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Business English Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.






2. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.






3. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.






4. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.






5. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.






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






7. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






8. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.






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






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






11. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.






12. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.






13. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.






14. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.






15. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.






16. Setting a high initial price for a product to create a price-quality idea which early adopters will happily accept.






17. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.






18. Useable or acceptable.






19. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.






20. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.






21. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.






22. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






23. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.






24. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.






25. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.






26. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.






27. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.






28. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.






29. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.






30. The right to have your political view kept secret.






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






32. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.






33. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.






34. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.






35. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.






36. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.






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






38. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.






39. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.






40. 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.






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






42. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.






43. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.






44. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.






45. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.






46. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.






47. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.






48. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.






49. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.






50. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.