Key Words in the Media ZHAW_IAM
Vocabulary JO_IAM
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bribe (verb/noun)
present that you give to someine so that they will do something for you, usually something dishonest
creative accounting (noun) (disapproving)
when you find ways of explaining how money has been spent, which keep hidden what has really happened to it
embezzle (verb)
to secretly take money that is in your care or that belongs to an organisation or business you work for
fraud (noun)
the crime of obtaining money by deceiving people
insider dealing (noun) (also: insider trading)
the illegal buying and selling of company shares by people who have special information because they are involved with the company
money laundring (noun)
to move money which hsd been obtained illegally through banks and other businesses to make it seem to have been obtained legally
scam (noun)
an illegal plan for making money
in the red
a company that is (...) is in debt (=Schuld)
in the black
a company that is (...) does not have any debts (=Schulden)
go to the wall (verbal phrase)
a company that (...) is financially ruined
launch (verb)
start selling a new product or serice to the public
endorse (verb)
express support for someone or something, especially in public
sustainable (adj.)
using methodes that do not harm the enviroment
(in) debt (noun)
an anount of money that you owe someone
bankrupt (adj)
When a person or company admits they can not pay what they owe
bankruptcy (noun)
person of company that admits they can not pay what they owe
economy (noun)
the system by which a country's trade, industry and money is organised
assets (pl. noun)
something having value, such as a posession or property, that is owned by a person, business, or organisation
borrow (verb)
to get or receive something from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period of time
lend (verb)
give someone something for a period for time, expecting they will give it back sonner or later
supply and demand (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
currency (noun)
system of money used in a country
deal (noun)
a formal agreement, especially in business or politics
candidate (noun)
a person who is competing to get a job or elected position
election (noun)
a time when people vote in order to choose someone for a political or official job
run (verb) (also: stand)
to compete as a candidate in an election
campaign trail (noun)
a series of plannes events in different places attended or given by a politician who is trying to be elected
on the stump (informal)
engaged in making political speeches to win office
heckle (verb)
to interrupt a public speech or performance with loud unfriendly statements or questions
whistle-stop tour (noun)
a series of brief visits to different places, made usually by a politicial
spin doctor (noun)
someone whose job is to make ideas, events etc. seem betten than they really are, especially in politics
dream tickets (noun)
a perfect combination, especially a combination of two politicials working for one party in an election
muckraking (noun) (disapproving)
the activity, especially of newspapers and reporters, of trying to find out unpleasent information about people or organisations in order to make it public
mud-slinging / mudslinging (noun)
when you saay insulting or unfair things about someone, especially to try to damage their reputation
sleaze factor (noun)
a part of situation, especially a political one, which shows a low standard of morality
the polls (pl. noun)
the places where people vote in a political election
pollster (noun)
a person who performs opinion polls
poll (noun)
a study in which people are asked for theit opinions about a subject or person
go to the polls
to vote
polling booth (noun)
a small. partly enclosed are in a polling station where you can vote in private
