Business English vocabulary exercise, intermediate level.
This exercise gives you practice using three ‘financial’ words: issue, due, reminder.
Instructions:
1. Study the vocabulary, including ‘how to use’ and the example sentences.
2. Do the exercise below and check your answers.
issue |
i.ssue |
issue |
| verb | to produce or to provide something officially | |
| how to use | issue a statement, a warning, an invoice, a visa; be issued with something; issue someone with something |
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| examples | 1. The embassy issued my visa yesterday. 2. They issued me with a visa. 3. The police have issued a statement about the robbery. 4. All employees on the building site are issued with safety helmets. |
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due |
due |
due |
| adjective | to be payable, to have reached the time to be paid | |
| how to use | (about an invoice, a bill) be due to be overdue by a number of days/weeks, etc. |
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| examples | 1. The invoice is due tomorrow. 2. The second payment is now due. 3. Payment of the invoice is three weeks overdue. |
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reminder |
re.min.der |
reminder |
| noun | an official statement asking for payment of a debt | |
| how to use | a reminder to pay an invoice; a first reminder, a second reminder; send/receive a reminder |
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| examples | 1. If our customers are late in paying, we send them a reminder. 2. I received a reminder saying my rent is a month overdue. |
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