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1. a stock or commodity exchange or money market
2. a product or business that is highly profitable and brings in a large amount of cash
3. a payment of part of a large sum, the balance to be paid later
4. property or item of value that can be claimed by a bank or other organization if a loan is not repaid
5. a form of long-term loan, with a fixed rate of interest and usually repaid at a fixed date
6. a method of distributing newly issued shares of a limited company in exchange for a contribution of capital
7. firms or individuals that are employed by a target company to fend off a takeover bid. Investment bankers, accountants, tax specialists make the target company economically unattractive and acquisition more costly
8. a build-up of undelivered goods, orders, etc.
9. the return of a portion of a commission or payment in accordance with a secret agreement
10. the total amount earned by a company during a particular accounting period
Ex.2. Complete the sentences using the correct multiword verb.
1.I'm sorry, I don't have that information. I'll... to you later today.
a. get through b. get down c. get back
2.This isn't time to do this today. Can we... making a decison until next week?
a. put off b. put through c. get through
3.The government has agreed to... an investigation into the food-poisonung incident.
a. carry out b. drop out c. point out
4. A committee was... to co-ordinate the company's social responsibility effort.
a.turned up b. set up c. brought up
5. It was... at the shareholders' meeting that our safety record had improved tremendously.
a. walked out b. phased out c. pointed out
6. The deal... when we discovered that their employment practices were unethical.
a. fell through b. put through c. got through to
7. We have... the consultant's recommendation to sponsor a local sports event.
a. turned up b. taken up c. hung up
8.Why might a company... from difficult questions in their CSR reports?.
a.follow suit b.hold to account c. shy away
9.If a multinational decides not to employ child labour, do you think smaller companies will...?
a. follow suit b. carry out c. phase out
10. What types of products and practices might companies...
in the interests of social responsibility?
a. set out b. phase out c. fall into
Ex.3. Match each word in the box to its definition below.
