Finance

bankrupt	​without enough money to pay what you owe	The company will be soon bankrupt if we don't do something about this situation.	konkurssi
bottom line	the amount of money that is a profit or a loss after everything has been calculated	The bottom line for 2014 was a pre-tax profit of £85 million.	ratkaiseva tekijä
billfold	​a small flat folding case made of leather or plastic used for keeping paper money and credit cards in	He has a really expensive billfold made of leather.	lompakko
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
inherit	to receive money, property, etc. from somebody when they die	She inherited a fortune from her father.	periä
maintenance	money that somebody must pay regularly to their former wife, husband or partner, especially when they have had children together	He has to pay maintenance to his ex-wife.	elatusapu
wage	a regular amount of money that you earn, usually every week or every month, for work or services	Workers in these stores earn a good wage.	ansiotulo
social security	money that the government pays regularly to people who are poor, unemployed, sick, etc.	I live on social security.	sosiaaliturvajärjestelmä
donate	to give money, food, clothes, etc. to somebody/something, especially a charity	He donated thousands of pounds to charity.	lahjoittaa
broke	having no money	I'm always broke by the end of the month.	varaton

Business

acquisition	something that somebody buys to add to what they already own, usually something valuable	His latest acquisition is a racehorse.	hankinta
broker	a person who buys and sells things for other people	Ask advice from an insurance broker.	välittäjä
merge	to combine or make two or more things combine to form a single thing	The banks are set to merge next year.	yhdistyä
bid	an offer by a person or a company to pay a particular amount of money for something	At the auction, the highest bid for the picture was £200.	tarjous
contrast	an official written agreement	All employees have a written contract of employment.	sopimus
trade in	to give something used as part of the payment for something new	He traded in his old car for a new Mercedes.	vaihtaa
draft	a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form	I've made a rough draft of the letter.	luonnos
close	if a company, shop, etc. closes, or if you close it, it stops operating as a business	The hospital closed at the end of last year.	sulkea yritys
fall through	to not be completed, or not happen	Our plans fell through because of lack of money.
pressure	the act of trying to persuade or to force somebody to do something	We must bring pressure to bear on our government to reverse this decision.	painostaa

Working life

appointment	a formal arrangement to meet or visit somebody at a particular time, especially for a reason connected with their work	Do you have an appointment?	tapaaminen
postpone	to arrange for an event, etc. to take place at a later time or date than originally planned	We'll have to postpone the meeting until next week.	lykätä, siirtää
brainstorm	to all think about something at the same time, often in order to solve a problem or to create good ideas	Brainstorm as many ideas as possible.	ideapalaveri
quorum	​the smallest number of people who must be at a meeting before it can begin or decisions can be made	If a quorum is not present, the meeting must be adjourned.	päätösvalta
attendance	the number of people present at an organized event	There was an attendance of 42 at the meeting.	läsnäolo
breakout	taking place separately from the main meeting with a smaller number of people	a breakout session before the plenary	hajaantuminen
apology	information that you cannot go to a meeting or must leave early	The meeting started with apologies	pahoittelu
adjournment	a time when a meeting or an official process, especially a trial, is stopped for a period of time; the fact of stopping a meeting or an official process in this way	The judge granted us a short adjournment.	lykätä, siirtää myöhemmäksi
commence	​to begin to happen; to begin something	The company commenced operations in April.	aloittaa
agenda	a plan of things to be done, or problems to be addressed	Child poverty has been pushed off the agenda.	esityslista