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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. Owner - usually of a business or a building






2. Creative in thinking of ways to make money






3. After all costs have been subtracted from an amount






4. Together with one or more other parties






5. Control according to a set of rules






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






7. Something one gets for having done well






8. Dangerous






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






10. To argue back and forth about a price






11. A possession that has positive value






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






13. To make a person or group poor






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






15. Belonging to a special - honored group






16. To protect






17. Extreme comfort - beyond what anyone needs






18. Willing to work hard






19. Honor and respect for being better than the average






20. To estimate the value of something






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






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






23. Fearless






24. To decrease in power or amount






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






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






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






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






29. To give out different amounts for different purposes






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






31. A person who makes a living by selling things






32. The first one made of a machine or system






33. For each person






34. In an amount appropriate to each of several recipients






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






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






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






38. Not very significant or effective






39. To quit one's job






40. Full of energy






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






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






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






44. Only






45. To take out






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






47. To move back and forth often between two places






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






49. To build up a large amount of something






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