Complete Vocabulary


Kartei Details

Karten 452
Sprache English
Kategorie Englisch
Stufe Berufslehre
Erstellt / Aktualisiert 02.05.2018 / 02.01.2019
Weblink
https://card2brain.ch/box/20180502_society
Einbinden
<iframe src="https://card2brain.ch/box/20180502_society/embed" width="780" height="150" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe>

debt collection

collection of debt (money owed)

buyer/ purchaser

a customer who pays for goods

purchase agreement/ contract

contract to deliver something for money

bankruptcy/ Insolvency

a person or business that is bankrupt; legal proceedings in which the assets of the debtor company are divided up as proportionately as possible to the creditors

consuming; consumption

use of a good in order to meet a need

consumer protection

regulations which protect consumers from unfair practice

consumer credit

type of purchase and financing in which consumers receive credit from shops, banks and other financial institutions and the buyer usually makes a down payment and pays the remainder in instalments

Swiss Consumer Credit Act (CCA)

law which regulates the form and content of small credit contracts

credit card

a small plastic card that you use to buy things now and pay for them later- a bill is received at the end of the month

credit purchase

purchase and financing method, according to which the buyer receives their goods with an invoice; typically, the buyer has 30 days to pay the bill

label

seal, symbol or stamp of certification, sometimes a quality mark; labels are intended to allow customers the conscious purchase of environmentally friendly and/or sustainably produced products

direct debit

written agreement with a bank, to pay bills of certain businesses directly (e.g. mobile phone bill)

leasing

to grant the temporary possession or use of (lands, tenements, etc.) to another, usually for compensation at a fixed rate

delay in delivery

breach of contract: the vendor makes a delayed delivery of goods, after the scheduled delivery time

litter

contamination of public place by throwing/scattering rubbish (take-away, cola cans)

overdue notice

payment reminder in which the debtor is prompted to make the owed performance to the creditor

defective delivery/ supply

a defect that devalues an item or significantly diminishes its suitability with respect to its intended usage

claim / notice of defects

assertion of legal or contractual warranty claims: replacements, reductions, modification

market

location or institution where supply and demand - what is available vs. what is needed - with respect to economic goods, factors of production or financial resources converge

reduction

discount (e.g. due to a defect)

demand

desire for certain good or service on account of a need

sustainability

economic and social development that does not consume more than can be provided again in the future without significant deterioration of the environment and depletion of natural resources on which human well-being depends

obligation

security, obligation; legal contract between two or several persons, of which one has the right to a benefit and the other is obliged to provide that benefit

ecology

science that studies the relationship between living beings and their environment

distraint 

confiscating or taking possession of property by legal right to fulfil the obligation to creditors

price

the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy something

private account

in bookkeeping, an account used to compile personal expenditures and savings, e.g. of an entrepreneur

filing an objection

a debtors objection against an order of payment; causes the prosecution to be temporarily stayed

resource

the entirety of all available goods (e.g. raw material) and services

debt consulting

contact point that offers help to households with debt or debt overload, through multiple consultation meetings

debtor

a natural or legal person in debt or under an obligation to a creditor, primarily a financial obligation

savings account

monetary deposit at a credit institute

state interference

actions of the state to secure the fundamental rights and the market

overdraft facility

a credit agreement made with a financial institution that permits an account holder to use or withdraw more than they have in their account, without exceeding a specified maximum negative balance

seller/ vendor

someone who sells something

certificate of unpaid debts

official document for creditors stating the amount of loss, which was not covered by bankruptcy

breach of contract

a failure to do something that you have promised to do or that people expect you to do by contractual agreement

polluter pays principle

a principle according to which those who are responsible for producing pollution are also responsible for the damage caused to the environment

redhibition 

an annulment of the sale of an article and its return to the seller because of some material defect

order for payment

written request to the debtor to pay their debt