English OALD Semester 2 HSLU
Englisch an der HSLU im 2. Semester
Englisch an der HSLU im 2. Semester
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a person who pays to receive a service
subscriber
an amount of money you pay, usually once a year, to receive regular copies of a newspaper or magazine; the act of paying this money
subscription
happening or coming after sth else
subsequent
afterwards; later; after sth else has happened
subsequently
a business company that is owned or controlled by another larger company
subsidiary
a person or company that produces or finds and delivers goods
supplier
the amount by which the amount of money received is greater than the amount of money spent
surplus
involving the use of natural products and energy in a way that does not harm the environment
sustainable
an act of taking control of a company by buying most of its shares
takeover
money that has to be paid to government on income, profits, etc.; the system of collecting money due to government on income, profits, etc.
taxation
a person who pays money to the government, especially on the money that they earn
taxpayer
the technology of sending signals, images and messages over long distances by radio, telephone, television, satellite, etc.
telecommunications
a person who pays rent for the use of a room, building, land, etc to the person who owns it
tenant
a formal offer to supply goods or do work at a stated price; bid
tender
a person who buys and sells things as a job
trader
a piece of business that is done between people, especially an act of buying or selling
transaction
the government department that controls public money
Treasury
1. the total amount of goods or services sold by a company during a particular pediod of time. 2. the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by other people. 3. the rate at which goods are sold in a shop/store and replaced by others
turnover
the state of being not sure
uncertainty
to be the basis or cause of sth
underlie
important in a situation but not always easily noticed or stated clearly
underlying
to make yourself responsible for sth and start doing it
undertake
an agreement or a promise to do sth
undertaking
a service provided for the public, for example an electricity, water or gas supply
utility
a professional judgement about how much money sth is worth
valuation
1. often changing, likely to change. 2. a situation, number or quantity that can vary or be varied
variable
a tax that is added to the price of goods and services (value added tax)
VAT
a person who sells things, for example food or newspapers, often outside on the street
vendor
1. done willingly, not because you are forced. 2. done by people who choose to do it without being paid
voluntary
1. willingly, without being forced. 2. without payment, free
voluntarily
a written agreement in which a company selling sth promises to repair or replace it if there is a problem within a particualr periof of time; guarantee
warranty
1. all the people who work for a particular company, organization, etc; staff. 2. all the people in a country or an area who are available for work
workforce
affecting all parts of the planet
worldwide
to produce or provide sth, for example a profit, result or crop
yield
