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






2. To decrease in power or amount






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






4. Control according to a set of rules






5. To build up a large amount of something






6. To make a person or group poor






7. Full of energy






8. The first one made of a machine or system






9. In an amount appropriate to each of several recipients






10. Something one gets for having done well






11. For each person






12. Fearless






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






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






15. Extreme comfort - beyond what anyone needs






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






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






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






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






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






21. To protect






22. Together with one or more other parties






23. Belonging to a special - honored group






24. Willing to work hard






25. To move back and forth often between two places






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






27. Owner - usually of a business or a building






28. Honor and respect for being better than the average






29. To give out different amounts for different purposes






30. Not very significant or effective






31. A person who makes a living by selling things






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






33. Creative in thinking of ways to make money






34. To quit one's job






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






36. A possession that has positive value






37. After all costs have been subtracted from an amount






38. People with low-paying (often unskilled) jobs who are not poor but who are not securely in the middle class






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






40. Only






41. To estimate the value of something






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






43. To argue back and forth about a price






44. Dangerous






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






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






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






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






49. To take out






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