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territory

US /ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri/

noun Target · B2 Kinh doanh chung

Definition

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Each sales manager covers a different territory in the region.

Word Family

NounNoun
territory gốc
VerbVerb
—
AdjectiveAdj
territorial
AdverbAdv
territorially

Synonyms

  • regionthe extended spatial location of something
  • domaina particular environment or walk of life
  • districta region marked off for administrative or other purposes

Collocations

  • Easy sales territory
    describing sales territory (income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time)
  • Medium assign regional sales territories to managers
    to assign regional sales territories to managers, meaning to give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
  • Hard sovereign territory disputed in maritime arbitration
    describing sovereign territory disputed in maritime arbitration (a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right)
  • Very Hard venture deep into uncharted commercial territory
    to venture deep into uncharted commercial territory, meaning to proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

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