The Business - U7

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Diese Vokabelkartei mit 52 Karteikarten hilft beim Erlernen von Business-Englisch auf Universitätsniveau. Die Karteikarten konzentrieren sich auf Fachvokabular aus dem Bereich Wirtschaft und Finanzen, wie z.B. "exchange rate", "petty cash" und "operating profit". Die Plattform unterstützt auch das Rückwärtslernen von der Zielsprache zur Ausgangssprache, was besonders nützlich für Studierende und Berufstätige ist, die ihre Englischkenntnisse im beruflichen Kontext verbessern möchten. Diese Karteikarten sind ideal für Fortgeschrittene, die ihr Vokabular erweitern und ihre Kommunikation im Business-Englisch verbessern möchten.

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Students

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Language

English

Category

English

Level

University

Created / Updated

05.02.2012 / 22.06.2014

to take the minutes of a meeting

make notes of what was said and decided in a meeting / das Protokoll während einer Besprechung führen

agenda (n)

list of topics to be discussed at a meeting / Tagesordnung, Sitzungsthemen

to stick to the agenda

not going away from the list of discussion points / an der Tagesordnung festhalten

to tweak (informal)

to make small changes to improve something / etw optimieren, verbessern

bribery (n)

the crime of giving money or presents to someone so that they will help you by doing something dishonest or illegal / Bestechung

forefront (n)

a leading or important position / Spitze

policy-maker (n)

a person responsible for deciding on a set of plans or actions for a government, political party, business or other group / Entscheidungsträger

protection racket

an illegal system in which criminals threaten to harm you or your property if you do not give them money / Schutzgelderpressung

scam (n)

a dishonest plan, especially for getting money / Betrug

to run out of

to use all of something and not have any left / ausgehen, nicht mehr vorhanden sein

starving (adj)

very hungry / am verhungern sein

to take stock

to review your position / eine Bestandsaufnahme machen

partition (n)

a wall, screen, or piece of glass used to separate one from another in a room or vehicles / Trennwand

chasing letter

a reminder to pay an outstanding invoice / Mahnungsschreiben

to embezzle

to steal money that people trust you to look after as part of your work / unterschlagen, veruntreuen

petty cash

a small amount of money in coins or notes that an organization or company keeps available to pay for small things / Kleingeld, Portokasse

to reprimand someone

to tell someone officially and in as serious way that something they have done is wrong / jmd ermahnen

exchange rate

rate at which one currency may be converted into an other / Wechselkurs

whistle blower

if an employee reveals important information to the justice / Informant

minutes

notes taken during a meeting / Sitzungsprotokoll

financial statements

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public information about a company’s financial situation / Jahresabschluss; Geschäftsbericht

financial controller

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responsible for budget and credit control, the planning and monitoring of day to day spending / Leiter des Rechnungswesens

auditor (n)

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official external person or company to assess financial statements / Buch- oder Wirtschaftsprüfer

balance sheet

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record of company assets, liabilities and equity / Bilanz

liability (n)

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what a company owes / Schulden

equity (n)

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company money raised by selling ordinary shares / Eigenkapital, Anteilskapital

income statement

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measure a company performance over a period of time (e.g.. annually) / Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung

turnover (n)

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revenues, income / Umsatz

revenue (n)

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as above / Einkommen

expenses (n)

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costs / Spesen, Auslagen

dividend (n)

money paid per share, to shareholders at end of financial year / Dividende

depreciation (n)

loss of value of plant and machinery due to age and wear and tear / Wertminderung; (von Sachwerten) Abschreibung; (von Währung) Abwertung

litigation (n)

legal activity, law cases / Rechtsstreit, Prozess

tax evasion (n)

Illegal ways to get around paying the correct amount of tax / Steuerhinterziehung

white-collar crime

crime committed by office and employees in financial departments / Wirtschaftskriminialität

fraud (n)

cheating and crime in financial sectors / Betrug; Unterschlagung

profit and loss account

list of total profits (earnings) and losses for one year / Gewinn- und Verlustkonto

payable (adj.)

what should or must be paid / zahlbar; fällig

to discourage

try to persuade someone not to do something / jdm abraten, etw zu tun

to prevent

stop someone doing something / jdn daran hindern, etw zu tun

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scam (n)

a dishonest plan, especially for getting money / Betrug

to run out of

to use all of something and not have any left / ausgehen, nicht mehr vorhanden sein

starving (adj)

very hungry / am verhungern sein

to take stock

to review your position / eine Bestandsaufnahme machen

partition (n)

a wall, screen, or piece of glass used to separate one from another in a room or vehicles / Trennwand

chasing letter

a reminder to pay an outstanding invoice / Mahnungsschreiben

to embezzle

to steal money that people trust you to look after as part of your work / unterschlagen, veruntreuen

petty cash

a small amount of money in coins or notes that an organization or company keeps available to pay for small things / Kleingeld, Portokasse

to reprimand someone

to tell someone officially and in as serious way that something they have done is wrong / jmd ermahnen

exchange rate

rate at which one currency may be converted into an other / Wechselkurs

whistle blower

if an employee reveals important information to the justice / Informant

minutes

notes taken during a meeting / Sitzungsprotokoll

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