Vocab Zakelijk. B2

1. Management & Strategy (Strategie)

  1. Beleid — Policy

  2. Visie — Vision

  3. Kernactiviteit — Core business

  4. Concurrentiepositie — Competitive position

  5. Marktaandeel — Market share

  6. Innoveren — To innovate

  7. Duurzaamheid — Sustainability / ESG

  8. Transparantie — Transparency

  9. Speerpunt — Priority / Focal point

  10. Draagvlak — Support / Buy-in

  11. Schaalbaarheid — Scalability

  12. Knopen doorhakken — To make the final call / To decide

  13. De koers uitzetten — To set the course / Strategy mapping

  14. Herstructurering — Restructuring

  15. Synergie — Synergy

2. Meetings & Communication (Vergaderen & Communicatie)

  1. Agendapunt — Agenda item

  2. De notulen — The minutes (always plural in NL)

  3. Rondvraag — Any other business (AOB)

  4. Toelichten — To clarify / To elaborate

  5. Afstemmen — To align / To coordinate

  6. Korte lijnen — Short lines of communication

  7. Terugkoppelen — To report back / To provide feedback

  8. Consensus — Consensus / Agreement

  9. Invalshoek — Angle / Approach / Perspective

  10. Prioriteren — To prioritize

  11. Besluitvorming — Decision-making

  12. Brainstormen — To brainstorm

  13. Iemand in de rede vallen — To interrupt someone

  14. Bevestigen — To confirm

  15. Notuleren — To take minutes

3. Finance & Results (Financiën & Resultaat)

  1. Omzet — Revenue / Turnover

  2. Winstmarge — Profit margin

  3. Rendement — Return on Investment (ROI)

  4. Begroting — Budget

  5. Jaarcijfers — Annual results / Financial statements

  6. Bezuinigen — To cut costs / To retrench

  7. Factureren — To invoice / To bill

  8. Investeren — To invest

  9. Liquiditeit — Liquidity

  10. Afschrijving — Depreciation (assets) / Amortization (intangibles)

  11. Kosten-batenanalyse — Cost-benefit analysis

  12. Solvabiliteit — Solvency

  13. Omzetgroei — Revenue growth

  14. Overname — Acquisition / Takeover

  15. Faillissement — Bankruptcy

4. HR & Personnel (Personeelszaken)

  1. Arbeidsvoorwaarden — Terms and conditions of employment

  2. Functieomschrijving — Job description

  3. Competenties — Competencies / Skill set

  4. Functioneringsgesprek — Performance review

  5. Ziekteverzuim — Absenteeism / Sick leave rate

  6. Werving en selectie — Recruitment

  7. Secundaire arbeidsvoorwaarden — Benefits / Perks

  8. Zelfsturend team — Self-managing team

  9. Uitbesteden (Outsourcing) — To outsource

  10. Detachering — Secondment / External staffing

  11. Loopbaanbegeleiding — Career counseling

  12. Capaciteit — Capacity

  13. Scholing / Nascholing — Professional development / Training

  14. Ontslag — Dismissal / Termination

  15. Burn-out — Burnout

5. Operations & Projects (Projectmanagement)

  1. Deadline — Deadline

  2. Mijlpaal — Milestone

  3. Implementeren — To implement / To roll out

  4. Knelpunt — Bottleneck

  5. Efficiëntie — Efficiency (doing things right)

  6. Effectiviteit — Effectiveness (doing the right things)

  7. Opschalen — To scale up

  8. Stakeholder — Stakeholder / Interested party

  9. Deliverables — Deliverables

  10. Monitoren — To monitor / To track

  11. Evaluatie — Evaluation / Debrief

  12. Maatwerk — Tailor-made / Custom solutions

  13. Proactief — Proactive

  14. Kwaliteitswaarborging — Quality Assurance (QA)

  15. Overcapaciteit — Excess capacity