Business

More business collocations

• Owing to the economic crisis, many small firms ceased trading. [closed their business]
• There is cut-throat competition in the music industry these days. [very severe competition]
• Market forces have caused many factories to close as businesses move overseas. [forces not influenced by government that decide price levels in an economy]
• Our local bakery has gone out of business. Most people buy their bread at the supermarket these days.
• Business is booming for Internet-based travel companies as most people book travel online. [business is doing extremely well]
• She resigned and went to work for a rival company.
• We did/struck a deal with the vendor of the house and got a 15% discount on the price.
• It’s quite difficult sometimes to balance the budget because of increased costs.
• Our company have put in a bid for the new leisure centre contract. [offered to do the work for a particular amount of money]