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Business English Test
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Subjects
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business-skills
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.
return on investment
break bulk
financial privacy
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
2. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.
venture capitalist
freight forwarder
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
precaution
3. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.
market segmentation
discrimination
track
customs
4. Setting a high initial price for a product to create a price-quality idea which early adopters will happily accept.
electronic trail
skimming pricing strategy
Lloyds' Registry
political privacy
5. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.
unlimited liability
payroll
stalking
market penetration strategy
6. The ability to develop new ideas.
director
creativity
internet privacy
seed capital
7. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
third party
EBITDA
survey
depreciation
8. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.
intermodal transport
surveillance
break-even point
hose
9. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.
benchmark
memorandum of association
bed & breakfast
charity
10. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.
break-even point
fixed cost
internet privacy
portfolio
11. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.
rights violation
common stock
target market
fiscal year
12. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.
ergonomics
unlimited liability
full containerships
barrel (BBL)
13. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.
ETA
mission statement
IPO - Initial Public Offering
political privacy
14. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.
fire extinguisher
rights violation
stakeholder
stopover
15. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.
identity theft
analysis
EBITDA
electronic trail
16. 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.
sexual privacy
Leveraged Buy-Out
acid test
payroll
17. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.
brand equity
fuse
economies of scale
bulk cargo
18. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.
market capitalization
valid
EBITDA
variable cost
19. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.
EBIT
asset turnover
differentiation
precaution
20. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.
feeder service
fork lift
commission
medical privacy
21. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.
Companies House
ETA
equity financing
information privacy
22. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.
analysis
pallet
injury
unlimited liability
23. The times of highest demand for a product or service.
invasion of privacy
peak times
freighters
feeder service
24. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.
turnaround
survey
cash flow
just-in-time manufacturing
25. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
accommodation
pallet
medical privacy
market capitalization
26. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.
due diligence
confirm
piggyback
consignment
27. 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.
freight forwarder
logistics outsourcing
stock exchange
port of entry
28. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.
deed of partnership
fire extinguisher
break-even analysis
mission statement
29. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.
quality audit
TEU
political privacy
ETA
30. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.
classified information
liner
Bill of Lading
precaution
31. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
Bill of Lading
internet privacy
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
fiscal year
32. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.
carrier
key performance indicator
Companies House
retained earnings
33. The examination and evaluation of something.
analysis
business mission
internet privacy
'eye in the sky' camera
34. Things which are likely or feasible.
possibilities
brand equity
equity financing
in transit
35. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
logistics
common stock
fork lift
marketing mix
36. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.
just-in-time manufacturing
feedback
feeder service
fixed cost
37. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
market penetration strategy
fire extinguisher
barrel (BBL)
share capital
38. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
carrier
goodwill
hose
inventory
39. A demanding or stimulating situation.
identity theft
return on investment
fork lift
challenge
40. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
risk
ergonomics
valid
marine insurance
41. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
consignment
director
marketing mix
ETA
42. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.
brand equity
electronic trail
classified information
share
43. A new scientific or technical idea.
invention
differentiation
financial privacy
spyware
44. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
precaution
platform
life cycle
confirm
45. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
intermodal transport
portfolio
fork lift
46. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.
accuracy
corporation
bonded warehouse
anonymity
47. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
cancel
risk
EBIT
platform
48. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.
just-in-time manufacturing
bed & breakfast
life cycle
stalking
49. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.
invention
lead-time
fiscal year
carrier
50. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.
payroll
accounts payable
director
assets