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Business English Test

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.






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






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






4. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.






5. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






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






7. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.






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






14. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.






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






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






17. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






18. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






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






20. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






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






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






23. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.






24. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.






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






26. A test of a company's ability to meet its immediate cash requirements: short-term assets minus accounts receivable and inventory - divided by short-term liabilities.






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






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






29. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.






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






31. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






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






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






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






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






43. Sales divided by total assets.






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






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






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






47. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.






48. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.






49. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.






50. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.