Business English Glossary

Key terms from this course. Once you've seen a term here, it will be automatically linked wherever it appears in the lessons — hover or click it to see the definition again.

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P

probation period

A trial period at the start of employment, usually the first few months.

pushback

Resistance or objection to an idea or proposal.