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






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






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






4. To quit one's job






5. Belonging to a special - honored group






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






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






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






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






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






11. Willing to work hard






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






13. To give out different amounts for different purposes






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






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






16. Owner - usually of a business or a building






17. Creative in thinking of ways to make money






18. To build up a large amount of something






19. A possession that has positive value






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






21. Control according to a set of rules






22. For each person






23. To take out






24. In an amount appropriate to each of several recipients






25. Full of energy






26. Fearless






27. Honor and respect for being better than the average






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






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






30. To argue back and forth about a price






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






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






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






34. Extreme comfort - beyond what anyone needs






35. To protect






36. Dangerous






37. To move back and forth often between two places






38. A person who makes a living by selling things






39. After all costs have been subtracted from an amount






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






41. Together with one or more other parties






42. Not very significant or effective






43. To make a person or group poor






44. The first one made of a machine or system






45. Only






46. Something one gets for having done well






47. To estimate the value of something






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






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






50. To decrease in power or amount