Business Startup Vocabulary

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or state of being

article a word that specifies a noun, such as 'the', 'a', or 'an'

• During the busy season, employees often have to burn the midnight oil to meet project deadlines.
• I have to burn the midnight oil tonight to finish my assignment on time.
• I'll be burning the midnight oil to get this report done before the deadline.
• Sometimes in life, you have to burn the midnight oil to achieve your goals.

noun A clean slate is a metaphorical expression meaning to start fresh or anew without any preconceived notions or biases.

• After serving his sentence, he was given a clean slate and allowed to start afresh.
• I messed up my first attempt, but now I have a clean slate to try again.
• I'm done with that toxic relationship, time for a clean slate.
• Starting a new job feels like having a clean slate to make a fresh start.

noun a school or course designed to prepare students for a higher education or a specific career

adjective relating to or done in preparation for something else

• The preparatory work for the project has been completed.
• I need to do some preparatory research before starting the assignment.
• I'm gonna do some prep work before the big presentation.
• The early morning stretches were like a preparatory ritual for the day ahead.

noun a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

• The new government policies were set in motion to address the economic crisis.
• The plan to renovate the office was set in motion last week.
• Once the music started playing, everyone was set in motion on the dance floor.
• Her inspiring speech set in motion a wave of change within the community.