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level: Newwords

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Lesson 7 _ Lesson 8

level questions: Newwords

QuestionAnswer
money or property that a company ownsasset
investigation of a company's activities and finances before investment or acquisitiondue diligence
increasing a company'size by buying other businessesexternal growth
information in cells that determines a person's characteristicsgene
to make things the same, often so that the result is boringhomogenize
to mention an idea to support an argument or explain an actioninvoke
calm and relaxedlaid-back
a university class which anybody can joinopen enrolment
admired and respectedprestigious
very muchsorely
easily influenced or affectedsusceptible
the extra benefit that companies obtain when they combine their effortssynergy
pay less attention than usualtake one's eye off the ball
a situation in which one company takes control of another by buying the majority of its sharestakeover
a state of excitement or uncontrolled activityturmoil
an offer to buy the shares in a company and take control of itbid
when something expires, the time in which it is valid comes to an endexpire
to sell a company's shares on the stock marketfloat
the sale of shares on the stock marketfloatation
unofficial information that may or may not be truerumour
a sudden increase in one type of activity, especially one that is unwelcomewave
the price that someone wants for something they are sellingasking price
something that people can agree about, especially when they disagree about other thingscommon ground
a copy of something elsecopycat
a person who sells their services to more than one companyfreelance
to continue to do something, especially after waiting for permissiongo ahead
an object that doctors put into someone's body during a medical operationimplant
to official accuse someone of a crimeprosecute
to be very successful in a particular areatake something by storm
a more detailed analysis of informationbreakdown
extremely importantcrucial
to become worsedeteriorate
money that you have left to spend after you have paid your billsdisposable income
a number that shows the value or cost of somethingfigure
to emphasize or underline part of somethinghighlight
to put too much of something on somethingoverload
a circle printed before each item on a listbullet points
preventing you from concentrating on somethingdistracting
the style of letters and numbers used in a documentfont
in another country where costs are loweroffshore
a situation that could cause harm or dangerthreat
not clearly explained or very detailedvague
to try hard to get something you wantchase
ability to repay debtscreditworthiness
an order to pay someone that is sent from one bank to another bank, usually in a different countrydraft
a situation that is fair for everybody involvedlevel playing field
to produce a particular reactiongo down
taking action and making changes before problems developproactive
to consider an idea, to accept criticism and learn from past mistaketake on board
to find new and unusual ways of doing things, especially solving problemsthink outside the box
a slight sign that someone has been presenttrace
someone who is very good at somethingwizard
hoping or trying to do somethingwould-be
to take something to a place and not stay there longdrop off
an oral proposal designed to persuade someone to buy your product or support youpitch
to pay no attention to somethingdisregard
to agree to lend someone money or give them creditextend
selling a company's receivable invoices in order to obtain funds more quicklyfactoring
an amount of money that is outstanding has not yet been paidoutstanding
a payment is overdue, it should have been paid before nowoverdue
to pay all the money you owe someonesettle
a place for someone to stay, live or work inaccommodation
something that encourages you to do something because you will benefitincentive
continued use of the products or services of a particular businessloyalty
a place that people go to for a holidayresort
a bad debt which cannot be recovereduncollectible
to check some's character, reputation or credit recordvet
someone who is vulgar is rude, unpleasant, and offensivevulgar
information communicate by people speaking informally to each otherword of mouth