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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
headquarter
/hɛdˈkwɔːtə/
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turnovernounThe total value of goods sold by a company in a period, or the rate at which staff leave.
firefighternounA person whose job is to put out fires and rescue people.
sabbaticalnounA long break from normal work, often used for study or travel.
payslipnounA paper or message showing what an employee earned and what was taken off.
bricklayernounA worker who builds walls and houses by laying bricks.
delegateverbTo give part of your work or power to someone else.
bureaucracynounA system of official rules and paperwork that can slow things down.
cashiernounA person who takes payments from customers in a shop.
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))