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http://www.investopedia.com/dictionary/
Match the definition on the left with the letter of the term on the right:
a - balance sheet
b - liquid assetsc - liability
d - net incomee - property
f - payrollg - equity
h - journali - cash flow
j - expense
1. a list of all employees and their wages -->
2. an accounting record where all business transactions are INITIALLY entered -->
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3. money that is spent to purchase goods or services provided by someone else -->
4. a detailed summary of a person's or a company's financial condition at a specific point intime, taking into account their assets, liabilities, etc. -->
5. something that is legally owned by a person or company -->
6. an obligation to settle a debt; money owed to someone -->
7. this word has 2 meanings: "stock (shares)" and "net worth" -->
8. the balance of cash receipts minus cash payments over a given period of time -->
9. cash or something that is easily convertible into cash -->
10. money remaining after all expenses and taxes have been paid -->
QUESTIONS:(Choose the best response for each one)
1. He is the head of the accounting department = He's __________________________ ofthe accounting department.in chargechargein control
2. I'd like to __________________________ you to Lisa, our database specialist.introducemeetassist
3. I'm __________________________ manager at Disney. (There are many managersthere)theana
4. I'm __________________________ CEO of Herbalife International. (There is only oneCEO)athean
5. James always does __________________________ well.jobworkinghis job
6. You should always call the customer by their __________________________, not theirfirst name.
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last name/surnamesecond namefamiliar name
7. I remember faces very well = I'm __________________________good with facesgood at facesgood in faces
8. Do you have any __________________________ on you?cards of businesswork cardsbusiness cards
9. Another word for colleague is __________________________.compatriotco-workeracquaintance
10. Our business is __________________________. We have to hire two more people.
slowing downgrowinggrowing up
QUESTIONS:(Choose the best response for each one)
1. Many companies require you to wear a nice shirt and a __________________________
to work.tie
hatbelt
2. Lowest paying jobs = __________________________ jobs
Small wageMinimum wage
Little wage
3. I always have a __________________________ attitude. ( = I'm always optimistic)positive
negative
pleased
4. I want to __________________________ for this seminar.
signsign up
sign in
5. Victoria was __________________________ today.late 15 minutes
late by 15 minutes15 minutes late
6. To be __________________________ means to always be on time.
puncturedpunctuated
punctual
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7. The amount of work that you have to do is called your __________________________.workloadjob-loadwork-heap
8. Please let me know __________________________.through emailby emailwith email
9. I'm sorry, he just __________________________ ( = left the office). He'll be back in halfan hour.stormed outwalkedstepped out
10. He is always __________________________ to help me.willingwants
wailing
QUESTIONS:(Choose the best response for each one)
1. I need a new chair. This one is not very __________________________.commoncomfortable
comforting
2. He __________________________ his time very well.countstakesmanages
3. There's no rush. __________________________ your time. When you finish the report,let me know.MakeTakeCount
4. My __________________________ is $50,000 per year.
salarysalecelery
5. In Canada, __________________________ are higher than in the United States.taxestaxtaxation
6. 25% of my __________________________ goes to taxes.cashincoming cashincome
7. I'm __________________________ right now, can we talk in one hour?busy
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occupiedbusiness
8. My __________________________ is very important to me.careerworkloadworking
9. These days I almost have no __________________________.fun timefree timegood time
10. We have to __________________________ ( = discuss/review) this report.goget overgo over
QUESTIONS:(Choose the best response for each one)
1. Can you finish this __________________________ 5:00 PM today?
byin
until
2. I don't think he's __________________________ ( = here) today.alone
aroundalong
3. My __________________________ change all the time. ( = what I have to do changesall the time)duty
responsesduties
4. It's a manager's job to __________________________ duties to an employee.
assignassist
assail
5. Could you please __________________________ ( = help) me with this?assail
assignassist
6. He is always very __________________________.
helpinghelpful
help-giving
7. This has to be done __________________________.as soon as possible
as soon as probableas soon possible
8. I got pregnant and was on __________________________ for six months.
live(maternity) leave
maternal
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9. We were unable to come to an __________________________. ( = We were unable toagree)agreeagreementaction
10. I don't work full-time. I work __________________________.partlypart-schedulepart-time
QUESTIONS:(Choose the best response for each one)
1. George doesn't have a job. He's __________________________.unawareunknownunemployed
2. It's a lot of work, but I can __________________________ it.handhandleanswer
3. Every meeting has an __________________________. This is a list of things that youhave to discuss (go over) during the meeting.agencyagenda
agent
4. There is no __________________________ on this = Not everyone agrees about this.consensuscensuscomplaint
5. If something is mandatory, __________________________.it does not have to be doneit is has to be done by a managerit has to be done
6. I think I should __________________________ ( = take part) in these discussions.participate
partcontrol
7. I'm sorry, but could you please __________________________ ( = explain) what youmean by that?clarifyclearclear out
8. Most meetings are held in the __________________________.lunch roomstairwellboardroom
9. You and I make a __________________________! = You and I work really well together!great duo
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great teamgreat friends
10. I'd like to hear your __________________________ about this. ( = I'd like to knowwhat you think about this)opinion/ thoughtsspeechbrainstorming
QUESTIONS:(Choose the best response for each one)
1. We had to __________________________ some money to expand our business.burrow
boroughborrow
2. Victoria is very rich. She and her husband made a ___________________ ( = a lot of
money) in real estate.fort
fortunesale
3. I can't invest in your business because I can't ___________________ ( = find/gather) the
money to do that.come down with
come up withcome to
4. A ___________________ executive is someone with a very high position within a
company.top-level
top-notchtip-top
5. Tom is not popular, but he is ___________________ by all the employees.
respectfullyrespect
respected
6. My manager almost never ___________________ my work. He's always very happy withthe way I do things.
criticizescriticism
praises
7. Another way of saying "he was fired" is "he was ___________________."shown the door
kicked out the doorcleaning the door
8. You didn't know he was going to quit? No, I guess I missed all the ___________________
signs. ( = signs that something was wrong)billboard
stresswarning
9. Do you think it's ___________________ to buy things online?safetysafe
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safely
10. A company that hasn't been around very long ( = a new company) is often called a___________________.
start-up (company)green companynewbie business
QUESTIONS:(Choose the best response for each one)
1. We need the board of directors to _____________ ( = support) this proposal.
get inget up
get behind
2. I have to take Friday _____________. ( = I can't come to work on Friday)
awayofffree
3. I had a _____________ convincing the CEO to support my proposal.
bad luckhard time
hard luck
4. Our company _____________ ( = makes) bottle caps.b + c
producesmanufactures
5. We're the biggest _____________ of fireworks in the country.distributedistribution
distributor
6. I can't ___________________ the meeting today ( = I won't be able to attend) - I've gotan important project that's due this afternoon.
makego
assist
7. I recommend that we hire another web developer. John can't ___________________ allthe work by himself.
handlehand
pursue
8. Let's start = Let's get ___________________on
startstarted
9. Let's ___________________ = Let's continue
move upmove on
get some things straight
10. Veronica, could you please get ___________________ with Bob ( = contact Bob) thisafternoon?
in touch
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touchspeaking
QUESTIONS:(Choose the best response for each one)
1. We _____________ ( = finished) this contract last month.completed
complicatedcomplimented
2. You have $100 _____________ ( = that you have to pay) on your account.
outlandishoutstanding
outspoken
3. I had a _____________ convincing the CEO to support my proposal.hard time
bad luckhard luck
4. I learned from this experience = It was a _____________ experience
learnedlearning
learn
5. You will receive 50% _____________ ( = before you do the work), and the rest when youfinish the contract.
uptownupscale
upfront
6. I have never ___________________ ( = had experience with) these types of clients.enticed
assumeddealt with
7. How do I _____________ doing this? = What are the steps I should take in order to do
this?go about
go aroundgo out
8. He spent a great _____________ ( = a lot) of time and money.
doledeal
dial
9. I'm not sure which loan I should _____________.apply
apply toapply for
10. It's _____________ that you'll get rejected = You probably will not get rejected
unlikelyunlike
unliked
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QUESTIONS:(Choose the best response for each one)
1. Following months of ________________________ a successful strategy, we finally
succeeded.trying to get developedtrying to developtry developing
2. With ________________________ ( = As for) Jim's project - let's leave that for the nextmeeting.requirement forrenowned forregard to
3. We plan to implement this in the ________________________ months. ( = in the nearfuture)arrivingcomingclose
4. There's ________________________ ( = It's very clear) that he is unhappy workinghere.little doubta little doubtdoubtful
5. He ________________________ two examples = He gave/showed two examplescitedsidedsaid
6. If something is ________________________, it gives you the wrong idea.misledmisunderstoodmisleading
7. Digital media is ________________________ changing the marketing world. ( = it iscausing big changes)dramaticallyecstaticallyrespectfully
8. We don't ________________________ this = We agree that this is truedispute
dissolvediscuss
9. This product never saw the ________________________. ( = it was neverlaunched/released)daylightlight of daymoonlight
10. This serves to ________________________ us that we should never neglect our corecustomers.rememberrecall
remind
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1. When someone "brings something to the table", it means that they_____________________.
have something to offerhave nothing to offer
buy everyone lunch
2. HP is one of Dell's main _____________________.computerscompetitorscontrollers
3. It's pretty hard to _____________________ against big, established companies.competecompletecompetition
4. James _____________________ last year.changed his jobschanged jobsmade a change in jobs
5. It's not good to _____________________ yourself entirely to your career.denigratedetonatededicate
6. Bill, I need your _____________________ on this. What do you think of this design?intakeinstallinput
7. I thought you _____________________ at the conference.did a really good jobreally did a jobdid really a good job
8. We've got a meeting in 10 minutes. Do I have to _____________________? Yes, you do.atoneattendattain
9. I'd like you to do a little _____________________ on investment strategies.presentpresentingpresentation
10. He's away ______________________ at the moment, but he'll be back in a secondfrom his deskfrom a deskfrom the desk
QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)
1. Let's have lunch on Thursday = Let's _____________________ on Thursdaydo lunchlunch
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eat lunch
2. Generally speaking, a good manager ____________________ a smooth productionprocess.ensuresmakes sureis sure
3. Good time management skills are ____________________ ( = very important) tomaintaining a smooth workflow.critiquecriticizedcritical
4. I was ____________________ with my other tasks to finish the report.very busytoo busyexcessively busy
5. I'd like to have that by ____________________ Friday.
end of the dayendingend of day/ the end of
6. I'm happy to inform you that we've reached another ____________________ ( =significant completion point) with the successful completion of user testing.milestonemilemarker
7. After you visualize, and plan a project, you have to ____________________ it.implementimplyimplode
8. In the modern business world, "assigning multiple resources to a single activity" means:spending lots of money to do a taskgetting one person to do a taskgetting two or more people to do a task
9. We need someone who knows how to use offline advertising to ____________________ (= increase) online sales.gaindriveget
10. These issues could ______________________ ( = endanger) the completion of this
project.jeopardyjeopardizedanger
QUESTIONS:(Choose the best response for each one)
1. When did John start working here? He was ___________________ about two months
ago.
hiretakenhired
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2. I can't go out, - my ___________________ is almost over.break for lunchlunch breakfood break
3. Many of our employees take their breaks in the ___________________.breakfast roomlunch room/lunchroomcriticized
4. In many offices, employees work in little areas called ___________________.cubes/cubiclesboxesrooms
5. You are going to have to ___________________ your cubicle with two other employees.dividecoexist inshare
6. Everyone has to leave the office during a fire ___________________.drillalarmtime
7. I can't ___________________ to my computer.log inlog outlog
8. You don't have to wear a tie, but you have to wear a ___________________.shirtt-shirt
dress shirt
9. Do you have a dress ___________________ at your company?requirementcodelaw
10. I'm going on a ___________________ next month. I'm meeting with one of our clientsin Singapore.business tripwork tripbusiness travel
QUESTIONS:(Choose the best response for each one)
1. John isn't a permanent employee, he's a ___________________.temp
part-timehired
2. ___________________ means that someone gets hired as a temporary employee, and
then, in time has the chance to become a permanent employee.
Temp-to-fullTemp-to-hireTemp-to-non-temp
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3. I can't make it at 2, I have an important meeting ___________________ ( = I have toattend).I can't get outI can't get out fromI can't get out of
4. Make sure you ___________________ with Nancy about what we all discussed thismorning.follow-upfollowconverse
5. He's got a really positive ___________________. He'll do well at this company.looksenseattitude
6. A "micromanager" wants to ___________________.let his employees work independently
have total control over everythingbankrupt the company s/he works for
7. You should always wear your name ________________. ( = a little piece of paper withyour name that you wear on your shirt) when you're at work.tagpaperpatch
8. Tony, can you ___________________ these documents and see if there's anything aboutthe Dell contract?observelook throughlook
9. Can we meet at 2:00 PM? Let me check my ___________________.requirementscheduleclock
10. Marketing really dropped the ___________________ on this one. ( = really made a bigmistake)ballsbowlball
QUESTIONS:(Choose the best response for each one)
1. I don't think I can take on any more projects right now - I have too much
__________________________ already.on my platter
on my plateon my mind
2. The USA is one of the easiest places in the world to __________________________.
make a business
commence a businessstart a business
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3. I'm swamped. = I'm __________________________.drowningreally busyconfused
4. What's on the __________________________ today? ( = What's the plan for today?/What do we have to do today?)agendaboardnotebook
5. I'm a little confused about the timeline. Could you __________________________ ( =explain it to me) again?walk me through itwalk me throughconverse with me
6. What's a "timeline"?A thin watchA deadline
A schedule
7. I have a couple of things I'd like to talk about - I'm going to go through them__________________________. ( = one by one)
in orderby orderorderly
8. Tony is always ______________________ the meeting up by being late.holdingkeepingbringing
9. I have a terrible boss! He never gives me any positive __________________________ on
the work I do. (= he never compliments my work)feedfeedbackopinions
10. A business' "core competency" is something that it can do well - something that sets itapart from its competitors, and is difficult for these competitors to ___________________. (= copy)initiateinformimitate
QUESTIONS:(Choose the best response for each one)
1. When you're "bouncing ideas off each other", you're __________________________.
exchanging ideasagreeing with someone else's idea
playing basketball
2. Lisa, the marketing rep, and I have been playing __________________________ thiswhole week. (We've been trying to reach each other, but we keep getting each other's voice
mail)
phone gamesphone tagphone contact
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3. What's "voice mail"?A messaging service - it allows you to leave messages when you call someoneA voice attachment on an emailA package with a CD
4. I think David should do the presentation. Database architecture is his__________________________.
topic of expertisearea of expertisefield of knowledge
5. Your report is a little short. I think you have to __________________________ a littlemore.learn the topicresearch the substanceresearch the topic
6. Our meetings are always quite informal, but we get __________________________.much done
much finisheda lot done
7. Where can I get a pen?In the supply roomIn the lunch roomIn the conference room
8. What's a binder?papera notebook cover (often with rings or clamps for holding sheets)a mean boss
9. I've always wanted to ___________________ a career in oceanography.
persuadeperhapspursue
10. No, I'm sorry I'm not ___________________ with that service. ( = I haven't heardabout that service)familiarfamousfamished
QUESTIONS:(Choose the best response for each one)
1. A company's _____________________ is the supply of goods it has for sale.
inventoryinvention
inversion
2. A good CEO will make _____________________ business decisions.sound
sonicmusical
3. It's not economically _____________________ ( = profitable/worthwhile) for us topursue this.fast
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worthyfeasible
4. We have to examine the _____________________ (race, age, income, etc.) of ourcustomer base.democracydemographicsdemonstrations
5. Our _____________________ is to provide high quality veterinary service.statementmishapmission
6. This seminar will show you how to _____________________ ( = improve) your sales andmarketing campaigns.varyvariablevariety
7. To make an "informed" choice, means to make a _____________________ choice.wisefrivolousneutral
8. A "white paper" is an _____________________ report.authoredauthenticauthoritative
9. The manager didn't see any _____________________ ( = real) benefits to his approach.tangytangibletinged
10. The kids who will receive these computers are the ones who will ultimately_____________________ of this project.
rope the benefitsreap the benefitstake the benefits
QUESTIONS:(Choose the best response for each one)
1. Our organization is one of the main _____________________ in the water initiativeprogram. ( = an integral part of the program)
holderstakers
stakeholders
2. Call one of the _____________________ guys to come fix your computer.sales support
tech supporttechnical know-how
3. James and I don't really see _____________________ on this issue. ( = we don't really
agree)
face-to-faceeye-to-eyeeyes-to-eyes
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4. I'm sorry, he's _____________________ right now, can he call you back?in a meetingin meetingwith a meeting
5. _____________________ ( = I think), we should concentrate more on customer service.The way I thinkIn other wordsThe way I see things
6. Paul, can we _____________________ your input on this?getreceivetake
7. He makes _____________________.an excellent pointexcellent pointan excellent idea
8. I understand = I see _____________________what you saywhat you thinkwhat you mean
9. I agree with you _____________________.up to your pointup to a pointup to a moment
10. What are the _____________________ on this? = What do we do next?next stepsnext moves
next actions
QUESTIONS:(Choose the best response for each one)
1. What are you _____________________? = What are you trying to say?
getting atgetting
making
2. I'm sorry, Lynn, I didn't _____________________ ( = understand/hear) that last figure.engage
catch/getgrasp
3. Janine has _____________________ a lot to the development of this company.
constrainedcalculated
contributed
4. We're running a little short _____________________. ( = we don't have much time left)of time
in time
time
5. Bill told me that my issue was _____________________ of the meeting. ( = not part of
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what the meeting was about)outside the boundaryout the dooroutside the scope
6. Let's _____________________ ( = talk) tomorrow.touch basestouch basetouch wood
7. She's really good at _____________________ ( = generating) creative solutions.coming up withcoming on togetting on with
8. In business jargon, when something is "on someone's radar":they are not aware of somethingthey are aware of somethingthey are a pilot
9. Let's leave that issue for _____________________.other meetinganother meetingthe future
10. It's critical not to _____________________ of the main point.seelose sitelose sight
QUESTIONS:(Choose the best response for each one)
1. Bill's company has broken its four-quarter streak of declining _____________________.
revenuereviews
cash
2. Revenue from license sales _____________________ 5% during the second quarter of2007.
downfell
fell through
3. Because of good business decisions, our company is growing faster than_____________________.
assumedexpecting
expected
4. We expect ____________________ growth during the next couple of quarters.modest
shymid-range
5. The CEO announced that the company was taking a new __________________.
way
highwaydirection
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6. The 90's stock market __________________ created scores of (= many) dot-commillionaires.boonboombook
7. A __________________ company is one that isn't going to last very long. It's here oneday, and gone the next.fly-by-nightnightflighty
8. The company spokesperson __________________ to answer any questions.decideddeclineddecried
9. We're a little worried. One of our major __________________ is growing at a rapid rate.competitioncompetitors
compete
10. Bill was trying to come up with a scheme to steal money from the company, but his boss__________________ to this scheme and fired him.
caughtcaught upcaught on
QUESTIONS:(Choose the best response for each one)
1. Their profits increased dramatically. = Their profits went _____________________.
by the waysidethrough the roof
on and on
2. Not many people use this product. = The _____________________ for this product isweak.
requestuse
demand
3. The company is _____________________ ( = being criticized heavily) for some of theirpolicies.
overvaluedunder fire
under-funded
4. He didn't write the report himself. He ____________________ it with his colleague.co-authored
authorizedcooperated
5. To write and release a public letter = To __________________ a public letter
issueinsure
inspect
6. The buyout took him by surprise. = He was __________________ by the buyout.emboldened
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unaffectedblindsided
7. They couldn't reach a deal. = They couldn't __________________ a deal.hammer output outcome across
8. They rejected his first offer. = They rejected his __________________.initial bidfirst biddinginnovative bidding
9. He wasn't sure about the accepting the proposal. = He was __________________ aboutaccepting the proposal.hesitatedhesitanthesitate
10. The talks are at a __________________. = There is no progress being made at the
talks.buyoutbankruptcystandstill
QUESTIONS:(Choose the best response for each one)
1. The two candidates have never argued, so there is no _____________________ betweenthem. ( = there is no grudge stemming from previous arguments, disputes, etc.)
bad bloodbad news
bad manners
2. Investors got _____________________ ( = very upset) about the news.bent out of shape
an earfulblown out of proportion
3. This is not as serious as it seems. It just got _____________________ ( = its importance
was exaggerated).bent out of shape
an earfulblown out of proportion
4. Jim got ____________________ from his boss. = Jim was reprimanded by his boss.
bent out of shapean earful
blown out of proportion
5. To affect the stock price = To __________________ the stock priceinsure
instigateimpact
6. Jim wanted to __________________ his house against fire.
insure
impactinstigate
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7. They wanted to create a conflict between the two firms. = They wanted to__________________ a conflict between the two firms.
instigateinsureimpact
8. He focused in on a good strategy. = He __________________ on a good strategy.called uppulled uphoned in
9. Let me explain/clarify. = Let me __________________ on this.shine lightshine some lightshine the light
10. They went bankrupt last year. = They __________________ last year.floodedfoldedfell
QUESTIONS:(Choose the best response for each one)
1. This message _____________________ the customers. = Customers can (personally)relate to the message.
resonates withdistracts
encourages
2. We need an advertising campaign that _____________________ ( = persuades)customers to switch to our new calling plan.
distractsencourages
resonates with
3. The image _____________________ you from the logo. = You don't notice the logobecause of the image.
distractsencourages
resonates with
4. This product is ____________________. = A lot of people want this product.out of stock
in huge demandfail-safe
5. The CEO though that this was a __________________ plan. ( = a plan that could only
succeed)out of stock
in huge demandfail-safe
6. Jim wanted to __________________ ( = talk about) the product's shortcomings.
acceleraterevoke
address
7. To speed up growth = To __________________ growthaccelerate
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addressrevoke
8. They lost their banking license. = Their banking license was __________________.addressedrevokedaccelerated
9. The CEO of a company can be said to be "at the __________________" of that company.pinnaclesummithelm
10. These meetings will __________________ next week. = These meetings will be thecenter of interest next week.take center stagetake a breaktake a dive