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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. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.






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






3. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.






4. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.






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






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






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






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






9. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.






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






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






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






13. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






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






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






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






17. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






18. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.






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






32. Debts; money that must be paid.






33. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.






34. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.






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






36. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.






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






38. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.






39. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.






40. Useable or acceptable.






41. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.






42. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.






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






44. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






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






46. A demanding or stimulating situation.






47. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.






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






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






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