HSLU WSP01

Definition

Definition

Martina Jakovcic
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Martina Jakovcic
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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131
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2
Sprache
Englisch
Kategorie
Englisch
Stufe
Universität
Erstellt / Aktualisiert
29.06.2016 / 02.01.2018

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a person who runs equipment or a machine

operator

describing a group of people who form a business, club, etc. together in order to achieve a particular aim

organizational

the result or effect of an action or event

outcome

the fact of possessing sth

ownership

to understand or think of sb/sth in a particular way

perceive

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

percentage

mainly, chiefly

principally

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

privatization

how likely sth is to happen, [SYN] likelihood

probability

the rate at which a worker, a company or a country produces goods, and the amount produced, compared with how much time, work and money is needed to produce them

productivity

that which makes or is likely to make money

profitable

a person or an organization that supplies sb with sth they need or want

provider

the act of supplying sb with sth that they need or want; sth that is supplied

provision

the relationship between two groups of people or things that is represented by two numbers showing how much larger one group is in relation to the other

ratio

a difficult time for the economy of a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people are unemployed

recession

a formal suggestion about the best thing to do

recommendation

recovery (from sth) the process of becoming well again after an illness or an injury

recovery

the situation when sb has to leave their job because there is no more work available for them

redundancy

the act of making an official record of sth/sb, a document showing that an official record has been made of sth

registration

to control sth by means of rules

regulate

having the power to control an area of business or industry and make sure that it is operating fairly

regulatory

a sum of money that you pay regularly to a bank, etc. until you have returned all the money that you owe

repayment

the act of putting a person/ thing in the place of another, especially sth that is newer or better

replacement

a formal statement of an opinion agreed on by a committee or a parliament/council, especially by means of a vote

resolution

a rule, a fact, an idea, etc. that limits or controls what people can do

restraint

to organize sth such as a system or a company in a new and different way

restructure

the business of selling goods to the public, usually through shops/ stores

retailing

the money that a government receives from taxes or that an organization receives from its business

revenue

the opportunity or ability to do or achieve sth; [SYN] potential

scope

an official agreement that ends an argument between two people or groups

settlement

an owner of equity in a company or business

shareholder

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

subscribe

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