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U46

U46

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Joel Baur
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This flashcard set helps university-level learners of English expand their economic vocabulary. Focusing on key terms like "trade surplus," "economic growth," and "inflation," it aids in understanding financial concepts. The platform also supports backward learning from the target language to the source language, making it versatile for both native and non-native speakers. Ideal for students and professionals, this set enhances fluency in discussing economic topics, catering to intermediate and advanced learners.
Cartes-fiches
55
Utilisateurs
1
Langue
Allemand
Catégorie
Anglais
Niveau
Université
Créé / Mis à jour
28.05.2016 / 29.05.2016
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a situation in which there is a period of time when an economy grows very fast and is then followed by a time when it is not succesful

boom and bust cycle (n)

a booming economy is growing very fast

booming (adj)
the act of receiving and using money, and agreeing to pay it back

borrowing (n)

to have reached the lowest point in a continuously changing situation and to be about to improve

bottom out (phrasal v)

the situation when a government spends more money than it gets from taxes

budget deficit (n)

the situation when a government gets more money than it spends

budget surplus (n)
the regular way in which an economy increases and becomes smaller again

business cycle (n)

a bank that controls a contry's policies on money and interest rates

central bank (n)

the amount of money that people have borrowed

consumer borrowing (n)

the amount that people are spending in shops

consumer spending (n)
to become smaller

contract (v)

when something becomes smaller

contraction (n)

the money that a country uses

currency (n)

to increase more slowly

decline (v)
a long period when the economy is becoming smaller

depression (n)

the money you can spend after you have paid for essential things like food, electricity, etc.

disposable income (n)

the natural fluctuation of an economy between growth and recession

economic cycle (n)

when a country's economic activity increases

economic growth (n)
when an economy stays the same and there are no sudden changes

economic stability (n)

the value of a country0s money in relation to the money of other countries

exchange rate (n)

when a contry's economic activity starts to increase again and people and companies have money to spend and feel confident about the future

expansion (n)

the market that involves money, and the buying and selling of shares

financial market (n)
the money that a government spends

government spending (n)

the prices that houses are being sold for

house prices (pl n)

(BrE) trade in houses

housing market (n)

if you are in employment, you have a job

in employment (phrase)

how quickly prices are increasing

inflation (n)

the amount that a bank charges you to borrow money

interest rate (n)

the people who are looking for jobs and the employers who are looking for people to work

jobs market (n)

one of the main ways of measuring how successful something is

key indicator (n)

money that you borrow from a bank to buy a house

mortgage (n)

having no job

out of work (phrase)

the situation when a market or a contry's economy grows too fast and prices increase very quickly

overheating (n)

the highest point

peak (n)

to increase or improve

pick up (phrasal v)

(BrE) trade in buildings and land

property market (n)

the state of being successful and having a lot of money

prosperity (n)

to reach the end of a period of declining business activity and the transition to expansion

reach a trough (phrase)

(AmE) trade in buildings and land

real-estate market (n)

a period of time that lasts six months or more, when a country's economy becomes slower

recession (n)

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