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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. Owner - usually of a business or a building






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






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






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






5. After all costs have been subtracted from an amount






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






7. Fearless






8. Honor and respect for being better than the average






9. To take out






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






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






12. Control according to a set of rules






13. The first one made of a machine or system






14. Not very significant or effective






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






16. To decrease in power or amount






17. Full of energy






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






19. Only






20. Creative in thinking of ways to make money






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






22. A possession that has positive value






23. Dangerous






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






25. To quit one's job






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






27. For each person






28. To estimate the value of something






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






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






31. Extreme comfort - beyond what anyone needs






32. Belonging to a special - honored group






33. To give out different amounts for different purposes






34. In an amount appropriate to each of several recipients






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






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






37. A person who makes a living by selling things






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






39. To move back and forth often between two places






40. Together with one or more other parties






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






42. To protect






43. Willing to work hard






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






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






46. To make a person or group poor






47. Something one gets for having done well






48. To argue back and forth about a price






49. To build up a large amount of something






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