VOCABULARY FILES C2 - UNIT 1 - 3

The owners (a)   a very tight ship and are highly regarded for what they have achieved with very limited resources in a very short space of time, owning almost completely to their efficiency and excellent organisation of the business

There is the talk of the two struggling companies (a)   , and it is believed that they would benefit significantly from synergy were this to happen.

All staff have been warned that they (a)   the axe should productivity not improve, and that no one, no matter how senior, is exempt from having to up their performance.

The company __________ an unexpected profit warning on Monday sparking a two-thirds drop in its share price as investors __________ in panic-selling.

(a)  

Management has promised to (a)   an easy transition to the new ownership structure.

Rumours abound that Maxwell Mining is about to __________ on the stock exchange

• float

• issue

• put

• embark

Write down the definition of the word:

credit crunch

Write down the definition of the word:

cut-throat business

write down the definition of the word:

takeover bid

give an example for the following word

monopoly