Finance (booklet 4)

Question 1

equal parts into which the capital or ownership of a company is divided

Answer 1

shares

Question 2

a period of time when business activity decreases because economy is doing badly

Answer 2

recession

Question 3

money risked when a business owns part of another company

Answer 3

equity stake

Question 4

place where company shares are bought and sold

Answer 4

stock market

Question 5

a description of what is likely to happen in the future

Answer 5

forecast

Question 6

money owed by one person or organization to another person

Answer 6

debt

Question 7

the difference between the price of a product and the cost of producing it

Answer 7

profit margin

Question 8

money which people or organizations put into a business to make profit

Answer 8

Investment

Question 9

when a person or organization is unable to pay their debts

Answer 9

bankcruptcy

Question 10

a part of a company´s profit paid to the owners of shares

Answer 10

a dividend

Question 11

the money a business makes before payment to the government

Answer 11

Pre-tax profits

Question 12

the amount of money which a business obtains (in a year) from customers by selling goods or services

Answer 12

annual turnover (revenue)

Question 13

get money invested in a project

Answer 13

to raise capital

Question 14

people who give financial support

Answer 14

backers

Question 15

to try persuade someone to invest in an idea

Answer 15

to pitch an idea

Question 16

a start up

Answer 16

a business venture

Question 17

to promise to make an iinvestment

Answer 17

to pledge money

Question 18

to finance a project

Answer 18

to invest in a project

Question 19

to increase quickly

Answer 19

jump

Question 20

to increase in amount

Answer 20

to make gains

Question 21

to develop faster than something else

Answer 21

to outpace

Question 22

to stop rising or falling

Answer 22

to level off