Register

Often, collocations rather than individual words suggest a particular register. For example, phrases using pretty meaning fairly sound informal when used with negative adjectives (pretty awful, pretty dreadful, pretty dull), and are typical of spoken English.

Business English

• to submit a tender [present a document offering to do a job and stating the price]
• to raise capital [get money to put into a business]
• to go into partnership with someone [agree to start or run a business with someone]
• to start up a business