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Office  Place of work
                
I have to go to the office tomorrow.  
                
Corporate  Professional in a business sense
                
I like to work in corporate.  It is better than in service.  
                
Retail  Selling directly to the consumer 
                
B to C is retail.  
                
Wholesale  Selling to companies 
                
They do wholesale. They do B to B.
                
Activity  A business area 
                
The activity was in retail.
                
Company Business  activity 
                
The company has a good culture.  
                
Action  An exploit 
                
The action was in response to the report.
                
Meeting  To get together 
                
They are meeting with friends.  
                
Style  The way something is done
                
The style of the office is cool.  
                
Concept  An idea or a thought or an impression
                
The concept  is very good.  They are going to do very well.  
                
Results  The outcome 
                
The results were impressive.  
                
Public company  A company on the stock exchange
                
The public company has shareholders.  
                
IPO  An Initial Public Offering
                
The company was going to the stock market.  They were doing an IPO.              
                
Business activity  An action with the objective of financial exchange
                
The business activity was impressive.
Big business  Large companies
                
Microsoft is big business.
                
Multinational  Companies with offices around the world
                
I work for a multinational.  It has offices in the US, Europe, and Asia.    
                
Small business  Smaller activities (qualification depending on country) 
                
They are a small business.  They have ten employees. 
                
Commercial  Involving money in exchange for goods or services
                
The commercial activities are dynamic in New York.  
                
Concern  An organization 
                
They have a concern in the area.  
                
Workplace  A place of work 
                
The workplace has a good environment.  
                
Bureau  An office 
                
They have a bureau in Rio. 
                
Attitude  The corporate culture 
                
The management has a good attitude.  That is why they are profitable.  
                
Management style  The mode or manner of running an office 
                
The management style is the result of their good attitude.  
                
Top down management   Military style management
                
They have a top down management style.   
                
Headquarters / Head office  The office with all of the main activities 
                
The HQ is downtown.  
                
Branch Office / Subsidiary  The office away from the head office
                
The branch office is in the suburbs.  
                
Agency  An office with a related activity
                
They have a new agency in Asia.  
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