Unit 3: Vocabulary

USA
UK
appreciate
USA
UK
to be grateful or to recognize that something is good
USA
UK
"Thank you for your comments, we appreciate all feedback."
USA
UK
complaint
USA
UK
a statement that something is wrong or not satisfactory
USA
UK
"I made a complaint about the sales rep and the manager apologized for him."
USA
UK
courteous
USA
UK
polite and showing respect
USA
UK
"She was very courteous when we spoke with her."
USA
UK
customer service
USA
UK
assisting the shopper with their questions and concerns
USA
UK
"I phoned the customer service helpline and spoke with a very helpful man."
USA
UK
deal with
USA
UK
to handle something or take care of something
USA
UK
"We need to deal with this problem immediately."
USA
UK
defect
USA
UK
a problem or fault
USA
UK
"The technician repaired the defect in the phone."
USA
UK
exceed expectations
USA
UK
to be better than someone expects or than is required
USA
UK
"A good company meets their customers' expectations, a great company exceeds expectations."
USA
UK
loyalty program
USA
UK
a rewards system which gives benefits to customers who often use the same shop
USA
UK
"Most supermarkets offer loyalty programs to try to encourage shoppers to stay with them."
USA
UK
reassure
USA
UK
to make someone feel better about something
USA
UK
"I had a few concerns but the salesman reassured me that I had made the right choice."
USA
UK
recall
USA
UK
to ask people to return a faulty product
USA
UK
"The product was recalled after it turned out that it could be dangerous."
USA
UK
refund
USA
UK
to return purchased goods in exchange for one's money back
USA
UK
"It is store policy that we will give refunds on any product you are not happy with."
USA
UK
resolve
USA
UK
to find the solution to
USA
UK
"When a customer has a problem, it should be resolved as soon as possible."
USA
UK
retain
USA
UK
to keep or to continue to have
USA
UK
"The company has a problem retaining staff so they need to change their approach to management."
USA
UK
satisfied
USA
UK
pleased because you have what you want or that something happened in the way you wanted
USA
UK
"I am very satisfied with the new phone. It is much better than my old one."
USA
UK
treat
USA
UK
to behave towards someone in a particular way
USA
UK
"She resigned from her job because her manager treated her badly."
Go to unit menu