Financial English-German Glossary

Financial English-German Glossary

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Financial English-German Glossary

Finanziell Englisch–Deutsch Glossar

Accountant – Buchhalter

Accounting –Buchhaltung

Administration – Betriebswirtschaft

Bank – Bank

Banking – Bankwesen

Bond – Verzinsliches Wertpapier

Bookkeeper – Buchhalter

Business – Geschäft

Buy – Kaufen

Capital – Kapital

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) – Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Commerce – Handel

Comptroller, Financial Controller – Auditor

Corporation – Gesellschaft

Debt – Schuld

Dividends – Dividenden

Economics – Ökonomie

Economist – Wirtschaftswissenschaftler (auch Ökonom)

FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) – Ausländische Direktinvestitionen

Finance – Finanzen

Goodwill – Geschäfts- oder Firmenwert

Industry – Industrie

Interest – Zins

Investment – Anlage

Investor – Anleger

Loss – Ausfalll

Management – Unternehmensführung

Manufacturer – Fabrikant

Merchandiser – Kaufmann

Money – Geld

Mortgage – Hypothek

Nonprofit Organization – Non-Profit-Organisation (NPO)

Organization – Organisation

Pay – Bezahlen

Portfolio – Aktentasche

Production – Produktion

Profit – Gewinn

Refinancing – Refinanzierung

Sell – Verkaufen

Shares, Stocks – Aktien

Stock Broker – Börsenmakler

Store, Shop – Laden

Tax – Steuer, Besteuerung

Trader –Händler

The basic financial accounting equation:

A = E + L or Assets = Equity + Liabilities

Die grundlegende Finanzbuchhaltung Gleichung:

A = E + P oder Aktiva = Eigenkapital + Passiva

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