The language of international corporations

Starbucks

n. currency used in coffee shops on the moon

GAP

n. discrepancy between the money paid for a garment, and the money paid to a garment-maker

winDOW

n. insider trading

esprESSO

n. short, sharp statement by an oil company spokesperson

catastrophic

adj. of or pertaining to the wage of a Managing Director or ‘fat cat’

catflap

n. (colloq.) Managing Director denying allegations of fraud

oxymoron

Corporate Law

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