Basic Business English

Coined money (coins) Folding money (banknotes) Foreign currency Funny money

Money

Money spinner Money bag Money laundering Hot money Smart money Seed money

Can you guess the meaning of:

What is the difference between lending money and borrowing money?

Lend v. borrow

lend – posuditi nekomuborrow – posuditi od nekoga

Can I ___________ some money from you? Are you joking? I _________ you some money

last week!

You can…

earninheritsaveraise

money

How can you get money?

Earn - zaraditiInherit - naslijeditiSave – uštedjeti

Raise - prikupiti

What is the difference between: Salary Pay Wages Fee Income Damages Reward Scholarship

Money you can get…

Bill Fine Toll Tax Tuition fee Contributions

Money you have to give…

fine, fee, bill, charges, damages, salary, wages, income, check

There will be an increase in postal and telephone ________. Have you seen our telephone _______ this month? John got $2,000 in _________ from the bus company he had

sued. He waved to the waiter to get the _____. She paid a $1,000 _____ for _____ tax evasion. There is a difference in ______ between a manager and an

employee. My lawyer’s __________ was higher than I expected. He lives on occasional daily ___________.

Fill in the blanks with the words below:

There will be an increase in postal and telephone CHARGES.

Have you seen our telephone BILL this month? John got $2,000 in DAMAGES from the bus

company he had sued. He waved to the waiter to get the CHECK. She paid a $1,000 FINE for INCOME tax evasion. There is a difference in SALARY between a

manager and an employee. My lawyer’s FEE was higher than I expected. He lives on occasional daily WAGES.

What is the difference between: Account Bill Invoice Receipt

„Račun”

Current account – tekući račun Joint account – zajednički račun Foreign-exchange (currency) account –

devizni račun Transfer account – žiro račun

Bank account

From the Constitution: Every employee has the right to fair

remuneration.

Can you guess the meaning of the word remuneration?

Remuneration

job, business, vocation, profession, work, labour I would like my son to take over the ___________

when I retire. After school, I got a ________ in a bank. He was sentenced to three years of hard

________. He is the best there is in the medical _________. I finish _______ at 4. I always knew nursing was my _____________.

Complete the following with the words below:

I would like my son to take over the BUSINESS when I retire.

After school, I got a JOB in a bank. He was sentenced to three years of hard

LABOUR. He is the best there is in the medical

PROFESSION. I finish WORK at 4. I always knew nursing was my VOCATION.

Company shares are listed or quoted on the S_________ market or E__________.

A person who owns shares in a company is called a S________________.

If you want to buy or sell shares, you need the services of a B_________ (D________).

Shares

Company shares are listed or quoted on the STOCK market or EXCHANGE.

A person who owns shares in a company is called a SHAREHOLDER.

If you want to buy or sell shares, you need the services of a BROKER (DEALER).

When prices reach record levels reflecting high economic G___________, we talk about a B__________ on the stock market.

A period with little or negative growth is a R____________ (or a S_________).

Stock market

When prices reach record levels reflecting high economic GROWTH, we talk about a BOOM on the stock market.

A period with little or negative growth is a RECESSION (or a SLUMP).

GDP - Gross domestic product The total value of all the goods it has

produced and the service it had provided in a particular year.

GDP

The activities of managing companies and starting new ones is called E_____________. The people involved in it are E_________________.

Unsuccessful companies may go out of business or B______________.

Companies

The activities of managing companies and starting new ones is called ENTERPRISE. The people involved in it are ENTREPRENEURS.

Unsuccessful companies may go out of business or BANKRUPT.

When a government or comany borows money from investors, the certificates it issues to them are called B__________.

If you pledge something as a S____________ for a loan, you promise to give it to the person who lends you money if you fail to pay it back.

Complete the following:

When a government or comany borows money from investors, the certificates it issues to them are called BONDS.

If you pledge something as a SECURITY for a loan, you promise to give it to the person who lends you money if you fail to pay it back.

The financial district of London is The C______, which corresponds to W_______ ________ in New York.

Financial districts

The financial district of London is The CITY, which corresponds to WALL STREET in New York.

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