Key Words in the Media
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to interrupt a public speech or performance with loud unfriendly statements or questions
heckle (verb) [I or T]
engaged in making political speeches to win office
on the stump (informal)
a series of planned events in different places attended or given by a politician who is trying to be elected
campaign trail (noun) [C usually singular]
to compete as a candidate in an election
run (also stand) (verb) [I]
a time when people vote in order to choose someone for a political or official job
election (noun) [C or U]
a person who is competing to get a job or elected position
candidate (noun) [C]
a formal agreement, especially in business or politics
deal (noun)
system of money used in a country
currency (noun)
the idea that the price of goods and services depends on how much of something is being sold and how many people want to buy it
supply and demand (noun)
give someone something for a period of time, expecting that they will give it back sooner or later
lend (verb)
to get or receive something from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period of time
borrow (verb)
something having value, such as a pos- session or property, that is owned by a person, business, or organization
assets (pl. noun)
The system by which a country's trade, industry and money is organised
economy (noun)
person or company that officially admits they cannot pay what they owe
bankrupt (adj.) bankruptcy (noun)
an amount of money that you owe someone
(in) debt (noun)
using methods that do not harm the environment
sustainable (adj.)
express support for someone or something, especially in public
endorse (verb)
start selling a new product or service to the public
launch (verb)
a company that ... is finan- cially ruined
go to the wall (verbal phrase)
a company that is ... does not have any debts
in the black
a company that is ... is in debt
in the red
an illegal plan for making money
scam (noun) [C]
to move money which has been obtained illegally through banks and other businesses to make it seem to have been obtained legally
money laundering (noun) [U]
the illegal buying and selling of company shares (= a financial part of the ownership of a company) by people who have special information because they are involved with the company
insider dealing (noun) [U] (ALSO insider trading)
the crime of obtaining money by deceiving people
fraud (CRIME) (noun) [C or U]
to secretly take money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for
embezzle (verb) [I or T]
when you find ways of explaining how money has been spent, which keep hidden what has really happened to it
creative accounting (noun) [U] (disapproving)
present that you give to someone so that they will do something for you, usually something dishonest
bribe (verb / noun)
change continuously between one level and another
fluctuate (verb)
rise very quickly
soar (verb)
rise extremely quickly
rocket (verb)
Improve
rally (verb)
make or become greater or more serious
escalate (verb)
increase in value
climb (verb)
go down momentarily
dip (verb)
(of prices, value or sales) to fall suddenly
slump (verb)
move or fall suddenly and often a long way down
plunge (verb)
fall very quickly and suddenly
plummet (verb)
suddenly fail
crash (verb / noun)
to go into a worse state, often through lack of control or care
slide (verb)
