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Business English Test
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1. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.
common stock
rights violation
'eye in the sky' camera
force majeure
2. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.
secret ballot
classified information
bonded warehouse
commission
3. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.
unlimited liability
officers of a company
intermodal transport
goggles
4. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
brand equity
confirm
risk
piggyback
5. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
advice of shipment
accommodation
survey
accreditation
6. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
liner
memorandum of association
economies of scale
7. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.
portfolio
breach of privacy
Bill of Lading
electronic trail
8. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.
turnaround
tankers
Lloyds' Registry
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
9. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.
brand
injury
barrel (BBL)
director
10. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
Companies House
bulk cargo
goodwill
US Fourth Amendment
11. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
inventory
just-in-time manufacturing
logistics
stakeholder
12. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.
trespassing
inventory
freight forwarder
Ro/Ro
13. A voting system where each vote is kept private.
secret ballot
IPO - Initial Public Offering
'eye in the sky' camera
positioning
14. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.
air cargo
US Fourth Amendment
brand
co-operative
15. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.
bulk carriers
freedom of speech
portfolio
cash flow
16. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.
fiscal year
sexual privacy
fork lift
US Fourth Amendment
17. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
property rights
retained earnings
barrel (BBL)
accounts payable
18. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.
director
ETA
equity financing
officers of a company
19. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
fiscal year
officers of a company
market penetration strategy
liabilities
20. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
common stock
freedom of speech
discovery
bulk carriers
21. 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.
stock exchange
fork lift
classified information
advice of shipment
22. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.
customs
share
intermodal transport
business mission
23. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
barrel (BBL)
surveillance
feedback
track
24. Metal rails along which a train travels.
track
financial privacy
intermodal transport
ETA
25. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.
security
break bulk
stock exchange
freight forwarder
26. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.
diversification
Lloyds' Registry
anonymity
fuse
27. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.
political privacy
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
accuracy
freighters
28. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.
supply chain
secret ballot
equity financing
bonded warehouse
29. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.
advice of shipment
Ro/Ro
dividend
logistics outsourcing
30. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.
civil liberties
wake-up call
medical privacy
Clean Bill of Lading
31. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.
accuracy
carousel
tankers
risk
32. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
confirm
entrepreneuer
political privacy
brand recognition
33. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
fuse
survey
platform
inventory
34. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.
rights violation
logistics
freighters
tankers
35. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
pallet
survey
wake-up call
operating expenses
36. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.
Clean Bill of Lading
security
surveillance
US Fourth Amendment
37. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.
liner
hose
invention
logistics
38. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.
Clean Bill of Lading
break-even point
civil liberties
creativity
39. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.
fork lift
positioning
trailer
carousel
40. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.
skimming pricing strategy
security
fuse
discovery
41. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.
Leveraged Buy-Out
market segmentation
economies of scale
stock exchange
42. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.
venture capitalist
TEU
lead-time
invention
43. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.
charity
fiscal year
fire extinguisher
challenge
44. 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.
pallet
limited liability
liner
common stock
45. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.
accuracy
equity financing
logistics
third party
46. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.
electronic trail
hard hat
track
ergonomics
47. The examination and evaluation of something.
dividend
analysis
identity theft
discrimination
48. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.
goggles
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
confirm
stalking
49. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.
suitcase
survey
positioning
fiscal year
50. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.
tankers
life cycle
franchise
payroll
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