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TOEFL Vocab: Business And Money

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Legal responsibility for harming a person or property; a disadvantage






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






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






4. To estimate the value of something






5. Honor and respect for being better than the average






6. Together with one or more other parties






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






8. Belonging to a special - honored group






9. Owner - usually of a business or a building






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






11. The first one made of a machine or system






12. Fearless






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






14. For each person






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






16. To make a person or group poor






17. After all costs have been subtracted from an amount






18. To quit one's job






19. To take out






20. Creative in thinking of ways to make money






21. Only






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






23. To give out different amounts for different purposes






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






25. To argue back and forth about a price






26. Something one gets for having done well






27. Control according to a set of rules






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






29. Dangerous






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






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






32. Full of energy






33. In an amount appropriate to each of several recipients






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






35. To move back and forth often between two places






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






37. Willing to work hard






38. To build up a large amount of something






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






40. A possession that has positive value






41. Not very significant or effective






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






43. To decrease in power or amount






44. A person who makes a living by selling things






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






46. Extreme comfort - beyond what anyone needs






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






48. To move someone to a higher position in a company






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






50. To protect