7 - Investment Flashcards

1
Q

financial help

A

bail out

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2
Q

delegate tasks

A

call the shots

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3
Q

someone big and powerful in the company

A

fat cat

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4
Q

standard price

A

going rate

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5
Q

to stop or slow down the business

A

grind to a halt

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6
Q

not stable market

A

market volatility

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7
Q

to make profit

A

to cream off

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8
Q

intermediary

A

middleman

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9
Q

cause sth

A

to stir sth up

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10
Q

property which you buy to rent it

A

but-to-let

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11
Q

to slow down in your life

A

downshift

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12
Q

to make a profit

A

be quids in

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13
Q

traditional business

A

bricks and mortar

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14
Q

include, involve

A

entail

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15
Q

shares, assets

A

equities

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16
Q

narazony na cos

A

exposed

17
Q

the set of your assets and investments

A

portfolio

18
Q

recession

A

the bear market

19
Q

when economy is blooming

A

the bull market

20
Q

to make up the loses

A

to recoup one’s loses

21
Q

someone careful

A

risk-averse

22
Q

Depreciate

A

to take a tumble

23
Q

to go wrong

A

to go pear-shaped

24
Q

end up

A

wind up

25
Q

fall down

A

plummet

26
Q

increase revenues

A

boost income streams

27
Q

find ways of decreasing risk

A

adopt a defensive investment stance

28
Q

protection against the rises and falls of the market

A

a buffer against market volatility

29
Q

a range of investments in different assets

A

a diversified portfolio