Business Vocabulary

The ______________ for the reports is Monday close of business.

The achievement was ………. against a a set of standards.

Hint: Fill out the job application first with a pencil then with a pen, so you don't have to use ......

I saw a very good ..... advertised in the newspaper this week.

The rumor of the weekend, of course, was that Cisco was hanging out in Finland kicking the ..... on a huge potential merger with Nokia, but it seems unlikely that Nokia would ever agree to such a deal unless the asking price is too good to be true.

A Euroland corporate raised financing for a power station project, but the gas-fired plant was exposed to the risk of a rise in gas prices, and the power tariff was linked to the European inflation index; so ABN AMRO structured and traded a ..... swap with the corporate, matching the profile of the corporate's loan.

There are roughly six main categories of ..... liabilities: Long-Term Debt, also known as Funded Debt, Bonds Payable, Obligations Under Capital Lease, Deferred Tax Liability, Pension Liability, and Mortgages Payable.

The governments ..... their responsibility, but concentrated on creating basic conditions for prosperity and promoting liberalization; they considered direct intervention only under circumstances where markets were thought wanting.

The ..... percentage rate does not affect monthly mortgage payments, which are a function of interest rate and loan term; its purpose is to indicate the true loan cost, preventing lenders from advertising low rates while hiding fees.

Chris is a civil ...... He is trained to design, repair and maintain public structures such as highways and bridges.