HSLU Englisch 1. Semester 4/5

Erholung

[U,C, usually sing.] recovery (from sth) the process of becoming well again after an illness or an injury

Auftraggeber, Besteller

(formal) a person who buys sth

Privatisierung

[U] to sell a business or an industry so that it is no longer owned by the government

Depot, Bestand

(finance) a set of shares owned by a particular person or organization

Prozentsatz, Anteil

[C+sing./pl. v.] the number, amount, rate of sth, expressed as if it is part of a total which is 100; a part or share of a whole

betrieblich

[usually before noun] connected with the way in which a business, machine, system, etc. works

finanziell

[only before noun] connected with money, especially all the money in a country

handbetrieben, handwerklich

[of work, etc.] involving using the hands or physical strength

Aktiengesellschaft

abbreviation for Limited Liability [used after the name of a British company or business]

haftbar, verantwortlich

(~ for sth) legally responsible for paying the cost of sth

Recht, Gesetzgebung

a law or a set of laws passed by a parliament

berechnen, fakturieren

1. a list of goods that have been sold or work that has been done showing what you must pay (noun) 2. to issue such a list (verb)

eingearbeitet, eingebunden

formed into a business company with legal status

umsetzen, durchführen, realisieren, verwirklichen

to make sth that has been decided on start to happen or to be used; [SYN] to carry out

Ramenrichtlinien, Leitlinien, Leitfaden

rules or instructions that are given by an official organization telling you how to do sth, especially sth difficult

Betrug, Fälschung, Schwindel, Täuschung

[U,C] the crime of cheating sb in order to get money or goods illegally

flexibel

able to change to suit new conditions or situations

Gutachten, Kompetenz, Expertenwissen

[U] (~ in sth/in doing sth) expert knowledge or skill in a particular subject, activity or job

grösser sein als, überschreiten, übersteigen

to be greater than a particular number or amount

verbessern, steigern, weiterentwickeln

to increase or further improve the good quality, value or status of sb/sth

Ökonom

a person who studies or writes about economics

Internetunternehmen

a company that sells goods and services on the Internet, especially one whose address ends ‘.com’

Enthüllung

[U] the act of making sth known or public that was previously secret or private

Wertverlust, Abschreibung, Abwertung

[business] to reduce the value, as stated in the company’s accounts, of a particular asset over a particular period of time

Entscheidungsfindung

[U] the process of choosing about sth important, especially in a group of people or in an organization

Währung

[C,U] the system of money that a country uses

sich decken, übereinstimmen

(~ to/with sth) to be the same as, or match, sth

Konkurrent

a person or an organization that tries to be better or more successful against others that are engaged in the same or similar activity, especially in business

Klausel, Paragraph

an item in a legal document that says that a particular thing must or must not be done

Makler, Vermittler

a person who buys and sells things for other people 

Rechnungsprüfung, Buchprüfung, Rechnungskontrolle

1. [C, U] an independent examination of business and financial records to see that they are true and correct (noun) 2. to examine business and financial records to see that they are true and correct (verb)

Ankündigung, Meldung, Bekanntgabe

[C] a spoken or written statement that informs people about sth

Berater, Betreuer

(~ to sb, on sth)  a person who gives advice, especially sb who knows a lot about a particular subject

Garantie, Zusicherung, Garantieleistung

[pl. –ies] [C, U] a written agreement in which a company selling sth promises to repair or replace it if there is a problem within a particular period of time; [SYN] guarantee

Elektrizitäts-Versorgungsunternehmen, Energiedienstleister

[C] [especially NAmE] a service provided for the public, for example an electricity, water or gas supply

Mieter, Pächter

a person who pays rent for the use of a room, building, land, etc. to the person who owns it

Tochtergesellschaft, untergeordnet

1. [pl. –ies] a business company that is owned or controlled by another larger company (noun) 2. secondary (adjective)

baulich, strukturell, konstruktiv

[usually before noun] connected with the way in which sth is built or organized (adjective)

Statistik

[C] a piece of information shown in numbers

spezialisieren

(~ in sth) to become an expert in a particular area of work, study or business; to spend more time on one area of work than on others