Voci


Fabienne Meier
This flashcard set helps university-level learners improve their English vocabulary, focusing on business and finance terms. The vocabulary flashcards cover words like "recession," "prosper," and "partnership," essential for understanding economic concepts. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from the target language to the source language. Ideal for students and professionals, these cards help build a strong foundation in business English, making them valuable for exams and career advancement.
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Created / Updated
21.09.2015 / 21.09.2015

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build up a business

v, to increase the activity of buying and selling goods and services in quantity and make it stronger

business plan

n, a detailed document describing the future plans of a business

cold-call

v, to phone or visit a possible customer to try to sell them a product or service without being asked by the customer to do so

competitive rate

n, an amount or level of payment that is as good as or better than other amounts or levels of payment

consolidated shipments

n, combinations of large amounts of goods sent together to a place (Sammeltransport)

create employment

v, to make jobs exist

currency

n, the system of money that is used in a particular country at a particular time (Geldwährung, Umlauf)

debt

n, the amount of money that is owed by a person, company, country, etc. and that they usually have to pay interest on (Verschuldung)

delivery on time

n, the act of taking goods, letters, parcels, etc. to a place, done when it should be an is not late

distributor

a person or company that buys products from a manufacturer and sells them for a profit to other businesses, stores or customers, often by transporting the goods to different places

encroach

v, to gradually cover more and more of an area (neues Marktgebiet in Anspruch nehmen)

freight company

n, a business that transports goods by ship,aircraft, train or truck

 

go about

v, to begin to do something or deal with something (etwas in Angriff nehmen)

guarantee the loan

v, if you guarantee someone's loan, you formally promise to accept the responsibility for paying the money back if the person fails to pay it.

invoice

n, a document that lists things provided or work done, gives their cost, and asks for payment

joint owners

n, two or more people who own something

joint owners

n, two or more people who own something

market sector

n, a part of an industry or a group of customers, products, etc. that are similar in some way

meet monthly repayments

v, to have enough money to pay amounts you owe every month (Monatliche Rückzahlungen)

partnership

n, an agreement between organisations, people, etc. to work together

principal payment

n, a payment made to pay back all or part of a loan, rather than to pay interest on the loan

profit potential

n, something that is able to develop into earning money in the future when the necessary conditions exist

prosper

v, to be or become successful, especially financially

recession

n, a period, usually at least six months, of low economic activity, when investments lose value, businesses fail, and unemployment rises (Konjunkturrückgang)

ship in 

v, to send something, usually a large object or large quantity of objects or people, to a place far away

track back

v, to record the progress or development of something over a period of past time (zurückverfolgen)

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