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| diversify | v. to broaden, to make more varied |
| enterprise | n. a business; a large project |
| essentially | adv. necessarily, basically, finally |
| everyday | adj. routine, common, ordinary |
| function | v. to perform tasks // n. a purpose |
| maintain | v. to continue; to support, to sustain |
| obtain | v. to acquire |
| prerequisite | n. something that is required or necessary as a prior condition |
| quality | n. a distinguishing characteristic; a degree of excellence |
| smooth | adj. without difficulties; deliberately polite and agreeable in order to win favor |
| source | n. the origin |
| stationery | n. writing paper and envelopes |
| folder | n. a binder or file for holding loose papers (I have filed my papers away. I put them in separate folders for each customer.) |
| shipping | n. the transporting (of goods) (The shipping costs are added to the invoice. What is the shipping method? We ship our goods via a well-known delivery company which uses trucks and freight trains.) // to ship - v. to transport (via truck / train / ship / airplane...) |
| carton | n. a cardboard box for containing goods |
| styrofoam peanuts | n. foam peanut-shaped packing, also known as packing peanuts, are a common loose-fill packaging and cushioning material used to prevent damage to fragile goods (We fill our cartons with styrofoam peanuts to protect the merchandise.) |
| to be on hand / to have on hand | v. to be available; to be present (We need to have our office supplies on hand, so please make sure that you stay on top of our inventory. I order office supplies monthly so that they are always on hand.) |
| supplier | n. someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity; provider (The supplier shipped the goods last week, but we haven't received them yet. Our supplier provides us with good quality products at affordable prices.) |
| purchase order | n. a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities (You must fill out a purchase order in order to buy supplies. Give the purchase order number to the supplier's sales person as a reference for the purchase.) |
| spare | adj. kept in reserve; more than is needed, desired, or required (Let's keep some spare paper in the supply closet so we don't run out. My car has a spare tire in case I get a flat tire. Do you have a spare pen I can have? Yes, I have lots of spare pens. Take this one.) |
