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TOEFL Vocab: Business And Money

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To move someone to a higher position in a company






2. Belonging to a special - honored group






3. Money given by a government or other organization to support an activity






4. People with low-paying (often unskilled) jobs who are not poor but who are not securely in the middle class






5. Only






6. A person who makes a living by selling things






7. Something one gets for having done well






8. Control according to a set of rules






9. To argue back and forth about a price






10. A situation in which prices for many items rise quite fast






11. To take advantage of; to treat inconsiderately in order to profit






12. A possession that has positive value






13. For each person






14. The value of one's share in an investment






15. To rent something for a long time (several months or years)






16. Together with one or more other parties






17. To protect






18. To build up a large amount of something






19. To take out






20. To quit one's job






21. Honor and respect for being better than the average






22. Dangerous






23. To decrease in power or amount






24. A possible benefit that motivates a person to do a certain thing






25. Full of energy






26. To do very well in one's business or personal life






27. Willing to work hard






28. In an amount appropriate to each of several recipients






29. Creative in thinking of ways to make money






30. Legal responsibility for harming a person or property; a disadvantage






31. To give an employee money or other things in exchange for the work he or she does






32. A thing that can be bought and sold - such as grain - oil - or wood






33. To remove one liquid from a mixture of liquids by boiling; to get something valuable from a confusing mix of ideas






34. Value; success based on one's work - not on luck






35. Able to enjoy special advantages because of one's position ( usually because of being born into a wealthy or powerful family)






36. Fearless






37. Owner - usually of a business or a building






38. Wealth and the style of life that goes with it






39. To give out different amounts for different purposes






40. To make a person or group poor






41. Able to create business opportunities from a wide variety of circumstances






42. To estimate the value of something






43. Extreme comfort - beyond what anyone needs






44. To move back and forth often between two places






45. Obviously real because it can be seen - touched - or otherwise observed






46. The first one made of a machine or system






47. After all costs have been subtracted from an amount






48. Not very significant or effective






49. A group of socially prominent people with special titles given by a king or queen - such as 'duke' or 'countess'






50. To get something - usually something with special value or meaning