VOCABULARY UNIT 6: THE SPANISH ECONOMY (3ºESO)

UNIT 6: THE SPANISH ECONOMY

AQUACULTURE

Fish farming

CATCH

The amount of fish caught

COMPANY-INCUBATION

Organisation that helps develops new businesses.

FABRIC

Basic structure.

FASHIONABLE

Popular, in the popular style.

HOT SPRING

Place where naturally hot water comes out of the ground.

INFLUX

Arrival or entry.

MESH NETWORK

Network with multiple connections between different points.

OFFSET

To counterbalance the effect of something

OFFSHORING

Moving industry to countries where labour is cheaper.

OUTSOURCING

When a business assigns certain tasks to an external company or worker.

PACE

Rate, speed.

PROLIFERATION

Asudden increase in something.

RATIONALISATION

Elimination unnecessary elements of a business to make it more efficient.

RECESSION

A period in which economic growth slows significantly.

REFURBISH

To repair and restore

RESTRUCTURING

Reorganisation

PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY

The maximun amount an economy can produce.

PULSES

Legumes, such as chickpeas, lentils and beans

SHARPLY

Suddenly and markedly.

SUBURBAN

Relating to the outer areas of a city.

UNDERGO

To experience something

UPHEAVAL

Disruption, sudden change.