TOEFL VOCABULARY
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- 3. People work in different places and in different ways in order to earn their livelihood. Chefs, managers ,waiters ,room -boys are all engaged in the food service in hotels and restaurants. Drivers and chauffeurs are engaged in driving cars. Doctors and nurses work in hospitals. We have a large number of people delivering services to humanity at large.
- 4. A large number of people carry on the business of selling different things at different places and in different ways. These people may be categorized as pedlars, hawkers or sellers. They are known as vendors. Vendors are therefore known as people who sell anything and at any place
- 5. Vendors or sellers must have a license so that a tag can be kept on the nature of goods sold and also to prevent undue occupation of public spaces.