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Business English Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.






2. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.






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






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






5. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.






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






7. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






8. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






9. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.






10. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.






11. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.






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






13. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.






14. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.






15. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.






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






17. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.






18. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.






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






20. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.






21. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.






22. Useable or acceptable.






23. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.






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






25. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.






26. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.






27. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.






28. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.






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






30. The times of highest demand for a product or service.






31. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.






32. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.






33. A response or reaction to a piece of information.






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






35. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.






36. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






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






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






39. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.






40. Written description of how something should be done.






41. A place where parts of the ownership of companies are bought and sold - or the organization of people whose job is to do the buying and selling.






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






43. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.






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






45. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.






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






47. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.






48. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.






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






50. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.