HSLU WSP01
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[formal] according to a rule or the way that sb says that sth should be done
(übereinstimmen)
in accordance with
U] the work or profession of an accountant or bookkeeper
accountancy
[C,U] [business] a company, piece of land, etc. bought by sb, especially another company; the act of buying
(erwerb)
acquisition
(~ sth for sth | ~ sth to sb/sth | ~ sb/sth sth) to give sth officially to sb/sth for a particular purpose
(zuteilen)
allocate
1. [C] an amount of money, space, etc. that is given to sb for a particular purpose
2. [U] the act of giving sth to sb for a particular purpose
(Aufteilung)
allocation
an amount of money that is given to sb regularly or for a particular purpose
(spesen)
allowance
[C] a spoken or written statement that informs people about sth
announcement
(~ sb/sth as sth) to make a judgement about the nature or quality of sb/sth [vn]
assess
C] an opinion or a judgement about sb/sth that has been thought about very carefully; [SYN] evaluation
assessment
[usually pl.] a thing of value, especially property, that a person or company owns, which can be used or sold to pay debts
(beurteilen)
asset
[C] a belief or feeling that sth is true or that sth will happen, although there is no proof
(Annahme)
assumption
[C] an agreement by a government or a company to pay you interest on the money you have lent; a document containing this agreement
(anleihe)
bond
1. to make sth increase, or become better or more successful:
2. something that helps or encourages sb/sth
boost
1. [C,U] breach of sth, a failure to do sth that must be done by law:
2. [C,U] breach of sth, an action that breaks an agreement to behave in a particular way
(Vertragsbruch)
breach
(the ~ of sth | a ~ on/to sb) a duty, responsibility, etc. that causes worry, difficulty or hard work
burden
qualified according to the rules of a professional organization, which, in the UK, has a royal charter
chartered
an item in a legal document that says that a particular thing must or must not be done
clause
[economics] a raw material or an (unfinished) product that can be bought and/or sold
commodity
[U,C] something, especially money, that sb gives you because they have hurt you, or damaged sth that you own; the act of giving this to sb
compensation
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
competitor
[U] the act or process of finishing sth; the state of being finished and complete
completion
(~ with sth): to obey a rule, an order
(erfüllung)
comply
(also: be comprised of) to have sb/sth as parts
comprise
meant to be kept secret and not told to or shared with other people
confidential
consistent with sth, in agreement with sth; not contradicting sth
consistent
[C] (~ on sth) a thing that limits or restricts sth, or your freedom to do sth
constraint
a person or company that has a commission to do work or provide goods or services for another company
contractor
between A and B) the fact of doing sth together or of working together towards a shared aim
zusammenarbeit
cooperation
[usually before noun] [business] owned and run by the people involved, with the profits shared by them
genossenschaft
cooperative
connected with a corporation
corporate
a large business company
corporation
to be the same as, or match, sth
entsprechend
correspond
matching or connected with sth that you have just mentioned
corresponding
needing sb/sth in order to survive or be successful
dependent
to reduce the value, as stated in the company’s accounts, of a particular asset over a particular period of time
depreciation
1. (A and B ~ from each other | A ~s from B) not to be the same as sb/sth
2. (~ with sb about/on/over sth) to disagree with sb
differ
an official instruction
directive
to give sb information about sth, especially sth that was previously secret
disclose
the act of making sth known or public that was previously secret or private
disclosure
the act of dismissing sb from their job; an incidence of this
dismissal
