Aihepiiri 5 (Work and business)
Money
Aggregate | a total number or amount made up of smaller amounts that are collected together. | The three smaller parties gained an aggregate of 25 per cent of the vote. | Kokonaissumma |
Alimony | the money that a court orders somebody to pay regularly to their former wife, husband or partner when the marriage or civil union is ended | He has to pay alimony to his ex-wife. | Elatusapu |
Arrears | money that somebody owes that they have not paid at the right time. | I have alot of arrears. | maksamattomat velat |
Billfold | a small flat folding case made of leather or plastic used for keeping paper money and credit cards in. | I should buy a new billfold. | Lompakko |
Bribe | a sum of money or something valuable that you give or offer to somebody to persuade them to help you, especially by doing something dishonest. | She had been offered a $50 000 bribe to drop the charges. | Lahjus |
Capital | wealth or property that is owned by a business or a person and can be invested or used to start a business. | He had various ideas on how to raise capital for the project. | Pääoma |
Contingency | an event that may or may not happen; the fact that events are not certain. | We must consider all possible contingencies. | Mahdollisuus. |
Deposit | a sum of money that is paid into a bank account. | Deposits can be made at any branch. | Tallettaa |
Sterling | the money system of the UK, based on the pound. | You can be paid in pounds sterling or American dollars. | Punta |
Payor | a person who pays or who has to pay for something; a payer | Benefits of the system for both payor and payee include the elimination of postage and handling costs. | Maksaja |
Business
Acquisition | something that somebody buys to add to what they already own, usually something valuable. | His latest acquisition is a racehorse. | Hankinta |
Audit | an official examination of business and financial records to see that they are true and correct. | Let's do a tax audit. | Tarkastus |
Chairman | the person in charge of a meeting, who tells people when they can speak, etc. | Sir Herbert took it upon himself to act as chairman. | Puheenjohtaja |
Clerk | a person whose job is to keep the records or accounts and do other routine duties in an office, shop, etc. | I used to work as an office clerk. | Kirjuri |
Commerce | trade, especially between countries; the buying and selling of goods and services. | Leaders of industry and commerce met at the summit in Paris. | Kaupankäynti |
Commodity | a product or a raw material that can be bought and sold. | Crude oil is the world's most important commodity. | Tuote |
Deficit | the amount by which money spent or owed is greater than money earned in a particular period of time. | The trade balance has been in deficit for the past five years. | Alijäämä |
Embargo | an official order that bans trade with another country. | The United State's embargo against trade with North Korea has created tension between the two countries. | Kauppasaarto |
Entrepreneur | a person who makes money by starting or running businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks. | A creative entrepreneur, he was continually dreaming up new projects. | Yrittäjä |
Syndicate | a group of people or companies who work together and help each other in order to achieve a particular aim. | His father owns and runs an international media syndicate. | Liitto |
Working life
Absentee | a person who is not at a place where they were expected to be. | There were 10 sick absentees that day. | Poissaolija |
Attendance | the act of being present at a place, for example at school. | Attendance at these lectures is not compulsory. | Läsnäolo |
Commission | an amount of money that is paid to somebody for selling goods and that increases with the amount of goods that are sold. | He earned £2 000 in commission last month. | Provisiopalkka |
Department | a section of a large organization such as a government, business, university, etc. | He is a lecturer in the department of psychology at Trinity College, Dublin. | Laitos |
Industry | he people and activities involved in producing a particular thing, or in providing a particular service. | She later worked in the banking industry. | Ala |
Internship | a period of time during which a student or new graduate gets practical experience in a job, for example during the summer holiday. | A particularly interesting internship can make your CV stand out from the crowd. | Työharjoittelu |
Pension | an amount of money paid regularly by a government or company to somebody who has retired from work. | The party promised to increase the basic state pension by £15 a week. | Eläke |
Quorum | the smallest number of people who must be at a meeting before it can begin or decisions can be made. | I’m afraid we don’t have a quorum. | Päätösvalta |
Sacking | an act of sacking somebody (= dismissing them from their job) | A council chief faced calls for his sacking yesterday over allegations that he had accepted bribes. | Irtisanominen |
Vacancy | a job that is available for somebody to do. | Her going on maternity leave will create a temporary vacancy. | Avoin työpaikka |