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Business English Test

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






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






3. The ability to develop new ideas.






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






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






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






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






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






9. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






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






11. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.






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






13. Debts; money that must be paid.






14. Cargo which is transported by plane.






15. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.






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






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






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






19. A new scientific or technical idea.






20. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.






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






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






31. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.






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






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






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






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






36. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






45. Useable or acceptable.






46. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.

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






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






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






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







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