HSLU Englisch 1. Semester

gewinnbringend, rentabel

that which makes or is likely to make money

Verhältnis

[pl. –os] (~ of A to B) the relationship between two groups of people or things that is represented by two numbers showing how much larger one group is in relation to the other

einstellen, anstellen, Mitarbeiter werben, Eingestellte

1. to find new people to join a company, an organization, the armed forces, etc (verb) 2. a person who has just joined a company etc. (noun)

Eintragung, Erfassung

[U, C] the act of making an official record of sth/sb, a document showing that an official record has been made of sth

Amortisation, Rückvergütung

[C, usually pl.] a sum of money that you pay regularly to a bank, etc. until you have returned all the money that you owe

Umstrukturierung

[C] the act of organizing sth such as a system or a company in a new and different way

Einnahme, Ertrag, Erlös

[U] (also revenues [pl.]) the money that a government receives from taxes or that an organization receives from its business

Einigung, Regelung

[C] an official agreement that ends an argument between two people or groups

Vorgabe, Angabe, Festlegung

[C, U] a detailed description of how sth is, or should be, designed or made

Firmenneugründung, junges Unternehmen

1. [only before noun] connected with starting a new business or project (adjective) 2. a company that is just beginning to operate (noun)

Statistiken

(also [informal] stats) [pl.] a collection of information shown in numbers

strategisch

in a manner that is meant to achieve a particular purpose or to gain an advantage (adverb)

abonnieren

(~ to sth) to pay an amount of money regularly in order to receive or use sth

Lieferant

a person or company that produces or finds and delivers goods

Aufkauf, Übernahme

an act of taking control of a company by buying most of its shares

Angebot, Kostenvoranschlag

1. a formal offer to supply goods or do work at a stated price; [SYN] bid (noun) 2. (~ for sth) to make a formal bid to supply goods or services (verb)

Umsatz, Fluktuation

1. [C, usually sing., U] (~ of sth) the total amount of goods or services sold by a company during a particular period of time 2. the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by other people 3. [sing.] (~ of sth) the rate at which goods are sold in a shop/store and replaced by others 

Vorhaben, Vereinbarung, Verpflichtung, Zusage

[C] (~ to do sth) | ~ that … ) [formal] an agreement or a promise to do sth

Verkäufer

a person who sells things, for example food or newspapers, often outside on the street

global, weltweit

1. [usually before noun] affecting all parts of the planet (adjective) 2. all over the world (adverb)

Rechnungsprüfung, Buchhaltung

[U] the work or profession of an accountant or bookkeeper

Vermögenswert

[usually pl.] a thing of value, especially property, that a person or company owns, which can be used or sold to pay debts

sich nach etwasem richten, fügen, befolgen

(~ with sth): to obey a rule, an order

Erschaffung, Erzeugung

[U] the act or process of making sth that is new, or of causing sth to exist that did not exist before

Verfügung, Weisung, Anordnung

an official instruction

ausschliesslich, ausschliessend, alleiniger

only to be used by one particular person or group; only given to one particular person or group (adjective)

Inhaber, Besitzer

a person who has or owns the thing mentioned

Zwischeint, Übergangsregelung, vorläufig

1. intended to last for only a short time until sb/sth more permanent is found. 2. [finance] calculated before the final results of sth are known

Darlehensgeber, Verleiher

[finance] a person or an organization that lends money

Verflechtung, vereinigen

(~ with/into sth | ~ A with B | ~ A and B together) to combine, or make two or more things combine, to form a single thing

Verpflichtug, Pflicht

1. [U] the state of being forced to do sth because it is your duty, or because of a law, etc. 2. [C] something which you must do because you have promised, because of a law, etc.

auszahlbar, fällig

that which must be paid or can be paid

Anwerben von neuen Mitarbeitern

the process of finding new people to join a company or an organization

Ersatz, Austausch

[U] the act of putting a person/ thing in the place of another, especially sth that is newer or better

Aktionär

an owner of equity in a company or business

Börse

[usually sing.] a place where shares in companies are bought and sold; all of the business activity involved in doing this

Bezieher, Abonnent

a person who pays to receive a service

Besteuerung

money that has to be paid to government on income, profits, etc.; the system of collecting money due to government on income, profits, etc.

Schatzkammer, Staatskasse

[sing.+ sing./pl. v.] [in Britain, the US and some other countries] the government department that controls public money