| accountant |
a person whose job is to keep or check financial accounts |
We talked to the company’s chief accountant. |
kirjanpitäjä, tilintarkastaja |
| annual |
happening or done once every year |
an annual meeting |
jokavuotinen |
| aggregate |
a total number or amount made up of smaller amounts that are collected together |
a record aggregate of 285 points |
kokonaismäärä |
| backing |
help and support from somebody to do something; financial support for something |
They have won financial backing from the EU. |
tuki |
| bankrupt |
without enough money to pay what you owe |
The company was declared bankrupt in the High Court |
konkurssi |
| budget |
the money that is available to a person or an organization and a plan of how it will be spent over a period of time |
an annual budget of 10 million euros |
budjetti |
| broke |
having no money |
I'm always broke by the end of the month |
rahaton, persaukinen |
| capitalism |
an economic system in which a country’s businesses and industry are controlled and run for profit by private owners rather than by the government |
the growth of industrial capitalism in the West |
kapitalismi |
| cheque |
a printed form that you can write on and sign as a way of paying for something instead of using money |
Shall I make the cheque out to you? |
sekki |
| central bank |
a national bank that does business with the government and other banks, and issues the country’s coins and paper money |
The central bank has put up interest rates. |
keskuspankki |
| dealing |
business activities; the relations that you have with somebody in business |
I knew nothing of his business dealings |
kaupanteko |
| deposit |
a sum of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment |
All deposits are non-refundable |
ennakkomaksu |
| entrepreneur-ship |
the activity of making money by starting or running businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks; the ability to do this |
The reforms are designed to encourage entrepreneurship and promote business and investment |
yrittäjyys |
| equity |
the value of a company’s shares |
He plans to raise the company’s return on equity to 15% |
pääoma |
| free enterprise |
an economic system in which private businesses compete with each other without much government control |
|
yrittäjänvapaus |
| hard currency |
money that is easy to exchange for money from another country, because it is not likely to lose its value |
The hotel insisted that we pay in hard currency |
kova valuutta (arvo ei laske) |
| industrialism |
an economic and social system based on industry |
|
teollistuminen |
| lend |
to give money to somebody on condition that they pay it back over a period of time and pay interest on it |
The bank lends money at very cheap rates |
lainata |
| macroeconomy |
the study of large economic systems, such as those of whole countries or areas of the world |
|
makrotalous |
| monopoly |
the complete control of trade in particular goods or the supply of a particular service; a type of goods or a service that is controlled in this way |
Electricity, gas and water were considered to be natural monopolies |
monopoli, yksinoikeus |
| penalty |
a punishment for breaking a law, rule or contract |
The penalty for travelling without a ticket is 200 euros |
korvaus, sakko |
| analyst |
a person whose job involves examining facts or materials in order to give an opinion on them |
City analysts forecast huge profits this year |
analyytikko |
| barber |
a person whose job is to cut men’s hair and sometimes to shave them
|
|
parturi |
| bartender |
a person who works in a bar, serving drinks |
|
baarimikko |
| CEO |
the person with the highest rank in a business company (the abbreviation for ‘chief executive officer’) |
|
toimitusjohtaja |
| chimney sweep |
a person whose job is to clean the inside of chimneys |
|
nuohooja, nokikolari |
| developer |
a person or company that buys land or buildings in order to build new houses, shops, etc., or to improve the old ones, and makes a profit from doing this |
property developers |
rakentaja |
| executioner |
a person whose job or role is to kill people as a punishment, especially a public official who executes criminals |
|
pyöveli, teloittaja |
| freelance |
earning money by selling your work or services to several different organizations rather than being employed by one particular organization |
a freelance journalist |
työskennellä eri työnantajien palveluksessa ilman vakinaista työsuhdetta |
| janitor |
a person whose job is to take care of a building such as a school or a block of flats or an apartment building |
|
talonmies |
| convene |
convene something to arrange for people to come together for a formal meeting |
They decided to convene an extraordinary general meeting |
kokontua, kutsua koolle |
| danger money |
extra pay for doing work that is dangerous |
|
vaarallisuuslisä |
| gruelling |
very difficult and making you very tired, needing great effort for a long time |
I've had a gruelling day |
uuvuttava |
| job description |
a written description of the exact work and responsibilities of a job |
There was no mention of any cleaning in my job description. |
työnkuva |
| menial |
not considered important; not needing special skills and often boring or badly paid |
menial tasks like cleaning the floor |
yksinkertainen, vähäpätöinen |
