Types of Business Organisations Vocab

Question 1

annual report

Answer 1

Jahresabschluss(bericht)

Question 2

bankruptcy; to file for bankruptcy; to go bankrupt = to go bust

Answer 2

Bankrott, Konkurs; Konkurs anmelden; bankrott gehen = pleite machen

Question 3

certificate of trading (BE) = business license (AE)

Answer 3

Gewerbeschein

Question 4

to compete (with);

Answer 4

konkurrieren, im Wettbewerb stehen (mit);

Question 5

competitor; competition; competitiveness;

Answer 5

Konkurrent; Konkurrenz; Konkurrenzfähigkeit

Question 6

competitive

Answer 6

konkurrenzfähig

Question 7

debt; to run/get into debt, to be in debt

Answer 7

Schulden; sich verschulden; verschuldet sein

Question 8

to go out of business = to close down (a business)

Answer 8

(ein Unternehmen) schließen, zumachen

Question 9

to go public

Answer 9

an die Börse gehen

Question 11

joint stock company

Answer 11

Teilhabergesellschaft, Kapitalgesellschaft

Question 12

(un)limited liability

Answer 12

(un)beschränkte Haftung

Question 13

large-scale enterprise/ business

Answer 13

Großunternehmen

Question 14

medium-sized enterprise/business

Answer 14

mittelständisches Unternehmen

Question 15

private limited company (Ltd) = closed corporation (AE)

Answer 15

Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung = GmbH

Question 16

public limited company (plc) = open corporation (AE)

Answer 16

Aktiengesellschaft = AG

Question 17

to raise capital, funds

Answer 17

Kapital, Geldmittel beschaffen

Question 18

small-scale enterprise = small business

Answer 18

Kleinbetrieb

Question 19

to set up on one’s own

Answer 19

sich selbstständig machen

Question 20

shortage, lack

Answer 20

Mangel, Knappheit, Defizit

Question 21

stockholder (AE) = shareholder (BE)

Answer 21

Aktionär = Anteilseigner = Gesellschafter

Question 22

stock exchange

Answer 22

Börse