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Vocabulary Journal
a large amount of goods sent together to
1.2 shipment (n) /ˈʃɪp.mənt/ a place, or the act of sending them
a small piece of strong material that covers a
nd protects part of a floor
any material that is made
1.3 laminate (n) /ˈlæm.ɪ.nət/ by sticking several layers of the
same material together
to read through
1.3 peruse /pəˈruːz/ something, especially in order to find the par
t you are interested in
a tool or machine that is used
1.5 shredder (n) /ˈʃred.ər/
for cutting things into very small pieces
2.2 letter of credit /ˈlɛtər ɒv ˈkrɛdɪt/ a letter issued by a bank to another bank
(typically in a different country) to serve as a
guarantee for payments made to a specified
person under specified conditions.
a promise that something will be done or
2.3 guarantee (n) /ˌgærənˈtiː/
will happen
2.4 payoff (n) /ˈpeɪˈɒf/ money paid to someone for something that
you want done or to not cause you trouble
2.1 credit limit /ˈkrɛdɪt ˈlɪmɪt / The term credit limit refers to the maximum
amount that the credit card issuer will allow
you to borrow on your line of credit
2.2 accrue (v) /əˈkruː/ to increase in number or amount over a
period of time
3.1 insure (v) /ɪnˈʃʊə(r)/ to buy insurance so that you will receive
money if your property, car, etc. gets
damaged or stolen, or if you get ill or die
3.6 prohitbit (v) /prəˈhɪbɪt/ to stop something from being done or used
especially by law
3.6 usury (n) /ˈjuːʒəri/ the practice of lending money to people at
unfairly high rates of interest
4.1 merger (n) /ˈmɜːdʒə(r)/ the act of joining two or more organizations
or businesses into one
5.1 insurance policy (n) /inˈSHo͝orəns ˌpäləsē/ a document detailing the terms and
conditions of a contract of insurance.
5.2 petty cash (n) /ˌpeti ˈkæʃ/ a small amount of money kept in an office
for small payments
5.2 expenditure (n) /ɪkˈspendɪtʃə(r)/ the act of spending or using money; an
amount of money spent
5.2 cash flow (n) /ˈkæʃ ˌfləʊ/ the amount of money moving into and out
of a business
5.4 shrink (v) /ʃrɪŋk/ to become smaller, or to make something
smaller
5.5 accounts receivable /əˈkounts rəˈsēvəbəl/ money that is owed to a company; the
department of a company that deals with
this money, sending out invoices, etc
5.5 liability (n) /ˌlaɪəˈbɪləti/ the amount of money that a person or
company owes
5.5 fixed assets /ˌfɪkst ˈæsets/ long-term tangible assets that are used in
the operations of a busines
6.4 dividens (n) /ˈdɪv.ɪ.dend/ the profit of a company that is paid to the
people who own shares in it:
A _________________________ is the
possession of complete control over a
9.1 monopoly (n) /məˈnɒpəli/ particular product or service by one
individual or company, which gives that
entity the power to regulate the price and
supply of that product or service
A _________________ is an economic
9.3 bubble (n) /ˈbʌbl/ occurrence caused by the trade of products
at an inflated price.
________________ _________________ is
9.3 housing starts /ˈhaʊzɪŋ stɑːts/ the number of housing units that
construction has begun on in a given time
period
____________ ___________
gross private ______________ is a measurement of
9.4 investment that is used to calculate GDP. It
investment
includes business purchases for equipment
and inventory, as well as real estate
purchases.
A _______________________ is the
difference between the selling price of
something and the amount of money
8.3 (profit) margin /(ˈprɒfɪt) ˈmɑːʤɪn/ required for the seller to make or buy it.
cost of goods sold the total cost of merchandise sold during the
8.3 /kɒst ɒv gʊdz səʊld/ period
(COGS)
A _____________ _____________ is a
8.4 pricing policy /ˈpraɪsɪŋ ˈpɒlɪsi/ standard that a company uses to set
wholesale and retail prices.
Example synonym
I guarantee