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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.






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






3. Estimated Time of Arrival.






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






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






6. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






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






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






9. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.






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






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






12. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.






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






14. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.






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






16. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






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






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






19. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.






20. Cargo which is transported by plane.






21. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.






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






23. Written description of how something should be done.






24. Sales divided by total assets.






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






26. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.






27. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.






28. The times of highest demand for a product or service.






29. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.






30. Things which are likely or feasible.






31. Useable or acceptable.






32. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.






33. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.






34. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.






35. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.






36. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.






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






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






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






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






41. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.






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






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






44. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.






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






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






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






48. A response or reaction to a piece of information.






49. 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.






50. A place where parts of the ownership of companies are bought and sold - or the organization of people whose job is to do the buying and selling.






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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