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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. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.






3. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.






4. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






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






6. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.






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






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






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






10. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.






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






12. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.






13. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.






14. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.






15. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.






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






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






18. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.






19. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.






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






21. 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.






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






23. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.






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






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






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






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






28. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.

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29. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.






30. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.






31. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






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






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






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






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






36. Sales divided by total assets.






37. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.






38. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.






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






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






41. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.






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






43. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.






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






45. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.






46. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






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






48. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.






49. Things which are likely or feasible.






50. List of goods in a store or warehouse.