HSLU WSP01

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This flashcard set helps university-level English learners expand their vocabulary with business and finance terms. The vocabulary flashcards cover a wide range of topics, including economic concepts like "turnover," "revenue," and "recession," as well as legal and organizational terms such as "subsidiary," "structural," and "organizational." With the "answer first" learning setting, you can reverse the learning direction – from the target language to the source language. This set is ideal for advanced students and professionals aiming to enhance their fluency in business English, providing essential terms for effective communication in corporate and financial contexts.

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Anglais

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Anglais

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Université

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29.06.2016 / 02.01.2018

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lasting a short time; designed only for a short period of time in the future

short-term

to state sth, especially by giving an exact measurement, time, exact instructions, etc

specify

money that sb invests in a company; [sing.] (~ in sth) an interest or share in a business, plan, etc. that is important to you and that you want to be successful

stake

the money system of Britain, based on the pound

sterling

a place where shares in companies are bought and sold; all of the business activity involved in doing this

stock exchange

the business of buying and selling shares in companies and also the place where this happens

stock market

connected with the way in which sth is built or organized

structural

to give a document, proposal, etc. to sb in authority so that they can study or consider it

submit

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

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

a business company that is owned or controlled by another larger company

subsidiary

involving the use of natural products and energy in a way that does not harm the environment

sustainable

a piece of business that is done between people, especially an act of buying or selling

transaction

[in Britain, the US and some other countries] the government department that controls public money

Treasury

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

turnover

[formal] to be the basis or cause of sth

underlie

to make yourself responsible for sth and start doing it

undertake

1. willingly; without being forced
2. without payment, free

voluntarily

to produce or provide sth, for example a profit, result, or crop

yield

[formal] according to a rule or the way that sb says that sth should be done

(übereinstimmen)

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

in accordance with

U] the work or profession of an accountant or bookkeeper

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

accountancy

[C,U] [business] a company, piece of land, etc. bought by sb, especially another company; the act of buying

(erwerb)

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

acquisition

(~ sth for sth | ~ sth to sb/sth | ~ sb/sth sth) to give sth officially to sb/sth for a particular purpose

(zuteilen)

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

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)

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

allocation

an amount of money that is given to sb regularly or for a particular purpose

(spesen)

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

allowance

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

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

announcement

(~ sb/sth as sth) to make a judgement about the nature or quality of sb/sth [vn]

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

assess

C] an opinion or a judgement about sb/sth that has been thought about very carefully; [SYN] evaluation

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

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)

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

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

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the act of getting rid of sth
[C] [business] the sale of part of a business, property, etc.

disposal

an argument or a disagreement between two people, groups or countries; discussion about a subject where there is disagreement

dispute

an amount of the profits that a company pays to people who own shares in the company

dividend

producing the result that is wanted or intended; producing a successful result

wirksamkeit

effectiveness

the quality of doing sth well with no waste of time or money; efficiencies [pl.] ways of wasting less time and money or of saving time or money

leistungsfähigkeit

efficiency

to form an opinion of the amount, value or quality of sth after thinking about it carefully

evaluate

to be greater than a particular number or amount

übertreffen

exceed

more than is necessary, reasonable or acceptable

überschuss

excess

official permission not to do sth or pay sth that you would normally have to do or pay

exemption

an act of increasing or making sth increase in size, amount or importance

expansion

the act of spending or using money; an amount of money spent

expenditure

[C,U] formal permission given by a company to sb who wants to sell its goods or services in a particular area; formal permission given by a government to sb who wants to operate a public service as a business

franchise

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

fraud

help or advice that is given to sb, especially by sb older or with more experience

guidance

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

guidelines

a person who has or owns the thing mentioned

holder

something that encourages you to do sth

incentive

to include sth so that it forms a part of sth

incorporate

[usually before noun] connected with a large important organisation that has a specific purpose

institutional

[vn] (~ A into/with B | ~ A and B) to combine two or more things so that they work together; to combine with sth else in this way

integrate

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

interim

a legal agreement that allows you to use a building, a piece of equipment or some land for a period of time, usually in return for rent

lease

a law or a set of laws passed by a parliament

legislation

the state of being legally responsible for sth

liability

legally responsible for paying the cost of sth

liable

a rule, fact or condition that restricts

limitation

the state of owning things of value that can easily be exchanged for cash

liquidity

that which will last or have an effect over an extended period of time

long-term

the act of keeping sth in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly

maintenance

connected with the work of a manager

managerial

the amount of profit made on the sale of a good or service

margin

[business − of a loan or an insurance policy, etc.] the time when money you have lent or invested is ready to be paid back

maturity

a method or a system for achieving

mechanism

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

monetary

(~ in/of/on sth) [business] the complete control of trade in particular goods or the supply of a particular service; a type of goods or a service that is controlled in this way

monopoly

(also [informal] a home loan) a legal agreement by which a bank or similar organization lends you money to buy a house, etc., and you pay the money back over a particular number of years; the sum of money that you borrow

mortgage

to try to reach an agreement by formal discussion

verhandlung

negotiate

formal discussion between people who are trying to reach an agreement

negotiation

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

obligation

connected with the way in which a business, machine, system, etc. works

operational

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