English / The Business 2.0
B2 Upper intermediate Student's Book
B2 Upper intermediate Student's Book
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Beverage
a drink
Debt
an amount of money that you owe (schulden)
=Schuld
Dividend
a share of the profits of a company, paid once or twice a year to the people who own the company's shares
=der Gewinnanteil
equities
company shares that can be bought an sold on a stock market
=Stammaktien
limited company
a company whose owners are legally responsible for only a limited amount of its debts
=GmbH
mining
the process of getting coal(Kohle) or metal from under the ground
=Bergbauindustrie
proprietorship
a business structure in which an individual and his/her company are considered a single entity for tax an liability purposes
=Eigentümerschaft
public limited company
a company in which people can invest their money. It has "plc" at the end of its name.
=AG
real estate
the business of buying an selling land an proprety
=Immobilien
retail
the sale of good directly to the public for their own use
=Einzelhandel / Verkauf
share
one of the equal parts of a company that you can buy as a way of investing money
=Anteil
sole trader
a business structure in which an individual and his/her compandy are considered a single entity for tax and liability purposes
=Einzelunternehmer
third-party
relating to a person or organization that is not one of the two main people or organizations involved in a lega agreement or case
=Fremdkosten
utility
a public service such as gas, water or electricity
=Versorgungsunternehmen/Nützlichkeit
vendor
a company or person that sells particular product or service
=Verkäufer
bear market
a situation in the stock market in which the prices of shares are falling
=Abschwung
bond
a document given to someone who invests money in a government or company, promising to pay back the money with interest
=Schuldverschreibung/ Obligation
bottom
to reach the lowest point
=Boden/Grund
breakeven
the point at which a business operation no longer loses money and can begin to make a profit.
bull market
a situation in the stock market in which the prices of shares are rising
=Aufschwung
euphoric
feeling extremly happy, usually for a short time only
=euphorisch
greater fool investor
an investor who buys at a high price believing there will always be someone hey can sell to at an even higher price
innovator
someone who invents or begins using new ideas, methods, equipment, etc.
=Erfinder
peak
the time when something is at ist highest or greatest level
=Höchstwert
plunge
to fall quickly from a high position
=tauchen
recession
a period when trade and industry are not successful and there is a lot of unemployment
=Rezession / Flaute
staple
an important product, especially a food, that people eat or use regularly
=Grundnahrungsmittel
trough
a period when something that rises and falls regularly is at a low level, especially economic acitvity
=Konjunkturtief
value investor
an investor who buys stocks they belive the market has undervalued
cost of goods sold
an income statement figure which reflects the cost of obtaining the raw materials and of producing the finished goods thare sold to consumers
=Herstellungskosten
fixed cost
costs such as rent that a company has to pay that does not depend how much it produces
=Fixkosten
operating profit
the profit that a company makes from its normal activities of selling goods or services
=Betriebsgewinn
plot
to mark points on a graph
=einzeichnen
recommended retail price (RRP)
the price at which a manufacturer of a proudct suggests it should be sold on the retail market
=unverbindliche Preisempfehlung
record label
a company that produces records
=Plattenfirma
royalty
a payment that someone such as a writer or musician gets each time their work is sold or performed
=Honorar
sales revenue
income earned from selling products or services
=Erlös
turnover
the value of the goods and services that a company sells in a particular period of time
=Umsatz in einer Periode
variable cost
the value of the goods and services that a company sells in a particular period of time
=variable Gemeinkosten
wholesaler
someone whose job is to sell large quantities of goods to shops or smal businesses
=Grosshändler
