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With all the money she_____ with her record sales, Sharon invested in a number of businesses.
 
accumulated
 
acquired
 
collected
 
consumed
He _____ a 50 percent share of a small advertising company. It cost him £2 million.
 
acquired
 
accumulated
 
collected
 
hoarded
Over the years, he has _____ a number of valuable paintings, estimated to be worth $500 million.
 
collected
 
consumed
 
hoarded
 
accumulated
Energy providers find it much more difficult to predict how much electricity a business will _____ in a year.
 
consume
 
hoard
 
accumulate
 
collect
A desire to _____ is not the same as a desire to collect; collectors look for specific items while the other group of people save random items and store them haphazardly./ˌhæpˈhæzərdli/
 
hoard
 
consume
 
collect
 
accumulate
My uncle is easy _____ for a clever salesman; he can easily be talked into spending money on something that he doesn’t need.
 
prey
 
knock down
 
pass
 
button
At the end of a sales period, our company disposes of goods, either by selling them to employees at a _____price or giving them away.
 
knock down
 
sentimental
 
pass
 
buttons
When the things you've accumulated have _____ value, clearing them out becomes challenging.
 
sentimental
 
pass
 
prey
 
knock down
Smart investment opportunities are things you should never _____up if you are given the opportunity.
 
pass
 
knock down
 
buttons
 
prey
Our advertising campaign pushes all the right _____; sales have doubled as a result.
 
buttons
 
sentiments
 
passes
 
knocks
In order to claim back your expenses, you should _____ onto every receipt.
 
hang
 
meet
 
chuck
 
throw
Most companies’ budgets are _____ up by investing in the latest technologies.
 
eaten
 
hung
 
met
 
thrown
It took about six months for me to get the _____ of the business.
 
hang
 
meet
 
chuck
 
throw
Customers want to buy goods and services that _____their needs at a price they can afford.
 
meet
 
throw
 
eat
 
hang
People _____ out old things when they move into a new house because they think everything has to be new and clean.
 
chuck
 
hang
 
eat
 
meet
There are eco-friendly groups of business villages that produce more energy than they _____.
 
consume
 
possess
 
collect
 
acquire
My aunt has a very generous and happily shares her worldly______.
 
possessions
 
collections
 
acquisitions
The majority of marketers agree that it’s their role to _____ customer data, but not actually analyse it on a daily basis.
 
collect
 
hoard
 
acquire
 
consume
For those who are _____, the quantity of their collected items sets them apart from other people, which leads to extreme cluttering of their home or workplace.
 
hoarders
 
consumers
 
collectors
 
possessors
My friend has_____a small flat on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur which he intends to rent out.
 
acquired
 
consumed
 
possessed
 
collected
The competition might have viewed us as a _____touch but we are tougher and harder to beat now.
 
soft
 
insatiable
 
hard
 
point
We're at a defining ______ in time – one that will lead to profound changes in society and in the way we live.
 
moment
 
gathering
 
insatiable
 
hard
Millions of unused items sit ______ dust in our homes, slowly losing value as they grow outdated.
 
gathering
 
possessing
 
hardening
 
softening
_____ sell strategies are aggressive and usually put a huge amount of pressure on the client.
 
Hard
 
Soft
 
Insatiable
In our company we were driven by our director’s ______ desire for perfection, passion for creativity and exploration of new ideas.
 
insatiable
 
hard
 
soft
There is an interesting program on TV about the tricks supermarkets play to get you to _____ with your money.
 
part
 
splash
 
clutter
 
buy
We didn’t ______loads of money out on advertisements; we were actually able to pay for them using donations.
 
splash
 
clutter
 
part
How exactly do you get your team to _____ into a marketing strategy? Here are some suggestions that might help.
 
buy
 
clutter
 
splash
 
part
It doesn't take long for a new Android phone or tablet to get _____ up with hundreds of pictures, redundant apps, and unused widgets.
 
cluttered
 
splashed
 
bought
 
brought
Whether you've just set up a new business or have been running one for a while, you need to know how to stay _____ of the game.
 
ahead
 
front
 
back
 
part