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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. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.






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






4. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.






5. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.






6. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.






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






8. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.






9. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.






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






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






12. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.






13. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






14. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.






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






16. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.






17. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.






18. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.






19. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.






20. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.






21. The ability to develop new ideas.






22. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.






23. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.






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






25. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.






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






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






28. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.






29. Things which are likely or feasible.






30. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.






31. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.






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






33. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






34. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.






35. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






36. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.






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






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






39. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.






40. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.






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






42. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






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






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






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






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






47. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.






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






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






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