Unit 8: Vocabulary

Sales are a good way for _________ to get rid of surplus stock.

• retailers

• sellers

• dealers

• wholesalers

The company was in fact seriously _________ even though they claimed to be making a profit.

• at a loss

• in debt

• in the black

• broken

Some companies _________ their earnings to drive up share prices.

• overdo

• overflow

• overstate

• oversee

The Financial Services Authority was set up in the UK to deal with _________ such as fraud and insider trading.

• issues

• ideas

• reasons

• purposes

When the CEO should have been cost cutting, he was spending huge sums on _________ that turned out to be unprofitable.

• increases

• investors

• growth

• acquisitions

When you buy in bulk you can obtain _________ or rebates.

• discounts

• sales

• decreases

• interest

Shareholders lost money when the company declared itself ________.

• redundant

• sold out

• broken down

• bankrupt

When they heard about our financial difficulties our ______ asked to be paid in advance.

• service

• deliveries

• suppliers

• orders

They didn't lie - they simply tried to _______ the truth.

• conceal

• prevent

• reduce

• warn