Vocabulary12 words · B1–B2

TOEIC vocabulary: business & meetings

The most frequent TOEIC words in a professional context — meetings, projects, deadlines.

Term	Definition	Example
agenda/əˈdʒendə/	the list of items to discuss in a meeting	Let's move to the next item on the agenda.
deadline	the time by which something must be done	The deadline for the report is Friday.
to schedule/ˈʃedjuːl/	to arrange a time for something	We scheduled a follow-up meeting.
stakeholder	a person with an interest in a project	All stakeholders attended the review.
to postpone	to move something to a later time	They postponed the product launch.
minutes	the written record of a meeting	Could you take the minutes today?
to attend	to be present at an event	She attended the annual conference.
venue	the place where an event is held	The venue for the seminar has changed.
to chair (a meeting)	to lead or run a meeting	The director chaired the meeting.
briefing	a short meeting to give instructions	We had a quick briefing this morning.
workload	the amount of work to be done	The workload increased this quarter.
to delegate	to give a task to someone else	Good managers know how to delegate.

agenda/əˈdʒendə/
the list of items to discuss in a meeting
Let's move to the next item on the agenda.
deadline
the time by which something must be done
The deadline for the report is Friday.
to schedule/ˈʃedjuːl/
to arrange a time for something
We scheduled a follow-up meeting.
stakeholder
a person with an interest in a project
All stakeholders attended the review.
to postpone
to move something to a later time
They postponed the product launch.
minutes
the written record of a meeting
Could you take the minutes today?
to attend
to be present at an event
She attended the annual conference.
venue
the place where an event is held
The venue for the seminar has changed.
to chair (a meeting)
to lead or run a meeting
The director chaired the meeting.
briefing
a short meeting to give instructions
We had a quick briefing this morning.
workload
the amount of work to be done
The workload increased this quarter.
to delegate
to give a task to someone else
Good managers know how to delegate.

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