English OALD HSLU 3. Sem.
Englisch 3. Semester HSLU
Englisch 3. Semester HSLU
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a situation in which one person or company is trying to be more successful than another
competition
determined or trying very hard to be lower in price or higher in quality than commercial rivals
competitive
a place in which no single producer, or group of producers, and no single consumer, or group of consumers, can dictate how the market operates
competitive market
a good or service used in conjunction with another good or service
complements
a list of the prices of basic goods and services, that shows how they change each month
consumer price index (CPI)
the difference between what consumers are willing to pay for a good or service relative to its market price
consumer surplus
the products people buy for their own use
consumer goods
the likelihood that economic changes in one country will spread to other countries
contagion
the right that someone has to control the production and selling of a book, play, film, photograph, piece of music, etc. for a period of time
copyright
a person employed to write the words for advertising material
copywriter
something which is given, needed, or lost in order to get a particular thing
cost
a process of comparing the costs involved in doing something to the advantage or profit that it may bring
cost-benefit analysis
a voucher that can be used to get a discount or to get something free
coupon
an economic condition in which investment capital is difficult to obtain
credit crunch
the practice of selling a different extra product to someone who is already buying from a company
cross-selling
a concept in which increased public sector spending causes private sector spending to decrease
crowding out
the total amount of paper currency, coins, and demand deposits held by consumers and businesses rather than by financial institutions
currency in circulation
a person or organization who buys goods or services
customer
a financial burden that is so large that an organization cannot take on additional debt to finance future projects
debt overhang
a measure of a country's federal debt in relation to its gross domestic product (GDP)
debt to GDP ratio
the failure to pay interest or principal when due
default
a general decline in prices
deflation
a consumer's desire and willingness to pay a price for a specific good or service
demand
(relating to) a group costumers who are similar in age, social class,...etc.
demographic
an occasion when someone shows or explains how something works or how to do something
demonstration
protection provided to depositors against risk of loss arising from failure of a bank or other depository institution
deposit insurance
a downward adjustment to a country's official exchange rate
devaluation
(to make) a reduction in the usual price of something
discount
an interest rate that an institution is charged to borrow short-term funds directly from a reserve bank
discount rate
the situation in which the rate of a country's prices decrease, or do not increase as quickly as before
disinflation
(an electronic device) to show information in visual form
display
the amount of money that households have for spending and saving after taxes
disposable income
(to have) a serious argument or disagreement, especially over a longer period of time
dispute
to supply goods to shops and companies from one central place
distribute
the process of supplying goods to shops and companies from one central place
distribution
a risk management technique that mixes a wide variety of investments within a portfolio
diversification
from or in one's own country
domestic
a situation in which two companies own all or nearly all of the market for a given product or service
duopoly
to appear in public, saying that you use and like a particular product
endorse
the statement of a famous person made in an advertisement saying that they use and like a product
endorsement
