Buy (something) on credit

- to buy something without paying cash

My friend had no money so he decided to buy some furniture on credit.

buyer's market

- a situation where there are more sellers than buyers of a product or service and the buyers have an advantage

It was a buyer's market and the price of fruit was very cheap.

By a long shot

- by a big difference

Our company beat out the bids of the other companies by a long shot.

A calculated risk

- an action that may fail but has a good chance to succeed

The company took a calculated risk when they put the new computer on the market.

Call a loan

- to demand the immediate and complete payment of a debt/loan

The bank recently called the loan of the small business.

Call a meeting to order

- to start a meeting

Our supervisor called the meeting to order after everyone arrived.

Call on (someone) to speak

- to ask someone to speak, to give someone permission to speak at a meeting

The chairman called on me to speak at the meeting.

Captain of industry

- a top corporation officer

The president of our company was a captain of industry and when he retired he was appointed to many government boards.

Carry a motion

- to support or win acceptance for a motion or proposal or idea in a meeting

I was able to carry a motion at last night's meeting.

carry over figures/numbers/costs

- to transfer a figure or number or cost from one column or time to another

Our company will carry over last year's losses to this year.

carry over (something) or carry (something) over

- to save or postpone something for another time

The department store will carry over their sale until after the national holiday.

Carry the day

- to win complete support

The manager's idea carried the day and everyone supported him with enthusiasm.

Carry through with (something)

- to put something into action, to do something

The steel company will carry through with their plan to restructure operations.

Carve out a niche (for a product)

- to create a speciality or product or market that nobody else has

The company was able to carve out a niche for their product among university students.

Circulate the agenda

- to distribute a list or other information about what will be discussed in a meeting

We circulated the agenda for the meeting last week.

close out (something) or close (something) out

- to sell the whole or all of something

The company decided to close out the store and sell the remaining stock very cheap.

Close the books

- to stop taking orders, to end a bookkeeping period

The company will close the books at the end of December.

Close up shop

- to stop doing business (for a variety of reasons - not only financial reasons)

The university bookstore will close up shop next month.

Come down in price

- to lower the price of one's product, to become cheaper

We were forced to come down in price in order to sell our target number of cars for the month.

Come in high

- to charge too much for your services, to ask for a price that is too high

The salesman came in high during the negotiations and could not sell his product.

Come in low

- to offer a low amount of money for a product or service

The company came in low with an offer for our product.

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