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 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