Look at A. Complete these collocations.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 541.

B) More business collocations

Owing to the economic crisis, many small firms ceased trading.[closed their business].

There is cut-throat competitionin the music industry these days. [very severe competition] Market forceshave caused many factories to close as businesses move overseas. [forces not influenced by government that decide price levels in an economy]

Our local dressmaker has gone out of business.People buy ready-made clothes these days. Her clothes boutique is doing brisk businesssince the shopping centre was renovated.

Business is boomingfor Internet-based travel companies as more people book travel online. [business is doing extremely well]

She resigned and went to work for a rival company.

I struck/did/ made a dealwith the car salesman and got a 15% discount for cash.

It's quite difficult sometimes to balance the budgetbecause of increased costs.

Our company have put in a bidfor the new leisure centre contract, [offered to do the work for a particular amount of money]

Remember, the collocation is do business,NOT make business: We're doinga lot of business in Asia these days.

1) to a company on the stock market

2) to a new product

3) to a profit-

4) to bankrupt

5) to into business

6) to into partnership

7) to market research

8) to public

9) to up a business

10) to a loss