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Hyphens and Dashes: Special Cases/Commonly Used
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a lot

all-inclusive (noun, adj.)

anytime:  one word if it can be replaced with whenever.  If not, it should be two words.

back up (verb)

backup (noun)

blended learning (noun)

blended-learning (adj.)

bottom line (noun)

bottom-line (adj.)

break down (verb)

breakdown (noun)

breakout (noun, adj.)

build up (verb)

buildup (noun)

business person

buy-in

buyout (noun)

callback (noun)

care-abouts

checklist (noun)

client-oriented (adj.)

closed-ended (adj.)

cost effective

cost-effective (adj.)

cost management

countermeasure (noun)

counter-offer (noun)

counter-opening (noun)

counterpart (noun)

counterproposal (noun)

cross-functionally

cross-sell(ing) (noun, verb)

custom tailor (verb)

custom-designed (adj.)

customer-focused (adj.)

custom-tailored (adj.)

day-to-day (adj.)

deadlock (noun)

decision maker (noun)

decision-making (adj.)

doable

drill down (verb)

drill-down (noun, adj.)

eLearning

email

extraordinary

face-to-face (adj.)

fall back (verb)

fallback (noun, adj.)

flipchart (noun, verb)

follow up (verb)

follow-up (noun, adj.)

full-service (adj.)

gatekeepers (no quotes, no cap)

give-and-take (noun)

go-ahead (noun)

go-between (noun)

hand in hand

hard sell (noun)

hard-sell (verb, adj.)

hard-to-ask (adj.)

hardworking (adj.)

highlight (verb)

in depth (adv.)

in person

in-depth (adj.)

inside out

interdependent (adj.)

kickoff (noun)

kick off (verb)

lead-in (noun, adj.)

linkup (noun)

link up (verb)

long-range (adj.)

long-standing (adj.)

long-term (adj.)

loophole (noun)

low-key

man-made (adj.)

marketplace (noun)

mass-produce (verb)

matter of fact (noun)

matter-of-fact (adj.)

midsize (adj.)

mindset

multibank (adj.)

no one

non-improvement

nonwritten

note-taking (adj.)

not-too-recent (adj.)

offset

offshore (adv., adj.)

off-the-record (adj.)

omni-channel

onboard

one-on-one (adj.)

ongoing

online

on-site (adv., adj.)

on-the-job (adj.)

open-ended (adj.)

outgoing

out-of-pocket (adj.)

output

overall

overuse

paperwork

peer coaching (do not hyphenate)

post-call

pre-call (adj.)

prework

price-cutting (noun)

problem solving (noun, verb)

problem-solving (adj.)

pushback

real-life (adj.)

reestablish

renegotiation

risk averse

roadmap

role play (noun)

roll over (verb)

rollover

round robin

sales focused (adv.)

sales force (unless talking about salesforce.com)

sales-focused (adj.)

sell side (noun)

sell-side (adj.)

semi-independent (adj.)

setup (noun)

set up (verb)

short-term (adj.)

showcase

side by side (adv.)

side-by-side (adj.)

spin off (verb)

spin-off (noun)

spoon-feed (verb)

standalone (adj.)

start up (verb)

start-up (noun, adj.)

tailor-made (adj.)

take down (verb)

take in (verb)

take out (verb)

take over (verb)

take-out (adj.)

takedown (noun, adj.)

takeout (noun)

takeover (noun)

teamwork

time frame

time-consuming

timeline

time-out (noun)

timesaving (adj.)

timetable

to-date

track record

trade-off (noun)

up front (adv.)

upfront (adv., adj.)

up-to-date (adj.)

up-to-speed

user-friendly

value-added

viewpoint

voice mail

website

well known (adj.)

well versed (adj.)

well-known (adj.)

well-versed (adv.)

wherewithal

win-win (no cap)

worksheet

workshop

wrap-up (noun)

wrap up (verb)

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