TŁUMACZENIA EXAM

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growth investment
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looking for growth or capital accumulation: companies that will get bigger
value investment
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investing in big, stable companies in conservative industries with earnings that might grow slowly but won't fall
large companies
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are generally stable and more reliable than small ones
small companies
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often grow more quickly than large ones, but are more difficult to get information about
active management
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buy and sell quite frequently, adapting your portfolio to your objectives and changing market conditions
passive management
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you don't buy and sell frequently; you buy and hold, until bonds mature or the financial situation fundamentally changes
index-linked portfolio
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try to follow or copy the movements of stock or bond market indices or indexes
mug
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a person who doesn't know very much and is easy to take advantage of
come into their own
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be successful
futile
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unsuccessful, a waste of time
handsomely rewarded
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well paid
trigger
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cause, provoke
upfront
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paid in advance
better off
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richer, or in a better situation
slim
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small
futures
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are forward contracts for the purchase and sale of securities, precious metals, etc., at a fixed price
commodities
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raw materials such as agricultural products and metals that are traded on special exchanges
hedge risks
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make transaction that are designed to reduce risk regarding a particular price interest rate or exchange rate
call option
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is a contract giving the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy an asset in the future
put option
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is a contract giving the possibility to sell a specified quantity of securities, foreign exchange or commodities in the future, if it is advantageous to do so.
exercise an option
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use or implement the option, taking up the possibility to buy or sell something
interest rate swap
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is an exchange of future payments on borrowed money according to specified terms
speculator
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someone who anticipates future changes in a market and makes risky transactions, hoping to make a gain
premium
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is the money the writer of an option receives
compromise
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an agreement that settles an argument when people reduce their demands in order to agree
concession
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something which is accepted or given up by one side in order to end a disagreement
counter-proposal
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an offer responding to somebody else's offer
deal point
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an individual item or element in negotiation
to leave something hanging
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to delay making (or forget to make) a decision about something
parameters
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fixed limits within which something can or must happen or done
scenario
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a description of a possible event in the future
to set something aside
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to temporarily ignore or not think about a particular fact
tip
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a useful piece of information or advice
trade-off
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an exchange involving giving up one thing to get something else
raider
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people or companies that try to buy and sell other companies to make a profit
market share
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a company's sales expressed as a percentage of the total sales in a market
economies of scale
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reductions in costs resulting from increased production
diversifying, diversification
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adding new and different products or services
customer base
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all the individuals or organizations that regularly or occasionally purchase goods or services from a company
optimum
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best, perfect or ideal
conglomerate
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large corporations or groups of companies offering a number of different products or services
synergy
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combined production or productivity that is greater than the sum of the separate parts
fees
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money paid to investment banks for work done
asset-stripping
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buying a company in order to sell its most valuable assets at a profit
buying spree
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buying a lot in a short time
boom
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a period when an economy is doing very well
cyclical
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goig round and round or repeating
slump
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a period when an economy is doing badly
to drum up business
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to try to get new customers
bulls
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a name for investors who buy shares because they expect their price to rise
bears
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a name of shareholders who sell because they expect the price to fall
bubble
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a period of rapidly rising share prices, followed by a quick collapse
collateral
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assets a borrower uses to secure or guarantee a loan
shares
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certificates representing part-ownership of a company
institutional investors
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financial organizations that own a lot of shares
day traders
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people who buy and re-sell shares in a very short time, often just a few hours
raise capital
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to get money from investors with which to run a business
issue
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to offer securities for sale, to financial institutions and the public
bankruptcy
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when you have no money to pay your debts, so you have to sell your assets
I don't like milk either.
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też nie - na końcu zdania
simultaneous
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Foreign market is the simultaneous buying of one currency and selling of another.
domestic currency
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currency belonging to one's own country
speculator
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people who buy and sell things in the hope of making profit
currency fluctuations
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currency price changes
turnover
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the total amount of money spent in a market
liquid
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easy to sell (to convert into cash)
grow
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upward movement is positive
improve
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upward movement is positive
get better
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upward movement is positive
deteriorate
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upward movement is negative
get worse
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upward movement is negative
issuing bank
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buyer's bank
amendment
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If necessary, he or she contacts the buyer and asks for amendments to be made
bank draft
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It's issued by the bank, which receives the money (before paying it to exporter).
trade draft
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It's issued by the exporting company, which receives the money directly.
beneficiary
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the seller
policy
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an agreed plan of what to do
threats
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potential sources of danger
target
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a level or situation which you intend to achieve
core
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basic and most important
inflation
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a general, continuous increase in price
base rate
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the rate at which the central bank lends money to commercial banks
consume
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to spend money on goods and services
incentive
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encouragement or reason to do something
plant
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factories, and the machines and equipment in them
capital
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money invested in companies, to buy buildings, machinery, etc.
demand
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what people consume and how much they invest
labour
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work done by people employed by business
supply
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the quantity of goods and services offered for sale by companies
I find financial planning really interesting
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Planowanie finansowe wydaje mi się naprawdę interesujące
to strip out
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American lawmakers had striped investment banking out from commercial banking.
will definitely
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Our profits will definitely increase this year.
be bound to do something
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Small regional banks are bound to join together.
expect
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We expect all banks to invest substantially in their branch networks.
may well
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I may well decide to change banks.
will probably
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They'll probably move their call centre to India.
be likely to
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Universal banks are likely to spread.
perhaps
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Perhaps we need to hire more financial advisors.
might
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We might increase our commission charges.
be unlikely to
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E-banking is unlikely to decrease over the next 10 years.
improbable
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There could be a takeover, but I think it’s improbable.
can’t possibly
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Interest rates can’t possibly stay so low.
certainly won't
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We certainly won't reduce the size of our counselling area.
in order to do something
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They had done this in order to get investment banking business from these companies.
statutory
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according to a law or regulation
mandate
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authorization given to an organization to carry out specific responsibilities
compliance
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following rules and regulations
wholesale
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working with companies and institutions and not personal or retail customers
counterparties
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other institutions in an agreement, contract or transaction
supervision
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watching over people or an organization to makesure they are behaving correctly
mortgage
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is a loan to buy property.
Money you put in the bank is called a
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deposit
Money paid to a retired person is called a
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pension
Securities representing part-ownership of a company are called
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shares or stocks
The money invested in a business is its
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capital
Bonds
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are interest-paying securities issued by companies that need to borrow money
Takeover
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is when a company gains control of another one by buying its stocks.
Merger
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is when two formerly separate companies join together.
conglomerates
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groups of companies that havejoined together
depositors
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people who place money in bank accounts
deregulated
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abolished or ended rules and restrictions
fines
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sums of money paid as penalties for breaking the law
prohibited
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made it illegal to do something
regulation
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control of something by rules or laws
repealed
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cancelled or ended (a law)
underwriting
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guaranteeing to buy a company’s newly issued stocks if no one else does
to strip out
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to seperate
generally considered to be
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reputed to be
didn’t want to cause trouble for other people
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meant no harm
abig hierarchy of directors and managers
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an endless chain of command
special; different from other people
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a breed apart
extremely big
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vast
trend
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a general development or changeina situation or in people’s behaviour
income
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all the money received by a person during a particular period
assets
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anything of value owned by a business; for a bank, the loans it has made
liabilities
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money that a company will have to pay to someone else one day; fora bank, its deposits
lucrative
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profitable (describes an activity that makes a profit]
national income
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the money earned by a country’s people in a particular period
currency
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the money used ina particular country
direct debit
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iS an instruction to a bank to pay varying sums of money to another account on particular dates.
savings account
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pays interest but usually has limits as to how much money can be withdrawn during a certain period of time.
statement
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lists the recent debits and credits in a bank account.
overdraft
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is an arrangement allowing someone to borrow money by withdrawing more than they have deposited in their account, up to a certain limit.
current account
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pays no or little interest, but usually allows the holder to withdraw cash or pay cheques without any restrictions.
loan
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is an amount of money borrowed from a bank for a fixed period.
balance
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is the amount of maney in a bank account at a particular time.
standing order
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is an instruction to a bank to pay regular, fixed sums of money to another account.
staffing
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decisions on types and numbers of employees
ahead of the game
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in advance of competitors
drive future growth
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make business increase in the years to come
reshaping
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redesigning
invest substantially
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spend a lot of money on
a decade of under-investment
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ten years of insufficient spending
affluent
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wealthy
ask
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enquire
begin
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commence
buy
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purchase
get
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obtain
give
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provide
tell
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inform
EBIT
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the abbreviation for a company’s earnings before interest and taxes
portfolio
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allthe securities and financial assets held by a financial institution or an individual
credit rating
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anevaluation of a borrower’s ability to pay interest and pay back a loan in the future
collateral
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something of value that secures a loan or other credit; if the borrower cannot repay, the lender can sell it to pay off the loan
maturity
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the date on which a loan must be repaid, or the length of time until this date
margin
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the difference between the interest rate a lender pays and the rate it charges its borrowers
overhead costs
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the expenses of operating a business that are not directly related to individual products or services (e.g. electricity, telephones, administrative costs]
credit limit
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the maximum amount that a bank will lend to a customer
operating cash flow
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the money generated from a business’s normal activities
cost of funds
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the price (interest rate) that a financial institution must pay for the use of money
assets
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anything owned by a company — cash, buildings, machines, etc.
tax accounting
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calculating how much tax an individual or a company should pay — or trying to reduce this figure
auditing
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checking and evaluating financial records
cost accounting
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determining the unit cost of a manufactured product, including indirect costs
financial accounting
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keeping financial records and preparing financial statements
liabilities
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money that a company will have to pay to someone else — bills, debts, interest, taxes, etc.
bookkeeping
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recording transactions (purchases and sales] in ledgers
income
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the money that a company receives fram supplying goods or services
expediture
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the money that a company spends
management accounting
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the use of a company’s accounting data by its managers for planning and control
commission
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A charge for arranging a transaction (e.g. buying or selling securities)
fee
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A charge for a service performed by a bank
premiums
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Payments for an insurance policy
amortization
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Areduction in the value of an asset, charged againstprofits
net
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Adjective meaning after all deductions have been made
consolidated
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Adjective meaning for a whole group of companies
short-term
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Adjective meaning one year or less in financial statements
minority interests
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Part-ownership {less than 50%) of other companies
intangible assets
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Thingsof value that cannot be physically touched, such as reputation (goodwill), brand names and trademarks
shareholders equity
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The net worth of a company — the amount by which assets exceed liabilities
oversight
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supervision
sound
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in good condition
sterling
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the name of the British currency
remunerated
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paid
Letter of credit
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A method of payment for goods in which the buyer’s bank guarantees to pay a specified amount of money to the seller on presentation of specific documents, before a certain date and according to the International Chamber of Commerce rules.
Bill of exchange
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An order written by an exporter instructing an importer to pay a specified amount of money at a specified time
to digress
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to move off the subject and start talking about something else
minutes
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a written report distributed to participants after a meeting
any other business (AOB)
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often the last item in a meeting, when participants discuss issues not on the agenda
compromise
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a way of reaching agreement in which each side concedes or gives up something it wants
consensus
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the situation in which most or all of the people at a meeting agree about something
apologies for absence
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often the first item in a meeting, concerning people who cannot be present
turnover
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the total amount of money spent in a market
equity
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another word for stocks and shares
domestic
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belonging to one’s own country
speculators
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people who buy and sell things in the hope of making a profit
liquid
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easy to sell (to convert into cash)
fluctuations
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price changes

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