BEC Key Word Categorisations – Nouns

People	Companies & Institutions	Activities	Money-Finance	Things	States & Qualities	Measures &Amounts	Places	Events
customer	company/’s	business	investment	product	growth	billion	office	sale
management	industry	delivery	payment	information	future	year	premises	performance
contractor	.com	transmission	expense	property	activity	million	department	agreement
manager	organisation	development	earnings	strategy	skill	month	hotel	appraisal
seller/’s	airline	production	economy	sector	leadership	minimum	world’s	merger
buyer	telecom	commun-ication	revenue	equipment	variance	tonne	HR	bankruptcy
supplier	plc	operation	currency	material	debt	ratio	division	arbitration
distributor	EU	installation	fee	requirement	competence	trillion	boardroom	clearance
director	CO	competition	margin	opportunity	liability	period	treasury	session
shareholder	subsidiary	implementation	salary	partnership	inflation	APR	depot	confirmation
investor	INC	takeover^[1]	capital	cc	capability	kilowatt	country	demerger
employee	consultancy	discussion	equity	ms	compliance	week	site	transaction
allies	association/’s	inspection	asset	criterion	loss		marketplace	valuation
analyst	provider^[2]		bonus	unit	slowdown	Technology / Computers	website	accession
consumer	consortium	distribution	income	acquisition	responsibility		street’s	relocation
CEO	corporation	photography	overhead	option	responsibilities	internet	arena	retention
consultant	FTSE	consolidation	VAT	resource	excellence	technology		privatisation
purchaser	organisations	assessment	dividend	clothes	ability	PC		conference
retailer	agency	identification	bank’s	basis	security	system		convergence
competitor	outlet	preparation	capitalisation	insurance	expectation	data		completion
manufacturer	telecoms	administration^[3]	GDP	segment	commitment	web		deregulation
carrier	firm’s	globalisation	remuneration	CV	improvement	software		promotion
participant	pharmaceuticals	telephony	cashflow	auto	enterprise	telecom-munications		termination
accountant	conglomerate	synergy	payroll	warranty	knowledge	browser
banker	institute	continuation	turnover	liability	stability	satellite
operator	brokerage	customisation	maturities	pets	success	avionics
vendor	group’s	procurement	money	incentive	strength	VCR
agent	EMU	maintenance	instalment	vehicle	competitiveness	computer
broker	pharmaceutical		rental	facsimile	downside	antenna
controller	NASDAQ		equities	RE	ownership	spec
performer	admin		depreciation	commerce	obligation	CD
chairman	faculty		overdraft	drawings	efficiency	tele
attendees	organization		receivables	specification	expertise	micro-processor
adviser	industrials		commission	decision	insolvency	database
appraisee	DTI		expenditure	memorandum	competency	macro
regulator	FOOTSIE		accruals	relationship	availability	cassette
employer			rebates	application	liquidity
lender			receipt	bookshop	acceptance
personnel			borrowings	quantity	diligence
exchangers			repayment	airways	perception
arbitrator				problem	flexibility
landlord				sheet	productivity
stockholder				document	consensus
trader				item
buyer’s				job
loser				cell
guy				quotation
exporter				certificate
cavalry				container
applicant				logo
homeowner				culture
prosecutors				clause
supplier’s				resolution
client’s				message
chef				scope
speculator				solution
automakers				reference
booksellers				university
distributors				approval
communicator^[4]				TV
creditor				fiber
insurer				movie
administrator				regulation
neighbours				casualty
counsellor				cargo
management’s				action
maker^[5]				inlet
				portfolio
				capacity
				holdings
				provision
				volume
				example
				location
				module
				trademark
				ratings
				deadline
				addition
				publication
				beverage
				assumption
				summary
				line
				presentation
				advice
				hydrogen
				brochure
				language
				politics
				layoffs
				title
				attention
				ATTN
				protection
				innovation
				pursuant
				bells
				behalf
				scenario
				accountancy
				stationery
				administration
				complaint
				niche
				documentation
				instruction
				compensation
				worth
				connection
				plus
				facility
				tactics
				consignment
				enhancements
				indemnity
				menu
				souvenir
				membrane
				feedback
				environment
				directory
				decoder
				principle
				emulation
				coordination
				indicator
				instrument
				allegations
				perspective
				tobacco
				healthcare
				lawsuit
				inventory
				reservation
				digit
				AD
				version
				filings
				entertainment
				scaffolding
				shipment
				generation
				FOB
				memo
				role
				timber
				approvals
				framework

^[1] Could also be an event.

^[2] Could also be a person.

^[3] Could also be people.

^[4] Also a product – Nokia Communicator.

^[5] Used often as a suffix.