first trimester

making your business available to the public-Börsengang

company which belongs to the parent company-Tochtergesellschaft

lawsuit-Rechtsstreit

to get along with someone for a benefit-sich bei jmd. einschleimen

to go to court to sue someone-vor Gericht gehen/einen Prozess gegen jmd. führen

synonym:cosequences-Auswirkungen

the main company-Muttergesellschaft

money that a company receives by selling their good/services-Umsatz (income/earnings)

share offering-Aktienangebot

big investor-institutioneller Investor

full transperancy, to have nothing to hide - full revelation: vollständige Offenlegung

done very badly, to fail (a botched operation) - mishandled: verpfuscht

it’s said to be true but has not been proved - supposedly: angeblich

to take legal action against a person or an organisation - to litigate: verklagen

inexperienced investors - Investoren mit wenig Knowhow

to increase the speed, power, or cost of something (ramp sth. up) - etwas beschleunigen

Wall Street friends - Wall Street Kumpels

to happen at or near the same time - mit etw. übereinstimmen/zusammenfallen

someone who comptes with other people to try to win something-candidat, competitor: Kandidat, Bewerber, Mitstreiter

total amount of sales a company makes over a specified period of time-Bruttowarenumsatz

abbreviation for Security and Exchange Commission: organization which provides rules for stock markets in order to protect investors

stop or cause to stop making progress: ins Stocken geraten

to examine smth very detailed and carefully (check,inspect,examine)

a problem that you have to deal with before you can make a progress - Hürde

to get into trouble- auf ein Problem stoßen

smth that is extremely large and often extremely powerful- Ungeheuer, Gigant

smth that exists apart from other things, having its own independent existence- unit: Einheit, Einrichtung

to prevent further disagreement by letting the opposing side have something they want-to pacify: besänftigen, befrieden

to be profitable- lukrativ

the share price collapsed/plunged/decreased…

to be very nervous, anxious- zappelig, unruhig

it’s impossible to decide which of two things caused the other one (which one is the cause and which the effect)

very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracting a lot of attention-remarkable: auffallend, bemerkenswert

in an unpleasantly or sharply clear way- sehr deutlich (klipp und klar)

the act of using, eating, drinking.. something- konsumieren

Kapitalumschichtung - reallocation=Umschichtung

erweiterte Realitätswelt

someone who enjoys a specialized hobby (often uncommon) that appeals a dedicated group of people: Amateur

an occasion when a plan or an idea begins to exist-accomplish, fulfill: Verwirklichung

a legal officer appointed or elected to represent a state in a court proceeding within a district - Staatsanwalt

to deal successfully with (in this case) the downturn: den Abschwung zu überstehen

a job that is available in an organization: freie/offene Stellen

an occasion when a company stops employing someone - Entlassung

something that is quick, light and agile in movement or thought-moveable: beweglich, flink

a legal action that is organized by a group of people who all have the same legal problem - Sammelklage

to reduce the number of employees by x%: die Anzahl der Angestellten um ..% reduzieren

coming or likely to happen soon - bevorstehend

never having happened or existed in the past-unique: beispiellos

something consisting of two or more different parts - "Then there was his manner, a curious compound of humour and severity.": Zusammensetzung

“she could conceivably have already left”-used to say that it is not certain - possibly: möglicherweise

the situation in which there is more than enough of something- generosity: Großzügigkeit

a way of avoiding a direct answer or opinion- to candy coat something, being cautious: sich nciht festlegen wollen

to roughly calculate or guess something happening in the future: to guess - schätzen

a belief or idea - Vorstellung, Ahnung

when parts of something fit together in a natural or reasonable way - Zusammenhang

the possibility that smth can be made, done or achieved - Durchführbarkeit

to say something is certainly true - to claim: behaupten

to suggest something as a basic fact from which a further idea is developed- auf etwas basieren

a situation or a statement that is unclear due to its double meaning - Ambivalenz

to push something down - stürzen

to make an unpleasant feeling less strong - Kummer besänftigen (to assuage concerns)

if the company lays off in two rows: zwei Kündigungswellen

the fact of something existing or happening often - weite Verbreitung

an amount of something that is produced or supplied- ergeben, hervorbringen, liefern

the official in a local government who deals with legal matters - Rechtsanwalt: lawyer

to keep something in existence-to maintain: etw. bewahren

to organize and perform a particular activity - durchführen

to force someone to do something - to force: zwingen

a small problem or mistake that prevents something from being successful or working as well as it should- problem, difficulty: Fehler, Störung

a public meeting of a large group of people especially supporters of a particular opinion-meeting: Zusammenkunft

the act of obeying a law or rule, especially one that controls a particular industry or type of work- Regeltreue, Konformität, Übereinstimmung

damaged in quality, taste or value - flawed: verdorben, belastet, befleckt

continuing for a long time - anhaltend (the speech was greeted by sustained applause)

für gute Stimmung sorgen

smth. that is positioned on top of another thing - accumulate = sich anhäufen, sich ansammeln

to fall very quickly and suddenly - abgestürzt

the responsibility or duty to do something- responsibility: Verantwortung, Last, Bürde

to say something again once or several times - to repeat: etw wiederholen

not large in size or amount or not expensive - bescheiden, mäßig, dezent

only recently formed or started but likely to grow larger quickly - neu aufkommend

if two or more things coalesce, they come or grow together to form one thing or system - sich verbinden, zusammenführen, verschmelzen

the effect that an action or decision will have on something else in the future - Folge, Auswirkung

anywhere at anytime - allgegenwärtig

enemy - Feind

to fail to do something such as pay a debt that you legally have to do: Nichterfüllung, Versäumnis, Vertragswidrigkeit

to appear as a large often frightening or unclear shape or object - appear: (drohend) auftauchen, erscheinen

to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something - auftauchen

the interest percent that a bank or other financial company charges you when you borrow money - Zinssatz

a situation in which prices, levels or interest rates go up and down - Schwankungen, Fluktuation

the system of people and things that are involved in getting a product from the place where it is made to the person who buys it - Lieferkette

to make something that is already bad even worse - etw. verschlimmern, verschärfen

a state of balance - balance: Gleichgewicht

Immobilienmarkt

something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing - Rückschlag

a need for goods/services customers want to buy/use: Nachfrage

provision of goods/services - Angebot

not effective - unpraktisch, untauglich

something that encourages a person to do smth - Fördergelder, Anreize

to make something possible or easier - etwas erleichtern

to put something into action especially to make something law - etwas erlassen, verordnen

to increase the size or effect of something - verstärken, erweitern, vergrößern

the act of saying or proving that a person, statement, opinion etc. is wrong or false ( to refute) - Widerlegung, Entkräftung

sprachüblich

to give something as a share of a total amount - etwas zuteilen, zuweisen, zuordnen

an agreement that allows you to borrow money from a bank or similar organization especially in order to buy a house or the amount of money itself - Hypothek

an amount of money paid for a particular piece of work or for a particular right or service - Gebühr

having a lot of small parts that are arranged in a complicated way - kompliziert

a person, shop, or business that sells goods to the public - Einzelhändler

the profit made on a product or service - Marge, Gewinnspanne

someone who is selling something- seller = Verkäufer

a company offering at least two classes of stock: Mehrstimmrechtsaktien

to experience something especially smth. unpleasant: begegnen, auf etw./jmd. stoßen

to improve the quality, amount or strength of something: etwas verbessern/stärken/fördern

the combined power of a group of things when they are working together that is greater than the total power of achieved by each working separately- Synergie, Verbund

the amount of money moving into and out of a business- Geldfluss

to minimize the risks by including different types of things - Diversifikation, Risikostreuung

the beliefs and ideas that a company has and the way in which they affect how it does business and how its employees behave - Unternehmenskultur

something valuable belonging to a person or organization that can be used for the payment of debts - Vermögensgegenstand

the act of strongly encouraging or trying to persuade someone to do something - Appell, Ermahnung

a word or sound that is believed to have a special spiritual power - Mantra

a situation in which you do something badly or make a big mistake - Mist bauen, Schlamassel

Something that you hope to achieve -ambition: Ambition, Streben

a long search for something that is difficult to find or an attempt to achieve something difficult - Suche, Streben

to spread or give out something, especially news, information, ideas etc to a lot of people-etwas verbreiten

to force someone to experience something very unpleasant- auferlegen, aufdrängen

giving u more information and understanding of something - aufschlussreich

wanting to annoy, upset or hurt another person especially in a small way because you fell angry towards them - gehässig

showing feelings of hating women or a belief that men are better than a woman - frauenfeindlich

not skilled or effective- ungeschickt

something or someone that provides a way of passing something such as information or payments from one person to another - Vemittler, Verbindung

the state of being successful or thriving- Wohlstand

to control something and stop it increasing - etwas zügeln

used to describe a task that can never be completed- Sisyphusarbeit

made or happening only for a particular purpose or need, not planned before it happens -spontaneous: ad hoc, spontan

a level or situation that you intend to achieve (a target can also be a person) - Ziel

to happen or make something happen sooner or faster - beschleunigen

to become or cause someone to become happier,more energetic, more active - munter werden, aufheitern

to make a bad situation worse -to exacerbate: etwas verschlechtern/verschlimmern

a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen in the near future - Erwartung

to increase suddenly and strongly - (stark) ansteigen

a period when the economy of a country is not successful and conditions for business are bad - Rezession, Wirtschaftsrückgang

likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly especially by getting worse - unbeständig, instabil

to gradually stop or disappear- abklingen, zu Ende gehen

the state of being able to proceed with something without difficulty - Zweckmäßigkeit

the possible results of an action - Auswirkung, Konsequenz - implication

a charge or list of changes either for services or goods entering a country - Zoll(tarif)

an amount of money that is paid to an employee, esp. for each hour worked- salary: Lohn

basic, without details or extras: schlicht, ohne Schnickschnack

(“It's a no-frills store supplying only basic goods at affordable prices.”)

the condition of being at a very low level and not increasing: stagnierend

an examination of opinions, behaviour, etc., made by asking people questions: Umfrage

making something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad ( to mitigate a punishment): etwas lindern/mildern

lasting a long time (She says she stopped seeing him, but I still have lingering doubts.)-prolonged: verbleibend

a warning to consider something before taking any more action: Vorbehalt

reasonable and acceptable (He claimed that the restaurant bill was a legitimate business expense.): legitim

a lawyer who speaks for or defends someone in a court of law: Rechtsanwalt, Verteidiger

covering a large area; having a great range (The wedding received extensive coverage in the newspapers): ausgedehnt, umfangreich

the quality of being easily hurt or attacked (You want a doctor who understands the patient's vulnerability.): Verwundbarkeit, Verletzlichkeit

causing or likely to cause an argument (She has some very contentious views on education.)-controversial: kontrovers, umstritten

felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way-intense: tiefgreifend, tiefgehend

a person who supports an idea, plan, or cause: Befürworter

attributing human qualities to non-human things — such as objects, animals: menschliche Eigenschaften auf Tiere/Objetke etc. übertragen

sentenced to a particular punishment, especially death: (zum Tode) verurteilt

a responsibility to do something because it is legally or morally right to do it:Pflicht

an idea that a lot of people think is true but is in fact false (It is a common fallacy that women are worse drivers than men.): Irrtum, Trugschluss

too slight or small in amount to be important:unbedeutend, unwesentlich

money paid to the government that is based on your income or the cost of goods or services you have bought: Steuer

an amount of money that is returned to you, especially by the government, for example when you have paid too much tax: Rückzahlung, Rückvergütung

alive or having life: lebend

a way of speaking that is intentionally not clear and is confusing to other people, especially to hide the truth, or something said in this way-ambiguity: Doppeldeutigkeit

to allow something: etwas gestatten/erlauben

involving two or more different countries or cultures (Cross-cultural understanding is essential in a global economy.): interulturell

the fact that someone or something can easily be influenced, harmed, or infected: Anfälligkeit, Empfänglichkeit

the chance that something will happen-probabilit: Wahrscheinlichkeit

movement from one part of something to another: Wanderung, Migration

the process of solving an argument between people by helping them to agree to an acceptable solution: Schlichtung

someone who starts their own business: Unternehmer

a list of goods sent or services provided, with a statement of the sum due for these-bill: Rechnung

the process of paying to have part of a company's work done by another company: Ausgliederung, Fremdbeschaffung

the process of employing new people to work for a company or organization-to employ: Rekruitierung, Personalaufbau

a large amount of information stored in a computer system: Datenbank

to have the main offices of an organization in a particular place: Hauptsitz

the ability to influence situations or people : Einfluss, Hebel(kraft)

a sudden increase in something, especially for a short period: Durchbruch

a share or a financial involvement in something such as a business: Anteil

the amount of money that a company's owner has put into it or owns: Eigenkapital

a place where shares are bought and sold, or the organization of people whose job is to do this buying and selling: Börse

the ability of a business or system to grow larger: Skalierbarkeit

prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair: Voreingenommenheit, Vorurteil

the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties-toughness: Durchhaltevermögen, Widerstandsfähigkeit, Anpassungsfähigkeit

able to be trusted completely-reliable: vertrauenswürdig

the fact of being available in the form of money: Zahlungsfähigkeit

a new idea or method: Innovation, Neuerung, Reform

unique selling proposition: a feature of a product that makes it different from other similar products: Alleinstellungsmerkmal

to try to persuade someone to do something by giving a presentation: jmd. von etwas überzeugen, jmd. etw. vorstellen

the act of measuring the quality of something by comparing it with something else of an accepted standard: Benchmarking

a place, especially including buildings, where a particular activity happens (shopping facility, sport facility…): Einrichtung, Anlage

a right to sell a company's products in a particular area using the company's name: Franchise

a statement of what is likely to happen in the future (weather forecast): Vorhersage

a business or business activity that two or more people or companies work on together: Gemeinschaftsunternehmen

the amount of money that a person or organization owes: Schulden, Verbindlichkeiten

an occasion when two or more companies or organizations join together to make one larger company: Fusion, Verschmelzung

a time or day by which something must be done: Frist

a person who owns shares in a company and therefore gets part of the company's profits: Aktionär, Anteilseigner

an employee, investor, customer, etc. who is involved in or buys from a business and has an interest in its success: Teilhaber, Anspruchsberechtigter

an amount of time that is available for an appointment, delivery, etc: Zeitfenster

to watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly, safely: überwachen, beaufsichtigen

to ask for information: nachfragen, anfragen

money that is invested in a new company, especially one that involves risk: Risiko-/Wagniskapital

all the people who work for a particular company: Belegschaft, Personal

a collection of different investments that are owned by a particular person or organization: Wertpapierbestand

something invented esp. for the purpose of attracting attention and that has no other purpose or value: Spielerei

If you unravel a mysterious, unknown, or complicated subject, you make it known or understood, and if it unravels, it becomes known or understood: etw. enträtseln (to solve)

to let happen or begin something powerful that, once begun, cannot be controlled: etw. auslösen

additional service: Nebenleistung

a wise saying or proverb: Sprichwort

the use of something in order to get an advantage from it: Ausbeutung, Ausnutzung

the state of being near in space or time (The best thing about the location of the house is its proximity to the town centre.): Nähe

a situation in which something is not easy to find or get (the scarcity of skilled workers): Knappheit

the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or is expected: Überwachung (observation)

an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship: Verstoß

a remark or statement that may be true but is boring and has no meaning because it has been said so many times before: belanglose Aussage

a mixture, or a group of different things or people: Mischung

an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based: Prämisse, Voraussetzung

something that you do to show that you are sorry for something bad that you did: Buße

the way in which a plan or idea is explained (She described the project in very broad brushstrokes.): Pinselstrich

harmful, damaging: schädlich

(especially of governments or organizations) to make an agreement official (The decision will have to be ratified (= approved) by the executive board.): einen Vertrag schließen/ratifizieren

to pretend to have a particular feeling, problem, etc. :etwas vortäuschen (to pretend)

a situation in which you accept something bad in order to have something good: Kompromiss (compromise)

to use something or someone, especially in an effective way: jmd./etw. einsetzen, seine Fähigkeiten einbringen

someone who is not employed by any one organization but does particular pieces of work for different organizations: Freiberufler

not working for an employer but finding work for yourself or having your own business: selbstständig

a system for controlling or managing a country, company, or organization that is operated by officials: Bürokratie

a decrease in a population's size or a shift in its age structure: demografischer Wandel

period when economic activity is decreasing, often marked by a slowdown in growth: wirtschaftlicher Rückgang (recession)

a sum of money paid regularly to a person who has retired: Rente, Pension

a strong column made of stone: Säule, Pfeiler

Rentenpolitik

to (cause to) be unable to breathe because you have no air: ersticken

certain to fail, die, or be destroyed: verurteilt

to encourage the development or growth of something: etwas fördern

a group of people who work together in a single organization for a particular purpose: Verband

living/existing for a long time: Langlebigkeit

the state of being uncertain or likely to get worse: Unsicherhit, Gefahr, Labilität

a situation in which two people or groups of people become friendly again after they have argued: Versöhnung, Annäherung

vocational education is education that prepares people for a skilled craft: Berufsausbildung

a complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly: Beschwerde, Klage

a paid educational program offered by a cooperating company: Ausbildung

great ability or skill: das Können

a difference between two completely opposite ideas or things: Zweiteilung, Aufspaltung

the total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year: BIP

the amount of money that a person needs to pay for basic needs such as food and somewhere to live: Lebenshaltungkosten

someone who thinks that their career is more important than anything else, and who will do anything to be successful in it: Karrieremacher (-in)

an innate quality or ability is one that you were born with: natürlich, angeboren

behaving confidently and able to say in a direct way what you want or believe: durchsetzungsfähig

someone who has committed a crime or done something wrong: Schuldiger, Täter

involved in or knowing about a crime or some activity that is wrong: Komplize

a particular level or group of people within an organization such as an army or company: Rang, Stufe

to cause someone to be extremely upset or shocked: schockierend, schrecklich (terrible, shocking)

unable to write and read: Analphabet

a number, amount, or share that is officially allowed or necessary: Quote

returning to a previous and less advanced or worse state or way of behaving: rückschrittlich

the practice of developing a set of rules to achieve one's financial goals:

the practice of developing a set of rules to achieve one's financial goals: exportgetriebenes Wachstum

twisted together or closely connected so as to be difficult to separate: verflochten (mit etw.)

something is constantly changing, developing, and adapting over time: ständig weiterentwickelt

skill and experience, especially in relation to making objects; a job or activity that needs skill and experience: Handwerk

to accept something enthusiastically: sich etw. zu eigen machen

used to emphasize that something is true: zweifellos (definetely, irrefutable)

the quality of being good and deserving praise, or a good quality: Leistung

arranged for a meeting, etc. to happen: vereinbart

a belief or opinion, often held by many people and based on how things seem: Wahrnehmung

knowledge that something exists, or understanding of a situation or subject at the present time based on information or experience: Bewusstsein (knowlegde)

a factor or condition that makes it more difficult to progress or succeed, usually in economics or finance (e.g. economic headwind): Gegenwind

the feeling of loving your country more than any others and being proud of it: Vaterlandsliebe, Patriotismus

to show that something is less important, less good, or less true than it has been made to appear: etw. entlarven

making you feel serious or think about serious matters: ernüchternd

an agreement in which you pay a company money and they pay your costs if you have an accident, injury, etc: Versicherung

beginning to disappear: verschwinden

an amount of money that is borrowed, often from a bank, and has to be paid back: Kredit, Darlehen

an organization that tries to achieve social or political aims but is not controlled by a government: Nichtregierungsorganisation

very little and not enough (He pays scant attention to the needs of his children.): unzureichend, ungenügend

to experience a temporary failure: nachlassen, sich verschlechtern

careful to use only as much money, ressources etc. as is necessary: sparsam, bescheiden

a person in charge of an organization: Vorstand, Vorsitzender

to fall quickly and without control: fallen, stürzen - collapse, drop, plunge

the fact that someone or something can be believed or trusted: Glaubwürdigkeit

to take a possession away from someone when you have the right to do so, usually as a punishment: einziehen, konfiszieren, beschlagnahmen

an official paper given by the government or a company to show that you have lent them money that they will pay back to you at a particular interest rate: Anleihe

the amount of money that a company has through selling shares to people: Aktie

a type of investment that can make a lot of profit but involves a large risk: Hedge-Fonds

to make a negative emotion less strong or a problem less difficult: jds Zorn/Befürchtungen beschwichtigen

the activity of buying and selling, or exchanging: Handel

to make a serious or formal promise to give or do something: Zusicherung, Versprechen

a continuous increase in the level or amount of something: Inflation, Preissteigerung

an economic situation in which prices fall and there is a reduction in wages: Defkation, Preisrückgang

the job of keeping or examining the records of money received, paid, and owed by a company or person: Buchführung, Buchhaltung

something such as a building, another company, or a piece of land that is bought by a company, or the act of buying it: Erwerb, Übernahme - purchase

to collect something such as money in order for it to be used by several different people or groups: etw. zusammenlegen/bündeln - collect, combine, accumulate

a substance or product that can be traded, bought, or sold: Rohstoff

the activity of buying and selling currency, shares, etc.: Börsenmakler, Broker

a period of three months in a company's financial year: Quartal

to not continue with a system or plan: etwas aufgeben, wegwerfen - to call off

to take or move out or back, or to remove: etw. zurückrufen, einstellen, fallenlassen - to pull back

help and advice about how to do something or about how to deal with problems: Beratung, Anleitung

to strongly control something (The government moved to tighten the rules on toxic substances in the air): etw. festziehen, verstärken

reflektiert

to stop / come to an end after a fixed length of time: enden, auslaufen, ablaufe

a state of confusion, uncertainty, or disorder: Tumult, Aufruhr

to look carefully to see if something or someone is interesting or attractive: ausspähen, umsehen, erkunden - analyse

an event that has powerful and broad implications of change: bahnbrechendes Ereignis

a digital currency designed to work through a computer network, digital token: Krypto

the money that is used in a particular country at a particular time: Währung

in a natural or unfinished state, especially before being treated in an industrial process: roh

to compete with other people for something there is very little of: sich um etw. rangeln/reißen

goods that have the official or unofficial brand of a film, TV show, singer, etc.: Handelsware

relating to the buying and selling of shares before the stock market opens: vorbörslich

to beat someone who is the best at something: entthronen

in the middle of or surrounded by (The president cancelled his visit amid speculation that his health was failing): inmitten

having a lot of problems or difficulties: umkämpft

a usually public sale of goods or property, where people make higher and higher bids: Auktion

a region or country that has a strong and diverse economy, characterized by high levels of production, innovation, and wealth generation: Wirtschaftsmacht

to raise something or lift something up: erhöhen, anheben - lift, raise

something that is likely to happen soon: voraussichtlich

a large amount of money that is paid to someone: Ausschüttung, Auszahlung

to cause someone or something to suddenly be in a particular situation, area of activity, etc., or to suddenly be in it (The spaceship slingshot through space): Zwille, Schleuder, in schnelle Bewegung setzen

something that shows what the general future of changes or developments will probably be: Indikator

a financial product such as an option that has a value based on the value of another product, such as shares or bonds: Derivat

to mention a subject quickly when speaking or writing about another subject: etw. ansprechen

a strong feeling of disapproval that most people in a society have about something, especially when this is unfair: Stigma, Vorurteil - prejudice

a company that does business in a select few countries around the world: Multinationale Gesellschaft

to give information to the public that was not previously known: etw. bekanntgeben / enthüllen

not pretending or lying: ehrlich, aufrichtig - to be honest

shocking and morally unacceptable: empörend, unerhört

to make a problem bigger or more important: etw. verschlimmern, verschärfen - to exacerbate

to be necessary: erforderlich, notwendig

to take strong action to stop or limit a harmful or unwanted activity: gegen etw. scharf vorgehen

a strong difference of opinion on a particular subject: Meinungsverschiedenheit, Widerspruch - disagreement

unexpected events or changes that cannot be controlled and can influence a situation: Unwägbarkeiten, Kapriolen, Laune

feeling that you have the right to do or have what you want without having to work for it or deserve it, just because of who you are: berechtigt zu sein

to regain something lost or expended: wieder einbringen, entschädigen, sich erholen- to regain

the crime of getting money by deceiving people: Betrug

Inbound investment refers to the flow of capital into a country from foreign investors: zufließende Investitionen

the act of getting money from people or forcing them to do something by threatening to tell a secret of theirs or to harm them: Erpressung

a list of the people employed by a company showing how much each one earns: Lohnabrechnung, Gehaltsliste

the point at which a business starts to make as much money as it has spent on a particular product, activity, etc: Gewinnschwelle, Kostendeckungspunkt

the process of reducing a cost or total in regular small amounts: Abschreibung

= earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation, and Amortization: a company's profits in a particular period, before taking away amounts for interest paid, tax paid, and the decrease in the value of things that the company owns: Gewinn vor Zinsen, Steuern, Abschreibungen und Amortisation

a process intended to test whether a bank or similar organization can deal successfully with a financial crisis: Stresstest

to avoid something: etw. meiden/scheuen

the government department responsible for financial matters such as spending and taxes: Finanzverwaltung im Unternehmen

the act of hurting someone or doing something harmful to someone because they have done or said something harmful to you: Vergeltung

a substantial amount of cash that a company or individual has accumulated: Geldstapel

an official order that stops or delays the punishment: Begnadigung

Zorn, Wut - anger

a short interruption in a war or argument, or an agreement to stop fighting or arguing for a period of time: Waffenstillstand

to cause widespread damage and chaos: Aufruhr, Verwüstung

the maximum production that a factory or manufacturing plant is capable: Montagekapazität

refers to the total amount cash in a company: Brutto Liquiditätsposition

to persuade someone that something false is the truth, or to keep the truth hidden from someone for your own advantage: jmd. täuschen, betrügen

to argue that a statement or claim is not true: etw. widerlegen

if a reason, argument, etc. is compelling, it makes you believe it or accept it because it is so strong: überzeugend, attraktiv

a temporary layoff, an involuntary leave, or some other modification of normal working hours without pay for a specified duration: Zeitarbeit

a one-time tax imposed on companies or industries that experience a surge in profits due to unexpected and often temporary external event: Übergewinnsteuer

a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to those who have difficulty purchasing enough to avoid hunger: Tafel

calm and in control of your emotions: ruhig, beherrscht

a small mistake in an agreement or law that gives someone the chance to avoid having to do something: Gesetzeslücke

the ending of a condition or the stopping of an activity: Einstellung, Beendigung

an investment in debt that doesn't pay interest: Nullkuponanleihe

complete agreement in a decision made by multiple individuals or parties: einstimmig

the practise of providing a third party with expertise on a matter in exchange for a fee: Unternehmensberatung

a chart or graph that presents categorical data: Säulendiagramm

firmly joined together, especially by one part fitting into another: enge Verzahnung

a statement that shows the value of a company's assets and its debts: Bilanz

the amount of money taken by a business in a particular period: Umsatz

a 12-month accounting period that a business uses for financial and tax reporting purposes: Geschäftsjahr

the act of saying that you approve of or support something or someone: Befürwortung

a written guarantee from a company or a person to repair or replace a product that you buy from them if it develops a fault within a fixed period of time: Garantie

a lessor is the owner of an asset that is leased, or rented to the lessee: Leasinggeber

a person who has possession of real or personal property under a lease: Leasingnehmer

an official examination of the accounts of a business: Wirtschaftsprüfung

an occasion when someone sells shares that they have borrowed hoping that their price will fall before they have to replace them so that they make a profit: Leerverkauf

to be impossible to believe or describe: es ist kaum zu glauben…

to give a long talk to people, telling them how they should behave in order to be better people: predigen

to fill with qualities typical of a western region, esp. Western Europe and America: verwestlichen

a state of not being able to decide what to do about a situation in which you are involved: Zwickmühle, Unentschlossenheit

in a way that expresses what needs to be said clearly and without unnecessary words: kurz und bündig, prägnant

to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad: etw. ausmerzen, ausrotten

to avoid telling the truth or saying exactly what you think: ausweichen

a feeling of doubt or worry about a future event: Bedenken, Befürchtung, Besorgnis

to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually: allmählich schwächen, zerstören

unkind words or actions that make someone or something look stupid: Spott

all the people in a particular country who are of the right age to work, or all the people who work for a particular company: Arbeitskraft

unwilling to take risks or wanting to avoid risks as much as possible: risikoscheu

represents the profit a company makes from its core business operations before interest payments and taxes: Bruttobetriebsergebnis

illegally obtain money by deception: hinterziehen, unterschlagen

to put something such as a plan or system in danger of being harmed or damaged: gefährden, etw. aufs Spiel setzen

the study of how a country's economy affects the health, happiness, and standard of living of its people: Wohlfahrtsökonomie

at these prices the quantity supplied is higher than the quantity demanded: Überschuss

quantity demanded is higher than quantity supplied: Mangel, Knappheit (scarcity)

a gradual increase in an amount of money: Zufluss, Zuwachs (accumulation)

money that a company spends on land, buildings, and equipment that it uses to produce products and provide services: Kapitalaufwand, Investitionsausgaben

an amount or supply that is not large enough: Mangel (lack of something)

a professional who establishes relationships with clients and persuades them to buy or sell financial products : Verkäuferhandel, Händler

the business or activity of advising people, especially rich people, on how to invest and manage their money and property: Vermögensverwaltung

much greater than usual, especially in skill, intelligence, quality, etc: außergewöhnlich, exzeptionell (outstanding, extraodinary)

an idea that is wrong because it has been based on a failure to understand a situation: Irrglaube, Missverständnis (misunderstanding)

used to describe something that is spoken or written in a way that is direct, clever, and cruel: streng, scharf, direkt (succinctly)

to increase your courage or strength, especially with an effort: aufbringen, aufbieten

the quality of feeling energetic, or the behaviour of someone who feels this way: Ausgelassenheit

financial strain refers to the stress and difficulties experienced by individuals or families due to limited financial resources: finanzielle Belastung

providing financial services for corporate and institutional customers, such as investing and raising capital and arranging mergers and acquisitions: das Investment-Banking

a strip or belt, or a long area of something (As China dominates swaths of the Pacific, the U.S. is looking for ways to push back.): breiter Streifen

money, that is owed to someone else, or the state of owing something: Schulden, Verbindlichkeiten

the quality of being patient and being able to forgive someone or control yourself in a difficult situation (Millions of Americans owe billions of dollars in student debt after years of forbearance): Nachsicht

to not give enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility: jmd./etw. vernachlässigen, stiefmütterlich behandeln

a person who has succeeded in business or industry and has become very rich and powerful: Großunternehmer, Magnat

the act of officially accusing someone of committing an illegal act: Anklage, Strafverfolgung

a specialized private wealth management firm that serves the financial and personal needs of a wealthy family: Family Office, Familienbüro

feeling so satisfied with your own abilities or situation that you feel you do not need to try any harder: selbstgefällig, selbstzufrieden

a written statement that someone makes after promising officially to tell the truth-eidesstattliche Erklärung

the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change-Ehrlichkeit, Aufrichtigkeit

to show honor to the memory of an important person or event in a special way- einer Person / einer Sache gedenken

very angry - wütend, zorning

the failure to treat something holy with the respect it should have, or an example of this- Verbrechen, Frevel

tending to cause disagreements that separate people into opposing groups- entzweiend

the state of being extremely unhappy, poor, unsuccessful, etc.- erbärmlich, äußerste, elendich

a person who has supreme power or authority-Herrscher, Hoheitsgewalt

relating to a judge or judges, to a law court, or to the justice system -gerichtlich

in a way that shows strong opinions or feelings that are impossible to change- unnachgiebig, unerbittlich

completely or extremely-akut, äußerst

in every case or on every occasion- immer, ausnahmslos (always)

very obviously-offensichtlich

not acceptable or right for someone or something; not suitable-unpassend

helpful or useful in a particular situation, but sometimes not morally acceptable-zweckmäßig, ratsam

in a way that is very surprising or shocking-erstaunlich, verblüffend

impossible to judge as being different when compared to another similar thing-ununterscheidbar

the activity of flying aircraft, or of designing, producing, and maintaining them-Fliegen, Luftfahrt, Flugzeugbau

damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste-Verschmutzung

an organization of several businesses or banks joining together as a group for a shared purpose-Konsortium, Arbeitsgemeinschaft

the central or main part of something where there is most activity-Zentrum, Mittelpunkt

to completely destroy a building, especially in order to use the land for something else- etwas abreißen, verschrotten

those opposing development in the local area- nicht in meinem Hinterhof / nicht in meiner Nachbarschaft

too bad or unpleasant to deal with or accept-untolerierbar, unerträglich

a measure of how fully a company is using its available resources to produce goods or services-Kapazitätsauslastung

a route or course leading nowhere-Sackgasse

to put off something until a later date-etw verschieben, aufschieben

a tendency to do nothing or remain unchanged- Trägheit, Reglosigkeit, Unbeweglichkeit (inactivity)

a business or organization providing a particular service on behalf of another business, person, or group- Agentur

extremely bad in a way that is very noticeable (t was an egregious error for a statesman to show such ignorance.): unerhört (fatal)

very kind and generous towards an enemy or someone you have defeated (The team's manager was magnanimous in victory, and praised the losing team.): großmütig, hochherzig (charitable, big-hearted)

an idea that is based on feeling and for which there is no proof (I had a hunch that you'd be here): Gefühl, Ahnung

to try to do something (Engineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem.): sich bemühen, etw. zu tun (to attempt)

able to exist, live, or work successfully with something or someone else (Such policies are not compatible with democratic government): zusammenpassen, kompatibel

to try to find or get something, especially something that is not a physical object: etw erstreben, etw suchen (to hunt, to search)

loud argument or disagreement that is not usually serious: Geplänkel

all the people who are allowed to vote: Wählerschaft

happening after something else: nachfolgend, anschließend (following)

money that someone has left to spend after paying taxes: verfügbares Einkommen

to change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change (Giving up our car has radically altered our lifestyle.): etw ändern (to change)

the fact of no longer being on friendly terms or part of a social group: Entfremdung

able to work as intended or able to succeed (In order to make the company viable, it will unfortunately be necessary to reduce staffing levels.): existenzfähig, rentabel

to accept that you are responsible for something bad or difficult (Teachers cannot be expected to shoulder all the blame for poor exam results.): etw schultern

too blocked or crowded and causing difficulties: überfüllt, verstopft (crowded)

exploring ideas and possibilities without constraints, limitations, or practical concerns, allowing for creative and unconventional thinking: Expansive Denkweise, Querdenken

used to emphasize how bad a situation is: jämmerlich, erschreckend

something that encourages a particular activity or makes: Anstoß, Schub (incentive)

a formal investigation, typically into a matter of serious public concern, where interested parties can attend and contribute: öffentliche Untersuchung/Umfrage

a group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas: Spitze, Führung

having good moral qualities and behaviour: tugendhaft, moralisch (righteous)

the large size or importance of something (They don't seem to grasp the magnitude of the problem.): Größe, Ausmaß, Tragweite

something on sale at a lower price than its true value: Sonderangebot, Sonderpreis

the level or point at which you start to experience something, or at which something starts to happen: Schwelle, Grenze

to stick or be attached firmly to a surface: etw kleben, haften

the process of making people obey a law or rule, or making a particular situation happen or be accepted (It's not about new laws, but enforcement of the laws we have.): Durchsetzung, Durchführung

someone who gets money dishonestly by deceiving or cheating people: Betrüger

to become weaker in strength or influence: abnehmen, schwinden (decline, decrease)

to solve or end a problem or difficulty: etw lösen

a person who has been given something by someone who is dead: Erbe/ Erbin

a change in the law that results in the opportunity to pay less in taxes: vorübergehende Steuerbefreiung

easy to exchange or trade for something else of the same type and value: austauschbar, vertretbar

How much does it cost when I produce 1 more unit? : Grenzkosten

How much does my revenue change when I change q by 1 unit?: Grenzumsatz

a person whose job is to say how much something is worth: Gutachter

refers to a financial analysis method used to estimate the value of an investment by discounting its expected future cash flows to their present value: abgezinster Zahlungsstrom

A cost that cannot be recovered. Sunk costs are never relevant because they cannot be changed by any choice.: verlorene Kosten

a large container, made of wood: Fass

the fact of stopping being involved in something: Lösung, Auskuppel

to put yourself or someone else onto the official list of members of a course, college, or group: sich einschreiben/anmelden

a person who is trying to become famous, usually unsuccessfully: Möchtegern

to give something as an honour or present (The George Cross is a decoration that is bestowed upon/on British civilians for acts of great bravery): jmd. etw. verleihen/schenken (to gift)

to improve the quality of something by adding something else (My life was greatly enriched by knowing her.): etw. bereichern

to make someone remember something or feel an emotion (That smell always evokes memories of my old school.): etw. hervorrufen, wachrufen

the state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect: Würde, Ehre

a person that you have met but do not know well: Bekanntschaft

wanting more of something than you need: gierig, raffsüchtig

a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning (researchers are entrusted with drawing inferences from the data): Schlussfolgerung

having little value or importance: trivial, belanglos, bedeutungslos

the act of exchanging bonds, shares, etc. for money: Rückzahlung, Einlösung

to try to make someone do something for you by giving them money, presents, or something else that they want: jmd. bestechen

a political system in South Africa that legally separated people of different races: Rassentrennung, Apartheid

a fact, idea, or subject that takes people's attention away from the central point being considered: Ablenkungsmanöver

an organization with official responsibility for collecting taxes: Steuerbehörde

a number given to a person or business to link them with their tax records and show what rate of tax they must pay: Steuernummer