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Joel Baur
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This flashcard set helps university-level learners expand their English vocabulary related to economics and finance. It focuses on key terms like "toxic assets," "stimulus package," and "stagflation," supporting communication practice for students and professionals. The platform also supports backward learning from the target language to the source language, making it versatile for various learning styles. Whether you're preparing for exams or aiming to improve fluency, these cards offer practical terms for intermediate to advanced learners.
Cartes-fiches
36
Utilisateurs
1
Langue
Allemand
Catégorie
Anglais
Niveau
Université
Créé / Mis à jour
28.05.2016 / 29.05.2016
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a time when prices are at their highest level

at the top of the market (phrase)

a time when banks have serious financial problems

banking crisis (n)
when the number of people who want to buy something increases too fast which results in prices rising too fast

bubble (n)

when the bubbles bursts, demand falls rapidly

bubble bursts (phrase)

to fall in amount very quickly

crash (v)

a time when banks have financial problems because they have lent too much money which people and companies cannot pay back

credit crunch (n)
the act of not paying money that you owe

default (n)

to stop paying money that you owe

default on (v)

a time when prices and demands for goods become lower

deflation (n)

to depend less on money that has been borrowed

deleverage (v)
a need for something to be sold or supplied

demand (n)

a time when an economy grows to fast

economic / financial bubble (n)

an economic crisis that is total and fully developed

full-blown economic crisis (adj)

when prices increase very quickly

galloping inflation (n)
involving a high risk of failure

high-risk (adj)

a time when there are a lot of people who want to buy houses, with the result that prices increase too fast

housing bubble / property bubble (n)

the amount that a bank charges you to borrow money

interest rate (n)

rules and controls that are not very strict

light-touch regulation (n)
an amount of money that someone borrows

loan (n)

money that you borrow from a bank to buy a house

mortgage (n)

a time when the number of people who want to have a loan to buy a house grows too fast, leading to prices rising too fast

mortgage bubble (n)

(abbreviation for 'no income, no job, no assets) a NINJA mortgage is a loan from a bank to buy a house in which the person borrowig does not have enough money to pay it back

NINJA mortgage (n)
to put more money into an economy than really exists

print money (phrase)

a company that publishes risk levels for different loans

ratings agency (n)

the economy, after considering everything that could affect its value

real economy (n)

a mainly American phrase for a time when there are a lot of people who want to buy houses and land, with the result that prices increase too fas

real-estate bubble (n)

a government organization that makes sure companies are following rules

regulator (n)

to change the way that something is sold or presented to make it seem better

repackage (v)

to prevent a business from failing by putting money into it

rescue (v)

investment in a company or in government debt which can be traded on the financial markets and which produces an income for the investor

securities (pl n)

to sell something you have bought ti sineibe ekse

sell on (phrasal v)

a time when too many people do something to try to make a profit, with the result that a lot of people will lose money

speculative bubble (n)

the situation when pricess increase, many people not have jobs and there is no growth in the economy

stagflation (n)

a set of actions designed to increase economy activity, for example by lowering taxes in order to give people more money to spend

stimulus package (n)

a sub-prime mortgage is a loan from a bank to buy a house in which the person borrowing does not have enough money to pay it back

sub-prime mortgage (n)

things that a company has which have no value at all

toxic assets (pl n)

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