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Business English Test
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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.
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1. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.
equity financing
seed capital
consensus
risk
2. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.
diversification
income statement
key performance indicator
invasion of privacy
3. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.
Lloyds' Registry
tankers
deed of partnership
fixed cost
4. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
variable cost
invasion of privacy
freedom of speech
common stock
5. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.
identity theft
equity financing
deed of partnership
entrepreneuer
6. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.
market penetration strategy
skimming pricing strategy
Ro/Ro
valid
7. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.
analysis
cancel
freedom of speech
freighters
8. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.
Lloyds' Registry
breach of privacy
deed of partnership
property rights
9. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
Ro/Ro
discrimination
operating expenses
information privacy
10. The times of highest demand for a product or service.
peak times
piggyback
consignment
equity financing
11. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.
due diligence
full containerships
freighters
Leveraged Buy-Out
12. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
skimming pricing strategy
entrepreneuer
discrimination
Companies House
13. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.
'eye in the sky' camera
best practice
intermodal transport
brand equity
14. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
stakeholder
secret ballot
operating expenses
officers of a company
15. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.
due diligence
advice of shipment
seed capital
differentiation
16. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
logistics outsourcing
adaptive firm
stopover
accounts payable
17. Estimated Time of Arrival.
market capitalization
ETA
sleeping partner
valid
18. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.
director
breach of privacy
confirm
feedback
19. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
variable cost
survey
just-in-time manufacturing
accreditation
20. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.
valid
tankers
economies of scale
precaution
21. Metal rails along which a train travels.
precaution
marketing mix
income statement
track
22. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.
adaptive firm
SWOT analysis
accuracy
spyware
23. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.
consensus
norm
intermodal transport
bulk carriers
24. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.
logistics outsourcing
share capital
logistics
IPO - Initial Public Offering
25. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.
hose
depreciation
break-even point
logistics outsourcing
26. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.
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27. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.
officers of a company
IPO - Initial Public Offering
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
anonymity
28. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.
stalking
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
stopover
supply chain
29. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.
commission
internet privacy
logistics
goodwill
30. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.
break bulk
valid
hard hat
discovery
31. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
hose
first aid
track
freighters
32. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.
third party
surveillance
EBIT
carousel
33. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.
fixed cost
sample
IPO - Initial Public Offering
break-even point
34. Debts; money that must be paid.
liabilities
norm
stalking
penetration pricing strategy
35. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.
target market
share capital
life cycle
EBITDA
36. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.
warehouse
precaution
corporation
assets
37. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.
intermodal transport
rights violation
return on investment
suitcase
38. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.
benchmark
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
charity
depreciation
39. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.
fixed cost
marine insurance
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
air cargo
40. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.
goggles
best practice
freight forwarder
consignment
41. Cargo which is transported by plane.
suitcase
air cargo
market capitalization
medical privacy
42. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.
Leveraged Buy-Out
Lloyds' Registry
spyware
trespassing
43. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
confirm
bulk carriers
electronic trail
accreditation
44. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
security
port of entry
financial privacy
accommodation
45. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
assets
cash flow
intermodal transport
46. 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.
dividend
wake-up call
limited liability
accounts receivable
47. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.
lead-time
venture capitalist
market segmentation
goodwill
48. Things which are likely or feasible.
mission statement
track
ETA
possibilities
49. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.
benchmark
freighters
information privacy
in transit
50. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.
quality audit
bonded warehouse
US Fourth Amendment
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)