A. Figure out expressions the following definitions refer to:

1. The state of not having enough money to pay what you owe.

2. The money for business activities (capital) that a company obtains by selling shares rather than
from loans.

3. An instruction to your bank to allow sb else to take an amount of money from your account on a
particular date, especially to pay bills.


B. Complete the sentences with correct forms of the following verbs; some verbs are not used:

PROMPT, STAVE, GRANT, ISSUE, ENSURE, INHERIT, FILE, SINK, EMERGE, LEAP

1. Shares __________ in value from 476¢ to close at 536¢ last week.

2. The bank finally __________ the company a loan.

3. The discovery of the bomb __________ an increase in security.

4.  Several large euro-zone companies have recently __________ 30-year securities.

5. The company managed __________ bankruptcy for another few months.


C.  Complete each sentence with a word made from the word given in brackets.
 1. Attendance on the course is purely __________. (VOLUNTEER)
 2. You can make __________ of up to €250 a day. (WITHDRAW)
 3. Profits have increased __________ over the past few years. (SIGNIFICANCE)
 4. The company has made 20 __________ since 1998. (ACQUIRE)
 5. Liam Cage is regarded as a potential _________ to Chris Green as chief executive. (SUCCEED)


 D. Fill in the gaps with a suitable preposition or adverbial, if necessary:

1. You’ll have to pay interest ___ the loan.

2. Customers can easily get access ___ information about our products.

3. The business will be wound ___ or sold.

4. The bonds are due  ___ 1 September 2011.

5. She cashed ___ her shares just before their price fell.


E. Complete the sentence with one of the following phrases; translate the selected phrase into
Czech.

letter of credit, leverage, receiver, securities, balance sheet, interest charges, stock options,
concession
 1. The __________ said he had the legal duty to obtain the best price for the business.
 2. The group hopes to reduce ________ from 121 per cent to a more manageable 100 per cent.
 3. The company’s __________ remains healthy despite the recent recession.
 4. The contract requires us to open a __________ in favour of the exporter.
 5. The firm will be forced to make __________ if it wants to avoid a strike.