BUSINESS ENGLISH

1.  The total of all goods and services produced in an economy, less exports, plus imports

2.  A tabulation of the credit and debit transactions of a country with foreign countries and international institutions

3.  A declaration by a court of law that an individual or company is insolvent, that is, cannot meet debts on the due dates

4.  Strictly, the sale of a commodity on a foreign market at a price below marginal cost

5.  The business activity in which a company takes over the responsibility for the collecting of the debts of another

6.  A prospective amount of a currency or a commodity obtained by a contract between a buyer an a seller

7.  A fall in the purchasing power of money, reflected in a persistent increase in the generl level of prices

8.  Economic analysis of the means by which investors can minimize risk and maximize returns

9.  The residual value of a company's assets after all liabilities (other than those to holders of ordinary shares) have been allowed for 

10.  Two sellers only of a good or service in a market