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impose (verb) /ɪmˈpəʊz/

to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received: Very high taxes have recently been imposed on cigarettes. Judges are imposing increasingly heavy fines for minor driving offences.

sales figures

the value or amount of the total sales of an industry's or company's products for a particular period

quotation (price)

the price that a person or company says they will charge to do a piece of work:

supply

to provide something that is wanted or needed, often in large quantities and over a long period of time

extension (noun) ​ /ɪkˈsten.ʃən/

the fact of reaching, stretching, or continuing; the act of adding to something in order to make it bigger or longer

sales forecast

a statement of what the amount or value of a company's sales is likely to be in the future, based on information available now about the market, past sales, etc. commi

commission (payment)

a payment to someone who sells goods that is directly related to the amount sold, or a system that uses such payments

remainder copies

he part of something that is left after the other parts have gone, been used, or been taken away

submission (noun) ​ /səbˈmɪʃ.ən/

the act of giving something for a decision to be made by others, or a document formally given in this way

overdue (adjective) ​ /ˌəʊ.vəˈdʒuː/

not done or happening when expected or when needed; late: My library books are a week overdue.

editorial department

the department of a publishing business that edits material for publication

royalty statement

a payment to an owner for the use of property, especially patents, copyrighted works, franchises or natural resources.

retail store

1a store that sells goods to the public: Retail stores must compete with goods sold on the internet.

draft (noun) ​ /drɑːft/

a piece of text, a formal suggestion, or a drawing in its original state, often containing the main ideas and intentions but not the developed form

exclusive agreement

A type of agreement whereby a person is made to be the sole agent for selling a particular product or service within a specific market or demographic area.

table of contents

a list of the information that is contained in a book

merchandise [verb]

to encourage the sale of goods by advertising them or by making certain that they are noticed

exhibition stand

a section of an exhibition where a particular company shows their products or information about their products

stencil

a piece of card, plastic, metal, etc. into which shapes have been cut, used to draw or paint patterns onto a surface

signatory

a person, organization, or country that has signed an agreement

estimate

to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something

rate card

a list that shows the prices that a newspaper, television company, website, etc. charges for different types of advertisements

board, cardboard, card

a thin, flat piece of cut wood or other hard material, often used for a particular purpose: Cut the vegetables on a chopping (us cutting) board.

volume (books)

one in a set of related books: The second volume of his memoirs will be published later this year.

package deal

a set of arrangements that must be accepted together and not separately

competing titles, competitive

Competitive prices, services, etc. are as good as or better than other prices, services, etc

terms of payment for sth

conditions of paying for sth

intellectual property

someone's idea, invention, creation, etc., that can be protected by law from being copied by someone else

launch a product

an event to celebrate or introduce something new, new product

hard copy

information from a computer that has been printed on paper

excerpt

a short part taken from a speech, book, film, etc.: An excerpt from her new thriller will appear in this weekend's magazine.