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Business English Test

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1. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.






2. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.






3. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.






4. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.






5. The right to have your political view kept secret.






6. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.






7. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.






8. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.






9. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.






10. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.






11. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.






12. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.






13. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.






14. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.






15. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.






16. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.






17. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.






18. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






19. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.






20. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.






21. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.






22. A new scientific or technical idea.






23. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.






24. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.






25. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






26. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.






27. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.






28. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.






29. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.






30. The ability to develop new ideas.






31. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.






32. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.






33. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.






34. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.






35. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






36. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.






37. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.






38. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.






39. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.






40. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.






41. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.






42. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.






43. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.






44. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.






45. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.






46. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.






47. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.






48. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.






49. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.






50. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.