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TOEFL Vocab: Business And Money

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. People with low-paying (often unskilled) jobs who are not poor but who are not securely in the middle class






2. To get something - usually something with special value or meaning






3. A situation in which prices for many items rise quite fast






4. Fearless






5. Full of energy






6. To estimate the value of something






7. Wealth and the style of life that goes with it






8. Legal responsibility for harming a person or property; a disadvantage






9. To build up a large amount of something






10. The first one made of a machine or system






11. To quit one's job






12. To take advantage of; to treat inconsiderately in order to profit






13. Value; success based on one's work - not on luck






14. A group of socially prominent people with special titles given by a king or queen - such as 'duke' or 'countess'






15. Together with one or more other parties






16. Belonging to a special - honored group






17. A possible benefit that motivates a person to do a certain thing






18. To move someone to a higher position in a company






19. Control according to a set of rules






20. To decrease in power or amount






21. Able to enjoy special advantages because of one's position ( usually because of being born into a wealthy or powerful family)






22. Only






23. To protect






24. The value of one's share in an investment






25. To argue back and forth about a price






26. Not very significant or effective






27. Obviously real because it can be seen - touched - or otherwise observed






28. Owner - usually of a business or a building






29. A possession that has positive value






30. For each person






31. To do very well in one's business or personal life






32. In an amount appropriate to each of several recipients






33. A person who makes a living by selling things






34. To rent something for a long time (several months or years)






35. Extreme comfort - beyond what anyone needs






36. Honor and respect for being better than the average






37. Dangerous






38. To take out






39. To move back and forth often between two places






40. A thing that can be bought and sold - such as grain - oil - or wood






41. Something one gets for having done well






42. To give an employee money or other things in exchange for the work he or she does






43. Willing to work hard






44. To remove one liquid from a mixture of liquids by boiling; to get something valuable from a confusing mix of ideas






45. Creative in thinking of ways to make money






46. Able to create business opportunities from a wide variety of circumstances






47. To make a person or group poor






48. Money given by a government or other organization to support an activity






49. To give out different amounts for different purposes






50. After all costs have been subtracted from an amount