15. I. Math the definitions with the financial terms
definitions terms
1. Money owed by one person or organization to another person or
organization
a. Gross margin
2. A period of time when business activity decreases because the
economy is doing badly
b. recession
3. Difference between the selling price of a product and the cost of
producing it
c. Shares
4. A place where company shares are bought and sold d. Debt
5. Money which people or organizations put into a business to
make a profit
e. Stock market
6. Equal parts into which the capital or ownership of a company is
divided
f. investment
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17. II. Match the sentence halves
1. Earnings per share are a. a part of the profits of a company paid to the owners of shares.
2. A forecast is b. a company’s profits divided b the number of its shares.
3. Bankruptcy is c. a description of what is likely to happen in the future.
4. A dividend is d. money which businesses receive from selling goods or services.
5. pre-tax profits are e. when a person or organization is unable to pay their debts.
6. Revenues are f. the money a business makes before payment to the
government.
