TOEIC WORDS - B - PART 1

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bond /bɑ'nd/　n. link; connection; obligation; grasp; certificate of debt
bond /bɑ'nd/　v. to store in a warehouse
bonded /bɑ'ndid/　adj. secured in a warehouse
bonus /bóunəs/　n. dividend; perk; monetary gift
book /búk/　n. printed work which is bound together; bundle
book /búk/　v. to record; to order in advance; to inscribe; to indicate
bookcase /búkkeis/　n. shelves used to store printed items
boost /bú:st/　n. push; lift; incentive; encouragement
boost /bú:st/　v. to raise; to push; to urge; to lift
border /bɔ':rdər/　n. boundary; edge; limit
border /bɔ':rdər/　v. to be adjacent to
bore /bɔ':r/　v. to weary by tediousness or dullness
borrow /bɑ'rou/　v. to use temporarily
botany /bɑ't(ə)ni/　n. the science that treats of plants
bother /bɑ'ðər/　n. effort; nuisance
bother /bɑ'ðər/　v. to annoy; to harass; to worry; to make an effort; to be concerned
bothersome /bɑ'ðərsəm/　adj. annoying; irritating
bottom /bɑ'təm/　adj. lower; under
bottom /bɑ'təm/　n. base; foot; seat of a chair
bottom /bɑ'təm/　v. to establish; to construct; to base; to provide a foundation
bound /báund/　adj. obligated; certain; fastened; tied
bound /báund/　n. limit; border
bound /báund/　v. to jump; to leap
bountiful /báuntifəl/　adj. showing abundance
box /bɑ'ks/　n. case; crate; punch; hit
box /bɑ'ks/　v. to fight with fists; to put crates
brake /bréik/　n. device which is used to slow or stop a vehicle
brake /bréik/　v. to stop a vehicle; to slow down a vehicle
branch /bræ'nʧ/　n. affiliate; office; industry; trade; business unit
branch /bræ'nʧ/　v. to fork; to divide into parts or sections
brand /bræ'nd/　n. an identifying mark or label; a trademark
brand /bræ'nd/　v. to mark with an iron; to disgrace; to condemn
breadth /brédθ/　n. width; broadness
break /bréik/　n. fracture; pause; rest; opportunity; alteration
break /bréik/　v. to shatter; to crack; to be cut off; to cancel
break down v. to fail; to collapse; to defeat; to overthrow; to descend
breakdown /bréikdaun/　n. collapse; crash; incident
breakthrough /bréikθru:/　n. progress; reaching a new level; removal of a barrier; penetration
brief /brí:f/　adj. short; concise
brief /brí:f/　n. abstract; summary; concise report; instructions
brief /brí:f/　v. to make a summary; to give a report; to inform; to instruct somebody
briefcase /brí:fkeis/　n. small container for documents; tool for synchronizing files between two computers
briefing /brí:fiŋ/　n. short meeting; summarizing; giving and receiving instructions; reporting
bring in v. to hire or recruit; to cause to appear
bring together v. to join, to gather
bring up v. to introduce a topic
broad /brɔ':d/　adj. covering a wide scope
broadcast /brɔ':dkæ`st/　n. transmission; dispatch; radio program
broadcast /brɔ':dkæ`st/　v. to transmit over the radio; to publicize; to advertise
brochure /brouʃúər/　n. leaflet; booklet; printed product information
broker /bróukər/　n. middleman; agent who buys and sells property or shares etc. for other people
broker /bróukər/　v. to act as a middleman; to buy and to sell property for other people
brokerage /bróukəriʤ /　n. the business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
brokered /bróukərd/　adj. negotiated by an intermediary; settled through a middleman
browse /bráuz/　v. to leaf through a book; to surf Internet websites
browser /bráuzər/　n. program used for viewing websites on the Internet
bubble /bʌ'bl/　n. blister; gas-filled sac
budge /bʌ'ʤ/　v. to move; to be moved
budget /bʌ'ʤit/　adj. inexpensive; cheap; of or relating to a financial plan
budget /bʌ'ʤit/　n. financial framework; financial plan
budget /bʌ'ʤit/　v. to prepare a financial plan; to make financial arrangements
build /bíld/　v. to construct; to create; to increase intensity; to energize
build up n. to increase over time
building /bíldiŋ/　n. house; dwelling; structure; premises
bulk /bʌ'lk/　adj. relating to or designed for the mass of people; large-scale; widespread; popular
bulk /bʌ'lk/　n. volume; mass; main part; most
bulk /bʌ'lk/　v. to inflate; to play an important role
bulk transfer n. the sale of all or most of a company's inventory or assets to another company
bullion /búljən/　n. bars of gold; bars of silver
buoyant /bɔ'iənt/　adj. floating; light; lively; cheerful
burdensome /bə':rdnsəm/　adj. of or like a burden; onerous
bureau /bjú(ə)rou/　n. a chest of drawers for clothing, etc
bureaucracy /bju(ə)rɑ'krəsi/　n. government by departments of men transacting particular branches of public business
business /bíznis/　n. company; enterprise; trade; commerce; issue
busy /bízi/　adj. engaged in activity
butcher /búʧər/　n. meat cutter; meat slaughterer; owner of a meat shop
butt /bʌ't/　v. to strike with or as with the head, or horns
button /bʌ'tn/　n. switch; icon to click on
button /bʌ'tn/　v. to fasten; to connect
buyer /báiər/　n. person who purchases something; client; customer; shopper; purchaser