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English-German Glossary
and Phrasebook S-Z

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Also see: Im Büro, a glossary of
items found in a typical office.

The following dictionary is an annotated English-to-German glossary of words and expressions that are likely to be encountered in business situations in Austria, Germany, or Switzerland.

Abbreviations Used: acc. accusative, adj. adjective, Br. British English, dat. dative, econ. economics, exch. stock exchange, f. feminine, fin. finance, financial, m. masculine, n. noun, pl. plural, v. verb

S

secondary adj. sekundär

secondary transaction n. die Sekundärtransaktion

shadow economy die Schattenwirtschaft (-en)

social market economy die Sozialmarktwirtschaft

Post-war German economic philosophy developed by Ludwig Erhard and Alfred Müller-Armack under which free competition has priority over central planning. The latter is only used to promote social economic benefits.

speculation die Spekulation (-en)

speculator fin. der Spekulant (-en)

stock exchange/market die Börse (-n)

subsidiary die Tochtergesellschaft (-en)

T

tax die Steuer (-n)

Caution! Das Steuer means steering wheel, tiller or helm.

taxable steuerbar

tax assessment der Steuerbescheid
tax consultant der Steuerberater/die Steuerberaterin
tax evasion der Steuerbetrug

ticker fin. der Ticker (-)

title (person) der Titel (-)
title (legal doc.) die Eigentumsurkunde (-n)

trade v. handeln, (aus)tauschen (exchange)

trade, barter n. das Tauschgeschäft, der Tauschhandel

trade, trading n. der Handel, die Geschäfte pl.
   hotel trade das Hotelgewerbe
   hotel trade, branch die Hotelbranche

Der Messeturm in Frankfurt.
Foto © H. Flippo

trade fair die Messe (-n)
Trade Fair Tower der Messeturm (in Frankfurt)
   See photo on right
trade paper die Fachzeitschrift (-en), das Fachblatt
trade school die Berufsschule (-n)
trade union die Gewerkschaft (-en)
trade war der Handelskrieg

trader der Händler/die Händlerin
   day trader der Tageshändler

trading floor das Börsenparkett
trading loss der Betriebsverlust (-e)
trading partner der Handelspartner/die Handelspartnerin
trading results das Betriebsergebnis

transaction n. die Transaktion

type v. tippen

typing n. das Tippen
typing error n. der Tippfehler (-)

   Also see: Im Büro, a glossary of items found in a typical office.

V

value der Wert (-e)

venture capital n. das Beteiligungskapital, das Risikokapital

volatility die Volatilität

W

welfare fin. die Sozialhilfe

Also see: Im Büro, a glossary of items found in a typical office.

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