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Unemployment
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Choose the best response to complete each sentence.
1. Unemployment ____________ = money that is paid by the government to people who do not have a job.
Correct answer: benefits
2. Did you quit or were you ____________?
Correct answer: fired
3. My friend tried to commit unemployment ____________, but he was caught.
Correct answer: fraud
4. I ____________ for unemployment benefits last week.
Correct answer: filed
5. My benefits are automatically ____________ into my account every week.
Correct answer: deposited
6. People who receive benefits have to fill out a monthly ____________.
Correct answer: claim
7. I didn't receive my check this week. It must have gotten ____________.
Correct answer: lost in the mail
8. An ____________ occurs when you receive (or pay) more money than you are legally entitled to.
Correct answer: overpayment
9. You have to report all your ____________ on your monthly claim.
Correct answer: wages
10. In legal terms, the "person making a claim" is the ____________.
Correct answer: claimant
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Related workplace vocabulary:
Job interview vocabulary 1 (B1/B2)
Job interview vocabulary 2 (B1/B2)
Job interview vocabulary 3 (B2/C1)
Talking about work 1 (B1/B2)
Talking about work 2 (B1/B2)
General business terms 1 (B1/B2)
General business terms 2 (B1/B2)
Sales and marketing terms 1 (B1/B2)
Corporate buzzwords 1 (B2/C1)
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