expectations.
- guidance(業績)見通し・指針 — The company cut its guidance for next year.
- projection予測・見込み — Our sales projections were way too optimistic.
- shareholder株主 — Shareholders weren't happy with the CEO's pay.
- valuation企業価値の評価額 — The startup hit a billion-dollar valuation.
- equity株式・持ち分・公平性 — We gave our first engineer some equity instead of a big salary.
- asset資産・強み — Our biggest asset is our regular customers.
- liability法的責任・負債・お荷物 — The waiver protects the gym from liability.
- fine print細かい注意書き・小さな文字の条件 — Always read the fine print before you sign.
- merger合併 — The merger will create the biggest drugstore chain in Kansai.
- acquisition買収・獲得 — The acquisition was announced this morning.
- IPO新規株式公開・上場 — The app is planning an IPO next year.
- bankruptcy破産・倒産 — The chain filed for bankruptcy last month.
- restructuring事業再編 — The restructuring will close twenty stores.
- layoff人員削減・一時解雇 — The company announced layoffs on Monday.
- severance解雇手当・退職金 — They offered me three months' severance.
- turnout参加者数・投票率 — Great turnout tonight, thanks for coming out!
- churn解約率・顧客離れ — Our churn went up after the price change.
- retention維持・定着率 — Customer retention is cheaper than finding new people.
- market share市場シェア — They're losing market share to cheaper brands.
- bubbleバブル・閉じた世界 — Some people think AI stocks are a bubble.
- speculation憶測・投機 — There's a lot of speculation about who's buying the company.
- watchdog監視機関・お目付け役 — The consumer watchdog is looking into the hidden fees.
- tailwinds追い風・有利な状況 — The weak yen is a huge tailwind for tourism.
- headwinds逆風・不利な状況 — The company is facing serious headwinds this year.
- fallout余波・悪影響 — The fallout from the scandal cost them half their sponsors.
- markup上乗せ額・値入れ — The markup on coffee is huge.
- inventory在庫・棚卸し — We're running low on inventory before the holidays.
- foot traffic来店客数・人通り — Foot traffic dropped when the station exit moved.
- cash-strapped資金不足の・金欠の — A lot of cash-strapped students skip breakfast.
- lucrativeもうかる — Wedding gigs are surprisingly lucrative.
- viable実現可能な・商売として成り立つ — Is a vinyl-only label even viable anymore?
- clickbait釣り見出し・クリックベイト — That headline is pure clickbait.
- saturated飽和状態の — The coffee market in Osaka is pretty saturated.
- spin都合のいい言い方・印象操作 — The company put a positive spin on the layoffs.
- consolidate統合する・固める — We consolidated three suppliers into one to save money.
- paywall有料の壁・有料記事 — The best articles are always behind a paywall.
- venture capitalベンチャーキャピタル — They raised venture capital to open five more stores.
- burn rate資金燃焼率 — Our burn rate is too high for a three-person team.
- runway資金が尽きるまでの期間 — We have about eight months of runway.
- due diligence事前調査・精査 — Do your due diligence before you sign the lease.
- damage control事態の収拾・火消し — The brand is in full damage control after the leak.
- surge急増する・急騰する — Ticket sales surged after the video went viral.
- plummet急落する — Sales plummeted after the bad reviews.
- soar急上昇する — Rents have soared in Osaka since the tourists came back.
- rebound持ち直す・反発する — Tourism has rebounded since the pandemic.
- bullish強気の・楽観的な — Investors are bullish on Japanese stocks.
- spike急増・急上昇 — We saw a spike in orders after the post.
- dip一時的な下落 — There's always a dip in sales after New Year's.
- downturn景気後退・低迷 — Restaurants got hit hard in the downturn.
- slump不振・スランプ — The whole industry is in a slump.
- sluggish鈍い・伸びない — Sales have been sluggish all spring.
- robust堅調な・頑丈な — Demand for vintage gear is still robust.
- stagnant停滞した・よどんだ — Wages have been stagnant for decades.
- obsolete時代遅れの・廃れた — My old audio interface is basically obsolete.
- emerging新興の・台頭しつつある — She's one of the most exciting emerging artists in Kansai.
- unprecedented前例のない — The demand for tickets was unprecedented.
- boycott不買運動・ボイコット — People started a boycott after the CEO's comments.
- dividend配当・見返り — The company raised its dividend this year.
- turmoil混乱・大荒れ — The company has been in turmoil since the founder left.
- subsidy補助金 — The city offers a subsidy for small shop renovations.
- tariff関税 — New tariffs could raise the price of guitars.
- stimulus景気刺激策・刺激 — The government announced a new stimulus package.
- deficit赤字・不足 — The government is running a huge deficit.
- GDP国内総生産 — Japan's GDP grew slightly last quarter.
- shortage不足 — There's a labor shortage at every restaurant in town.
- supply chainサプライチェーン・供給網 — Supply chain problems delayed our merch by a month.
- disruption混乱・破壊的変化 — The strike caused major disruption on the trains.
- cost of living生活費 — The cost of living in Tokyo is way higher than in Osaka.
- wage賃金・時給 — The cafe raised its starting wage.
- strikeストライキ — The train strike left thousands stuck.
- exchange rate為替レート — The exchange rate makes Japan super cheap for tourists right now.
- regulation規制・規則 — New regulations on food labels start next year.
- compliance法令遵守・準拠 — Our compliance team checks every ad before it goes live.
- transparency透明性 — Customers want transparency about where the beans come from.
- fraud詐欺・不正 — The founder was charged with fraud.
- oversight監督・見落とし — The project failed because there was no oversight.
- scrutiny厳しい監視・精査 — The app is under scrutiny for how it uses data.
- probe調査・捜査 — Police launched a probe into the fire.
- allegation申し立て・疑惑 — He denies all the allegations.
- whistleblower内部告発者 — A whistleblower leaked the safety reports.
- lawsuit訴訟 — The label is facing a lawsuit over unpaid royalties.
- verdict評決・判定 — The jury reached a verdict after two days.
- crackdown取り締まり — There's a crackdown on illegal parking near the station.
- red tapeお役所仕事・煩雑な手続き — The red tape to open a bar in Japan is insane.
- pundit評論家・コメンテーター — Political pundits got the election completely wrong.
- outage停電・システム障害 — A power outage killed the whole livestream.
- breach違反・侵害・流出 — The data breach exposed millions of emails.
- recallリコール・製品回収 — The company issued a recall on the frying pans.
- misinformation誤情報・デマ — Misinformation spreads faster than the truth.
- inequality不平等・格差 — Income inequality keeps getting worse.
- monopoly独占・独占企業 — One company basically has a monopoly on concert tickets.
- polarized二極化した・分断された — The debate is super polarized online.
- escalateエスカレートする・激化する — The argument escalated really fast.
- automation自動化 — Automation is replacing a lot of warehouse jobs.
- bearish弱気の・悲観的な — Analysts are bearish on the yen.
- gig economyギグエコノミー — Delivery apps are the face of the gig economy.
- greenwashingうわべだけの環境アピール — Paper straws in a plastic cup? That's greenwashing.
- settlement和解・示談 — The company paid a big settlement to avoid court.