Society, General Knowledge for Vocational Schools (ABU), Vocabulary
Complete Vocabulary
Complete Vocabulary
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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