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Money Flashcards

1
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allocate

A

to give out different amounts for different purposes (zuteilen, zuweisen, aufteilen)

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2
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commodity

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a thing that can be bought an sold, such as grain, oil or wood (Handelsware, Ware, Rohstoff)

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3
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decline

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to decrease in power or amount (senken, zurückgehen, fallen, ablehnen)

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4
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equity

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the value of one’s share in an investment (Eigenkapital)

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5
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inflation

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a situation in which prices for many items rise quite fast (Inflation)

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6
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net

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after all costs have been substracted from an amount (netto)

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7
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per capita

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for each person (pro Kopf)

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regulate

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control according to a set of rules (regulieren, vorschreiben)

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9
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subsidy

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money given by a government or organization to support an activity (Subvention, Zuschuss, Förderung)

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10
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tangible

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obviously real because it can be seen, touched or otherwise observed (greifbar, konkret, handfest)

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accumulate

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to build up a large amount of something (anhäufen, sammeln, ansammeln)

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12
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affluence

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wealth and the style of life that goes with it (Wohlstand, Reichtum)

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13
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elite

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belonging to a special, honored group (Elite)

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14
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impoverish

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to make a person or group poor (verarmen, verkümmern)

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15
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luxury

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extreme comfort, beyond what anyone needs (luxuriös)

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16
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nobility

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a group of specially prominent people with special titles given by a king or queen, such as “duke” or “countess” (Adel)

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17
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prestige

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honor and respect for being better than the average (Ansehen, Prestige)

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18
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privileged

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able to enjoy special advantages because of one’s position (privilegiert)

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19
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prosper

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to do very well in one’s business or personal life (gedeihen, wachsen, blühen, florieren)

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20
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working class

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people with low-paying jobs who are not poor but who are not securely in the middle class (Arbeiterklasse)

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21
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acquire

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to get something, usually something with special value or meaning (erwerben, kaufen, erlangen)

22
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asses

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to estimate the value of something (beurteilen, bewerten, schätzen)

23
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asset

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a possession that has positive value (Vermögen, Vermögenswert)

24
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hazardous

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dangerous (gefährlich, gefahrvoll, riskant)

25
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jointly

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together with one or more other parties (gemeinsam)

26
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liability

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legal responsibility for harming a person or property; a disadvantage (Haftung, Verbindlichkeit, Verantwortung, Schuld)

27
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proprietor

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owner, usually of a business or a building (Eigentümer)

28
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safeguard

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to protect (gewährleisten, absichern, schützen)

29
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sole

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only (einzig, allein)

30
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lease

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to rent something for a long time (mieten, pachten, leasen)

31
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compensate

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to give an employee money or things in exchange for the work he does (ausgleichen, ersetzen, entschädigen)

32
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dynamic

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full of energy (dynamisch, rasant)

33
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enterprising

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creative in thinking of ways to make money (geschäftstüchtig, unternehmerisch)

34
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exploit

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to take advantage of; to treat inconsiderately in order to profit (ausnutzen, ausbeuten, ausschöpfen)

35
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incentive

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a possible benefit that motivates a person to do a certain thing (Anreiz, Motivation, Bonus)

36
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industrious

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willing to work hard (fleißig, arbeitsam, emsig)

37
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marginal

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not ver significant or effective (geringfügig, knapp, am Rand-)

38
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merit

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Value; success based on ones work, not luck (verdienen, wert sein)

39
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promote

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to move someone to a higher position in a company (befördern)

40
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resign

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to quit ones job (kündigen, abtreten, zurücktreten)

41
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distill

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to remove one liquid from a mixture of liquid by boiling; to get something valuable from a confusing mix of ideas (destillieren)

42
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entrepreneurial

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able to create business opportunities from a wide variety of circumstances (unternehmerisch)

43
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extract

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to take out (entnehmen, gewinnen, entziehen)

44
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haggle

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to argue back and forth about a price (feilschen, handeln)

45
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intrepid

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fearless (unerschrocken, kühn)

46
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merchant

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a person who makes a living by selling things (Händler, Kaufmann)

47
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proportionately

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in an amount appropriate to each of several recipients (entsprechend, anteilig)

48
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prototype

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the first one made if a machine or system (Prototyp)

49
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reward

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something one gets for having done well (Belohnung, entlohnen, prämieren)

50
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shuttle

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to move back and forth often between two places (pendeln, hin- und herfahren)

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