A) a noun used before another noun to say that something has very little

value.

b) an expression meaning that goods are not nearly as valuable as the price

shown.

c) a noun meaning an amount that someone pays for a particular service.

d) a noun referring to someone who buys and sells things.

e) an expression meaning that an amount is slightly lower than another

amount.

f) an expression to emphasise that someone has not sold anything at all.

g) an expression used to talk about finding a way to 'lose' something that you

no longer want.

h) an adjective describing someone who does not trust someone else.

i) an expression meaning that someone will benefit from a particular

situation

Imagine if I go to a shop and see a big shelf of expensive handbags.

Let's say I look at these handbags for a while and come to believe they're not

worth anything like the price on the label. To me, they look like rubbish

handbags. So I go to the owner of the store and ask him, for a small fee, to

borrow these handbags for a week. Then I take the bags out of the store and

sell them to a trader for a fraction less than the price on the label. He’s happy

- he thinks he can make a profit.

So what's actually happened? I, the short seller, have spotted that

somebody is charging a lot of money for handbags that are rubbish. Next,

I’ve found somebody who is prepared to sell any old rubbish as long as he

thinks there’s something in it for him

A) The correct answer is a noun used before another noun to say that something has very little value. The word that fits this definition is "rubbish." In the given scenario, the speaker believes that the expensive handbags are of very low value and describes them as "rubbish handbags."

B) The correct answer is an expression meaning that goods are not nearly as valuable as the price shown. The phrase that fits this definition is "fraction less than the price on the label." In the scenario, the speaker sells the handbags to a trader for a slightly lower price than what was shown on the label, indicating their belief that the handbags are overpriced.

C) The correct answer is a noun meaning an amount that someone pays for a particular service. The word that fits this definition is "fee." In the scenario, the speaker asks the owner of the store to borrow the handbags for a week in exchange for a small fee.

D) The correct answer is a noun referring to someone who buys and sells things. The word that fits this definition is "trader." In the scenario, the speaker sells the handbags to a trader who believes he can make a profit from them.

E) The correct answer is an expression meaning that an amount is slightly lower than another amount. The phrase that fits this definition is "fraction less than." In the scenario, the speaker sells the handbags for a slightly lower price than the price on the label.

F) The correct answer is an expression to emphasize that someone has not sold anything at all. The phrase that fits this definition is "any old rubbish." In the scenario, the speaker finds someone (the trader) who is willing to sell any old rubbish.

G) The correct answer is an expression used to talk about finding a way to 'lose' something that you no longer want. Unfortunately, none of the options provided fit this definition.

H) The correct answer is an adjective describing someone who does not trust someone else. Unfortunately, none of the options provided fit this definition.

I) The correct answer is an expression meaning that someone will benefit from a particular situation. None of the options provided directly fits this definition, but in the scenario, the trader is happy because he believes he can make a profit from buying the handbags at a lower price.

To summarize, the answers are:
A) rubbish
B) fraction less than the price on the label
C) fee
D) trader
E) fraction less than
F) any old rubbish
G) Not provided
H) Not provided
I) Not provided.