On the market

- available for sale

There are many good cameras on the market now.

Open a meeting

- to begin a meeting

They opened the meeting by welcoming the new guests.

Out of order

- against the rules - used in a meeting when someone does not obey the rules of speaking

The question was out of order at the meeting and the man was not able to ask it.

Out-of-pocket expenses

- the direct expenses that one must personally pay for something

My out-of-pocket expenses were very high during the business trip.

Out of stock

- not available for immediate sale

The toys are out of stock and we must wait several weeks before we get them.

Out of the loop

- to not be part of a group of people that is kept up-to-date with information about something

I was out of the loop during the negotiations and did not know what was going on.

Outsource (something)

- to use outside sources for something rather than those within a company or its facilities

The manufacturing company outsourced much of its work.

Overnight (something)

- to send a document or package somewhere for delivery the next day

We decided to overnight the new contract to our supplier.

Pay off

- to succeed, to yield good results

I hope that our plans for the new business will pay off.

Pay off a debt

- to finish paying back the money that one has borrowed from a bank or business or person

I am working hard to pay off my debt to the store.

Pay off a loan

- to finish paying back the money that one has borrowed from a bank or business or person

The furniture manufacturer was unable to pay off their loan so they went out of business.

Piece of the action

- a share in the activity or the profits of something

The inventor wanted a piece of the action from the new equipment that he had invented.

Plug a product

- to promote a product

The soccer star makes a lot of money when he agrees to plug a product.

Preferred customer

- a customer who does much business with you and who you give special discounts to

The man is a preferred customer and we always give him a good price.

Push a product

- to promote a product

The soap company is now pushing their new product.

Put a product on the map

- to make a product known to the public

We hope that our new advertising campaign will put our product on the map.

put one's nose to the grindstone

- to work diligently or hard

I put my nose to the grindstone and finished the job before the weekend.

Put (someone) on hold

- to disconnect someone temporarily from the telephone while you do something else

I phoned the bank but they put me on hold before somebody spoke to me.

Put (something) on hold

- to postpone a project

The construction company put the project on hold while they looked for more money.

Put (something) on the table

- to make something the topic of discussion

We put the issue of the new schedule on the table for discussion.

put (someone) through or put through (someone)

- to transfer someone to someone else's telephone

I phoned the credit card company and they put me through to a supervisor.

Red ink

- debt (the red ink on a financial statement)

The automobile company has much red ink because of the bad economic conditions.

Red tape

- rules and regulations that seem unnecessary (often from the government)

There is much red tape when you try to start up a new business.

Robert's Rules of Order

- the official book of guidelines and rules about how to conduct a meeting.

We always use Robert's Rules of Order when we have a meeting.

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