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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 take advantage of; to treat inconsiderately in order to profit






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






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






5. For each person






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






7. To give out different amounts for different purposes






8. Extreme comfort - beyond what anyone needs






9. To quit one's job






10. To decrease in power or amount






11. Willing to work hard






12. In an amount appropriate to each of several recipients






13. Not very significant or effective






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






15. A possession that has positive value






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






17. To estimate the value of something






18. Honor and respect for being better than the average






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






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






21. Together with one or more other parties






22. To take out






23. Something one gets for having done well






24. The first one made of a machine or system






25. Dangerous






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






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






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






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






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






31. Full of energy






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






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






34. To argue back and forth about a price






35. To build up a large amount of something






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






37. Fearless






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






39. To protect






40. To move back and forth often between two places






41. To make a person or group poor






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






43. Control according to a set of rules






44. After all costs have been subtracted from an amount






45. A person who makes a living by selling things






46. Only






47. Creative in thinking of ways to make money






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






49. Belonging to a special - honored group






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