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TOEFL Vocab: Business And Money

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A thing that can be bought and sold - such as grain - oil - or wood






2. Dangerous






3. Extreme comfort - beyond what anyone needs






4. Honor and respect for being better than the average






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






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






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






8. To estimate the value of something






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






10. Fearless






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






12. To build up a large amount of something






13. Willing to work hard






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






15. To decrease in power or amount






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






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






18. To move back and forth often between two places






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






20. To take out






21. To protect






22. For each person






23. To argue back and forth about a price






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






25. Owner - usually of a business or a building






26. A possession that has positive value






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






28. To give out different amounts for different purposes






29. In an amount appropriate to each of several recipients






30. Full of energy






31. Together with one or more other parties






32. Only






33. Control according to a set of rules






34. After all costs have been subtracted from an amount






35. A person who makes a living by selling things






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






37. To make a person or group poor






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






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






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






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






42. Something one gets for having done well






43. Belonging to a special - honored group






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






45. Not very significant or effective






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






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






48. Creative in thinking of ways to make money






49. The first one made of a machine or system






50. To quit one's job