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Business English Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.






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






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






4. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.

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






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






7. A voting system where each vote is kept private.






8. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.






9. A new scientific or technical idea.






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






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






12. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.






13. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.






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






15. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






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






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






18. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.






19. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.






20. A test of a company's ability to meet its immediate cash requirements: short-term assets minus accounts receivable and inventory - divided by short-term liabilities.






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






22. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






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






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






34. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.






35. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.






36. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.






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






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






39. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.






40. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.






41. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.






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






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






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






45. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.






46. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.






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






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






49. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.






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







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