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level: Newwords

Questions and Answers List

Lesson 7 _ Lesson 8

level questions: Newwords

Question	Answer
money or property that a company owns	asset
investigation of a company's activities and finances before investment or acquisition	due diligence
increasing a company'size by buying other businesses	external growth
information in cells that determines a person's characteristics	gene
to make things the same, often so that the result is boring	homogenize
to mention an idea to support an argument or explain an action	invoke
calm and relaxed	laid-back
a university class which anybody can join	open enrolment
admired and respected	prestigious
very much	sorely
easily influenced or affected	susceptible
the extra benefit that companies obtain when they combine their efforts	synergy
pay less attention than usual	take one's eye off the ball
a situation in which one company takes control of another by buying the majority of its shares	takeover
a state of excitement or uncontrolled activity	turmoil
an offer to buy the shares in a company and take control of it	bid
when something expires, the time in which it is valid comes to an end	expire
to sell a company's shares on the stock market	float
the sale of shares on the stock market	floatation
unofficial information that may or may not be true	rumour
a sudden increase in one type of activity, especially one that is unwelcome	wave
the price that someone wants for something they are selling	asking price
something that people can agree about, especially when they disagree about other things	common ground
a copy of something else	copycat
a person who sells their services to more than one company	freelance
to continue to do something, especially after waiting for permission	go ahead
an object that doctors put into someone's body during a medical operation	implant
to official accuse someone of a crime	prosecute
to be very successful in a particular area	take something by storm
a more detailed analysis of information	breakdown
extremely important	crucial
to become worse	deteriorate
money that you have left to spend after you have paid your bills	disposable income
a number that shows the value or cost of something	figure
to emphasize or underline part of something	highlight
to put too much of something on something	overload
a circle printed before each item on a list	bullet points
preventing you from concentrating on something	distracting
the style of letters and numbers used in a document	font
in another country where costs are lower	offshore
a situation that could cause harm or danger	threat
not clearly explained or very detailed	vague
to try hard to get something you want	chase
ability to repay debts	creditworthiness
an order to pay someone that is sent from one bank to another bank, usually in a different country	draft
a situation that is fair for everybody involved	level playing field
to produce a particular reaction	go down
taking action and making changes before problems develop	proactive
to consider an idea, to accept criticism and learn from past mistake	take on board
to find new and unusual ways of doing things, especially solving problems	think outside the box
a slight sign that someone has been present	trace
someone who is very good at something	wizard
hoping or trying to do something	would-be
to take something to a place and not stay there long	drop off
an oral proposal designed to persuade someone to buy your product or support you	pitch
to pay no attention to something	disregard
to agree to lend someone money or give them credit	extend
selling a company's receivable invoices in order to obtain funds more quickly	factoring
an amount of money that is outstanding has not yet been paid	outstanding
a payment is overdue, it should have been paid before now	overdue
to pay all the money you owe someone	settle
a place for someone to stay, live or work in	accommodation
something that encourages you to do something because you will benefit	incentive
continued use of the products or services of a particular business	loyalty
a place that people go to for a holiday	resort
a bad debt which cannot be recovered	uncollectible
to check some's character, reputation or credit record	vet
someone who is vulgar is rude, unpleasant, and offensive	vulgar
information communicate by people speaking informally to each other	word of mouth