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Business English Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.

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






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






4. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.






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






6. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.






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






8. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.






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






10. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.






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






12. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.






13. A voting system where each vote is kept private.






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






15. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






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






17. A new scientific or technical idea.






18. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.






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






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






21. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






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






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






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






25. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.






37. The examination and evaluation of something.






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






39. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






40. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.






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






42. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.






43. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.






44. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






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






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






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






48. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.






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






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







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