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Business English Test

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.






2. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.






3. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.






4. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.






5. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.






6. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.






7. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.






8. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.






9. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.






10. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.






11. Cargo which is transported by plane.






12. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.






13. A business classed as a separate legal entity so if there is a financial problem the owners would not lose all their money - only the money they had invested in the company.






14. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.






15. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.






16. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.






17. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.






18. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.






19. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.






20. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.






21. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.






22. Useable or acceptable.






23. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.






24. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.






25. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






26. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.






27. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.






28. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.






29. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.






30. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.






31. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.






32. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.






33. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.






34. Sales divided by total assets.






35. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.






36. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.






37. A person who is on the managing board of a business.






38. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.






39. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.






40. A demanding or stimulating situation.






41. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






42. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.






43. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






44. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.






45. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.






46. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.






47. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.






48. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.






49. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.






50. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.