Business English 1.3

Question 1

order (noun)

Answer 1

a written direction to pay money to someone; a commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods or to perform work; goods or items bought or sold

Question 2

organise (BrE); organize (AmE)

Answer 2

to arrange by systematic planning

Question 3

output

Answer 3

anamountthat aperson,machine, ororganizationproduces

Question 4

invest

Answer 4

to commit (money) in order to earn a financial return; to make use of for future benefits or advantages

Question 5

loss

Answer 5

decrease in amount, magnitude, value, or degree

Question 6

mention

Answer 6

the act or an instance of citing or calling attention to someone or something especially in a casual or incidental manner

Question 7

option (noun)

Answer 7

a contract conveying a right to buy or sell designated securities, commodities, or property interest at a specified price during a stipulated period; a right of an insured person to choose the form in which payments due on a policy shall be made or applied

Question 8

owe

Answer 8

to have an obligation to pay or repay

Question 9

participate

Answer 9

to have a part or share in something; to take part

Question 10

pay

Answer 10

to make due return to for services rendered or property delivered; to make compensation

Question 11

penalty

Answer 11

the suffering or the sum to be forfeited to which a person agrees to be subjected in case of non-fulfillment of stipulations

Question 12

permission

Answer 12

consent; authorization

Question 13

possibility

Answer 13

potential or prospective value —usually used in plural the house had great possibilities; the condition or fact of being possible;

Question 14

preparation

Answer 14

the action or process of making something ready for use or service or of getting ready for some occasion, test, or duty

Question 15

present

Answer 15

to bring to one’s attention; to bring or introduce into the presence of someone especially of superior rank or status; to bring something before the public; to make a gift to

Question 16

price

Answer 16

theamountofmoney for an item

Question 17

process

Answer 17

a series of actions or steps taken for a particular end

Question 18

produce

Answer 18

make or manufacture from components or raw materials

Question 19

profit

Answer 19

the excess of returns over expenditure in a transaction or series of transactions especially : the excess of the selling price of goods over their cost ; net income usually for a given period of time; the ratio of profit for a given year to the amount of capital invested or to the value of sales; the compensation accruing to entrepreneurs for the assumption of risk in business enterprise as distinguished from wages or rent

Question 20

promise

Answer 20

declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing

Question 21

promotion

Answer 21

activitiesofadvertisingsomething; raising someone to a higher position

Question 22

provide

Answer 22

to make available for use; supply

Question 23

purchase

Answer 23

get something by paying for it

Question 24

raise

Answer 24

to lift or move to a higher position or level; an increase in salary

Question 25

reach (noun)

Answer 25

an extent or range especially of knowledge or comprehension; the action or an act of reaching