Business: Upper-intermediate Spanish vocabulary

29 Spanish words about business at upper-intermediate level. Each entry links to the full meaning, a real example sentence, and usage notes written for English speakers.

• objetivonountarget, goal — a result or objective one is aiming to achieve
• responsabilidadnounresponsibility, accountability — the obligation to act in a certain way or to answer for the consequences of one's actions
• adquirirverbto acquire, to obtain
• ejecutivonounexecutive —
• empresarionounentrepreneur, employer
• financieroadjectivefinancial
• hacer frente averbto face up to, to tackle
• potenciarverbto enhance, to boost
• prosperarverbto flourish, to thrive
• potencialadjectivepotential — having the capacity to develop into something in the future
• emprendedornounentrepreneur — a person who sets up and runs a business or undertakes new initiatives
• directivonounexecutive, senior manager — a member of the management team of an organisation
• publicitarioadjectiverelating to advertisements or the advertising industry
• margennounmargin, fringe
• olfatonounthe physical sense used to detect odours, one of the five senses
• gestiónnounthe act of organising, administering or handling a business; resource or process
• agresivoadjectiveaggressive — forceful or hostile in behaviour; also: boldly competitive in strategy
• corporativoadjectivecorporate — relating to a corporation or large organisation
• riesgonounhazard, risk — the possibility of harm or loss; also a specific danger
• innovaciónnouninnovation
• grupo de presiónnounlobby, pressure group — an organised group that influences political decisions
• fusionarverbto merge, to combine
• resultadonounoutcome, result — the final consequence or product of a process
• patentenounpatent — an official right granting exclusive use of an invention
• establecerse / resolververbto settle, to establish oneself
• florecerverbto flourish, to thrive
• tácticanountactic — a short-term method to achieve an immediate goal, within a broader 'estrategia'; 'tácticas dilatorias'
• términonounterm, period — a fixed duration; a technical word; 'en términos de' = in terms of; 'los términos del acuerdo'
• valenounvoucher, token — a document entitling the holder to a discount or benefit; 'canjear un vale'; not the interjection 'vale'