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English Language Tests-Intermediate level's archive Business buzzwords: The street goes nuts 1.. Coburn operates what they call a 'reverse ...' — his firm purchases a small amount of th

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Business buzzwords: The street goes nuts

1 Coburn operates what they call a 'reverse ' — his

firm purchases a small amount of the stock, then starts

selling it off through various Wall Street brokers, and when

word gets out that SAC is selling, the Street goes nuts and

also starts unloading big blocks; then Coburn swoops to

buy

desk

exit

portfolio

whammy

2 The retired chairman of furniture maker Herman Miller,

Max has long been noted for innovative management

practices; for example, he instituted a silver for

employees at his company so that they would be

protected if they lost their jobs as a result of a hostile

takeover

goodbye

life jacket

parachute

sofa

3 may be more correctly defined as the total

guestroom revenue per available room per day; it is

typically calculated simply by multiplying a given hotel's

average daily room rate (ADR) by its occupancy rate

GRARd

GuesOC

HOTunit

RevPAR

4 I think you only need two kinds of people to create a

, rich people and nerds: they're the limiting reagents

in the reaction that produces startups, because they're the

only ones present when startups get started

Big Apple

Silicon Valley

Wall Street

Web Site

5 In the world of penny stocks, ' ' are infamous for

causing chaos in internet forums as they attempt to

disseminate false or misleading information about

companies to lower a stock's price

bashers

bloggers

bonkers

burglars

6 Search engines argue that nobody clicks on an ad

unless they're interested; however, a lead that takes no

action and leaves no contact information can't be

considered more than just an advertising , and that's

the basis for a meaningful comparison to publisher CPM

rates

admission

concession

expression

impression

7 War is a slang term for the stocks and bonds of

corporations in the defense industry

babies

medals

mongers

widows

8 There are losses because of the lost opportunities when

a deal just doesn't make it through; some of the

common causes stem from the areas of under-funded

pension plans or tax liabilities that may have originated

from a prior restructuring of the target company or prior

acquisition

shady

slimy

sneaky

sticky

9 One Night investment is buying a security with

the intention of holding it for the long term, but

subsequently panicking and selling it the following day

Affair

Fling

Kiss

Stand

10 The private mezzanine debt securities used to fund

middle-market companies include debt with an equity

, which is usually a contingent common equity

interest, either by a way of warrants or a conversion option

to which registration rights are typically attached

kicker

leader

packer

stringer