VOC U5 Definitions - DEF - EN

Question 1

1) money paid to someone because they have suffered injury or loss. 2) the total amount of money and other advantages that someone receives as an employee.

Answer 1

compensation n. [U] (1) She received compensation for the damage caused to her property. 2) Japanese workers get 30% of their compensation in vacation pay and bonuses.)

Question 2

1) to pay someone in money and other ways for work that they do. 2) to replace or balance the effect of something bad.

Answer 2

compensate v. [T] (1) Nobody knows if compensating executives better makes their companies perform any better. 2) The salary isn’t as good, but, for me, the opportunity to travel compensates for that.)

Question 3

a business that sells a particular company’s product, especially cars.

Answer 3

dealership n. [C] (The special offer produced a flood of inquiries at Ford dealerships.)

Question 4

a meeting between an employee and a manager to discuss the quality of the employee’s work and areas for future progress.

Answer 4

performance review n. [C] (We have an annual performance review and a six monthly mini-review.)

Question 5

a period of time that you spend working for the same organisation, but in a different location

Answer 5

secondment (n. [U]) (As part of her training, she will go on secondment to our office in Japan.)

Question 6

a piece of work that is given to someone as part of their job.

Answer 6

assignment n. [C] (His first assignment for the newspaper was to report on the French elections.)

Question 7

a rule about what you must pay as income tax.

Answer 7

tax requirement n. [C] (What are the tax requirements if I live and work abroad but remain a citizen here?)

Question 8

a shop that sells a particular company’s product, but is not owned by that company.

Answer 8

Independent outlet n. [C] (Many of the town’s restaurants are chains, but there are also some good independent outlets.)

Question 9

affecting or including the whole world.

Answer 9

global adj. (Multinational companies create, in effect, a global economy.)

Question 10

an amount of money that is paid into a bank account.

Answer 10

deposit n. [C] (You can make deposits in the cash machines.)

Question 11

an amount of money that you must pay to the government according to your income, property, goods, etc. and that is used to pay for public services.

Answer 11

tax2 n. [C,U] (Many people feel they are paying too much tax.)

Question 12

based on many kinds of things or people.

Answer 12

broadly-based (also broad-based AmE) adj. (There is broadly-based public opposition to the government’s proposal.)

Question 13

completely developed, trained or established.

Answer 13

fully-edged (also full- edged AmE) adj. [only before noun] (At the age of 22, Davis became the youngest fully-edged member of the board of directors.)

Question 14

from the beginning, without using anything that was prepared before.

Answer 14

From scratch n. [U] (He had built the business up from scratch.)

Question 15

if money that you receive is X, you have to pay tax on it.

Answer 15

taxable adj. (Many social security benefits are also taxable.)

Question 16

including many different kinds of things or people.

Answer 16

broad adj. (Our study programmes fall into three broad categories.)

Question 17

intended to reduce the bad effects or harm from something.

Answer 17

compensatory adj. (Workers are given a compensatory day off when a national holiday falls on a weekend.)

Question 18

not having enough people to work for an organisation or in a company.

Answer 18

labour-scarce adj. (As the country’s population grows older, the country is becoming labour-scarce.)

Question 19

the ability to move easily from one job, area or social class to another.

Answer 19

mobility n. [U] (For many people, there is greater mobility today than ever before.)

Question 20

the act of keeping someone or something.

Answer 20

retention n. [C] (The retention of valued employees is worth more than a little inconvenience.)

Question 21

the delivery of goods, especially by ship.

Answer 21

shipping n. [U] (Bananas are picked while they are still green to avoid damage during shipping.)

Question 22

the process of making something such as a business operate in a lot of different countries all around the world, or the result of this.

Answer 22

globalisation (also globalization) n. [U] (Globalisation brings both benefits and harm to the development of poorer countries.)

Question 23

the process of moving to a different place, especially for work.

Answer 23

relocation n. [U] (Profits fell 18% following the company’s restructuring and office relocations.)

Question 24

the process of moving to a different place, especially for work.

Answer 24

relocation n. [U] (Profits fell 18% following the company’s restructuring and office relocations.)

Question 25

the system of charging taxes, or the money that is collected as a tax.

Answer 25

taxation n. [U] (How do I protect my investments from taxation?)

Question 26

to ask for money from an organisation because you have a right to it.

Answer 26

claim v. [I,T] (You can claim on the insurance if you have an accident while on holiday.)

Question 27

to become comfortable and happy in a new place or situation.

Answer 27

settle in/into phr. v. [I] (It takes a few months to settle into life at college.)

Question 28

to charge a tax on something.

Answer 28

tax1 v. [T] (Cigarettes are heavily taxed in Britain.)

Question 29

to choose to accept a proposal or idea.

Answer 29

adopt v. [T] (Becoming a member of a society means adopting its values.)

Question 30

to come into a country in order to live there permanently.

Answer 30

immigrate v. [I] (His father and mother immigrated when he was two.)

Question 31

to decide or agree on something, especially after a long discussion.

Answer 31

settle on something phr. v. [T] (Following the consultation, the council settled on a location for the new shopping centre.)

Question 32

to give someone a particular job or make them responsible for a particular person or thing.

Answer 32

assign v. [T] (He’s been assigned to the Asian Affairs Bureau.)

Question 33

to give someone all the information they will need about a situation

Answer 33

brief v. [T] (The CEO has been fully briefed on the latest results.)

Question 34

to have business activities all over the world:

Answer 34

globalise (also globalize) v. [I,T] (Corporate alliances have globalised the aerospace industry.)

Question 35

to move to a different place, especially for work.

Answer 35

relocate v. [I,T] (A lot of firms are relocating to the north of England.)

Question 36

to move to a different place, especially for work.

Answer 36

relocate v. [I,T] (A lot of firms are relocating to the north of England.)

Question 37

to put money in a bank where it will be safe.

Answer 37

deposit v. [T] (Each month your salary will be deposited directly into your account.)

Question 38

to send goods somewhere by ship, plane, truck, etc.

Answer 38

ship v. [T] (About half of the whisky produced in Scotland is shipped to Japan and the US.)

Question 39

to start to use the things or people you have available in order to achieve something.

Answer 39

mobilise (also mobilize) v. [T] (They failed to mobilise their resources effectively. )