Business English Vocabulary Challenge: asking lots of questions

Welcome to the Business English Vocabulary Challenge!

Today's Challenge:

Choose the correct option and listen to the sentence.

Do you know what merger and to merge mean?

MERGER

noun

two companies combining to form one company

The merger between the two banks created one of the largest financial institutions in the country.

The companies announced their merger on Thursday.

Regulators are reviewing the merger to ensure it doesn't create a monopoly.

MERGE

verb

when companies merge, they come together to form a single, larger company

The two companies merged to increase their market share and improve profits.

Shareholders approved the plan for the companies to merge.

The CEO announced that the two companies will merge next month.

Did you get the quiz answer right?

The correct answer is c. peppered.

PEPPER somebody WITH QUESTIONS

to continuously ask lots of questions 

The audience peppered the CEO with questions about the company's plans.

 The reporters peppered the spokesperson with questions about the new launch.

The manager peppered the candidate with questions to test their skills.

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