probation (n.) period of testing a new employee試用(期);見習(期)

　　[例] The newly recruited employees are still in probation.

　　[同義詞] trial, apprenticeship

　　process (n.) system(s) used to manufacture products工藝,程序

　　[例] Embroidering is a slow process.

　　procure (v.) to buy獲得,購買

　　procurement (n.) activity of buying獲得,購買的行為

　　[例] The procurement of that antique cost us a lot of money.

　　produce (n.)farm products, especially fresh fruits and vegetables農產品

　　[例] Fresh produce exporting needs fast delivery.

　　product life cycle (n.) period of time from the introduction of a new product into the marketplace until its decline and withdrawal產品壽命周期

　　product mix (n.) group of individual product types and the volumes produced that represent the total production volume一個企業(yè)出售的各類產品, 產品組合, 一種產品的不同型式

　　[例] Usually an individual has several product mixes in order to maximize his satisfaction.

　　production cycle (n.) time needed to produce an item 生產周期

　　[例] That product has a long production cycle.

　　productive (adj.) producing well or much多產的

　　[例] There is also a general feeling that employees whose health, safety and welfare are well looked after by the employer will be more productive.

　　[同義詞] fertile, rich, fruitful

　　productivity (n.) output rate per worker or per machine生產力

　　[例] Innovations have been and are being made to increase productivity.

　　profile (n.)1.characteristics of something簡介

　　[例] You can look through the profiles of the applicants in this book.

　　2.image形象

　　[例] Untill recently, Senator Cliton had maintained a fairly low profile in Washington but she is now being identified as the most likely opponent to the Republican challenger

　　profit (n.) money gained from doing business利潤

　　[例] We gain profit from the experience.

　　operating profit (n.) profits from normal trading of a company營業(yè)利潤

　　profit and loss account (n.) accounts showing income and expenditure損益帳戶

　　[例] Income statement belongs to profit and loss account because it can show us income and expenditure.

　　press [ pres ] (n.) newspapers and magazines新聞媒介

　　[例] Using press to advertise is an effective method to enlarge the influence of the brand.

　　market price price which people are willing to pay 市場價

　　retail price price paid by final customer零售價

　　[例] Actually the retail price is reasonably set for our end users.

　　profit (n.) money gained from doing business利潤

　　[例] In this report, the proposed plan to build a supermarket in that densely populated area can bring immeasurable profits.

　　operating profit profits from normal trading of a company營業(yè)利潤

　　profitability (n.) ability to make a profit盈利能力

　　profitable (adj.) which makes a profit有利可圖的

　　[例] I will not do that business unless it is profitable.

　　[同義詞] lucrative, paying, remunerative

　　project (n.) plan方案

　　[例] The project sounds fascinating but infeasible.

　　projected (adj.) planned/forecast計劃/預測的

　　promote (v.) 1. give someone a better job晉升

　　[例] Up to now we’ve promoted the analyst/programmers to junior project leaders.

　　2. advertise 促銷

　　promotion (n.) 1. act of giving someone a better job晉升

　　[例] He got a promotion for the high sales volume this month.

　　2. all means of communicating a message about a product or service促銷

　　[例] The failure of the new product promotion lies in the business secrets release by someone.

　　proprietor (n.) one who owns or owns and manages a business or other such establishment.所有者，經營者

　　[例] The proprietor’s son will take over when Mr. Richards retires in two years.

　　[同義詞] owner, possessor, holder

　　prospective (adj.) likely to become or be 潛在的

　　[例] our prospective customers

　　[同義詞] future, coming, approaching

　　prospectus (n.) 1. sales document which tries to convince the customer, usually using a serious approach廣告宣傳資料

　　[例] Would you please revise the draft of this important prospectus in a more convincing tone?

　　2. document issued by a company offering shares for sale招股說明書

　　prototype (n.) first model of a new product原型

　　[例] The prototype of the car will be exhibited in a grand show this spring.

　　[同義詞] original, archetype

　　provisionally (adj.) temporarily 臨時地

　　[例] I have provisionally booked Room W72 for Wednesday morning.

　　public sector nationalized industries國有企業(yè)

　　publication (n.) thing which has been published, such as a book, magazine出版，出版物

　　[例] The publication of this magazine proves the victory of the left-wing party.

　　publicity (n.) the process of attracting the attention of the general public to products or services宣傳推廣

　　[例] We need generous samples for the sake of publicity.

　　publics (n.) group of people categorized for PR purposes公眾

　　[例] We believe this material will appeal to the general publics.

　　punctual (adj.) on time準時的

　　[例] Be punctual or you will be embarrassed before the senior managers

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　　purchase [ 5pE:tFEs ]1. (n.) something which has been bought購買

　　[例] It will be cheaper to make a quantity purchase.

　　2. (v.) buy購買

　　purchaser [ 5pE:tFEsE ] (n.) person who buys for a company采購員