1. bribe - secretly paying money to get special favors from a company or government official "She was sent to prison for 30 years for trying to bribe a high official.“ booming - business is growing very fast "This year business is booming, so we can start thinking about increasing our investments.“ lend - giving money to someone else, which they will pay back to us later "When did you lend him the money? I lent it to him two months ago.“ lucrative - the possibility of making a great amount of money "This could be a very lucrative contract! Well make money for each sale as well as for each installation!“ monopoly - when only one company controls a whole market "With this new product, we can break our competitor's monopoly.“ quarter - three months of the year, the usual time for planning and reporting financial reports "Last quarter was our best ever, and I am confident next quarter will be even better."

2. sluggish - when business is slow (opposite of "booming") "In this sluggish economy, the best we can hope for is to break even.“ unit cost - the average amount needed to produce a product "If we can produce more of these, our unit price will fall, and we'll be able to make a better profit.“ tariff - a tax on imports from another country "If the government puts a tariff on electronic products, sales will fall.“ invoice - a paper which explains what was sold and at what prices "Look at the invoice. You charged us for repairs that you said were free!“