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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 do very well in one's business or personal life






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






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






4. To estimate the value of something






5. Owner - usually of a business or a building






6. Extreme comfort - beyond what anyone needs






7. To quit one's job






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






9. Not very significant or effective






10. Dangerous






11. Only






12. Something one gets for having done well






13. Control according to a set of rules






14. Belonging to a special - honored group






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






16. To decrease in power or amount






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






18. To protect






19. After all costs have been subtracted from an amount






20. To make a person or group poor






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






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






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






24. To give out different amounts for different purposes






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






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






27. To move back and forth often between two places






28. Willing to work hard






29. A person who makes a living by selling things






30. Together with one or more other parties






31. Full of energy






32. To build up a large amount of something






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






34. To argue back and forth about a price






35. Creative in thinking of ways to make money






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






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






38. A possession that has positive value






39. Fearless






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






41. The first one made of a machine or system






42. Honor and respect for being better than the average






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






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






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






46. To take out






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






48. For each person






49. In an amount appropriate to each of several recipients






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