German B2 Money & Shopping Vocabulary List
This is the complete German Money & Shopping vocabulary at B2 level — 92 words, each with its English translation, the article (der / die / das) and an example sentence. Search it, or download the whole list free as a CSV or an Anki flashcard deck.
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92 B2 · Money & Shopping words
| German word | English meaning | Heard in |
|---|---|---|
| die Abgabe | tax/levy | — |
| der Abnehmer | buyer / customer | — |
| die Abschreibung | depreciation/write-off | — |
| der Aktienhandel | stock trading | — |
| der Aktienkurs | a stock price | — |
| an Wert | in value | — |
| Angebot und Nachfrage | supply and demand | — |
| der Anleger | an investor (wenig benutzt) | — |
| die Anleihe | bond | — |
| die Anwaltsgebühr | attorney fees | — |
| die Armut | poverty | — |
| die Armutsgrenze | the poverty line | — |
| auf Lager | in stock | — |
| die Ausgaben | expenditures / expenses / spending | — |
| das Auslaufmodell | a discontinued model | — |
| begleichen | to settle / clear off | — |
| die Bestandsaufnahme | stocktaking / inventory | — |
| die Bestechung | a bribe / bribery | — |
| das Bestechungsgeld | bribe | — |
| die Beteiligung | stake / shareholding / participation | — |
| der Betrug | fraud/deception | — |
| die Bewilligung | appropriation / authorization / grant | — |
| die Börse | the stock exchange | — |
| der Börsenkurs | stock price | — |
| das Budget | budget | — |
| der Cashflow | cash flow | — |
| das Darlehen | loan | — |
| der Edelstein | gem / jewel / precious stone | — |
| das Eigenkapital | equity/own capital | — |
| das Eigentum | ownership | — |
| die Einfuhr | an import | — |
| der Einkäufermarkt | a buyers market | — |
| die Einnahmen | income / revenue / receipts | — |
| die Eisenwaren | hardware | — |
| ergattern | to get ahold of | — |
| der Erlös | proceeds | — |
| der Ersatz | compensation/replacement | — |
| exportieren | to export | — |
| die Gegenleistung | quid pro quo / compensation a favor for a favor | — |
| die Geldbuße | a fine / penalty | — |
| die Geldstrafe | fine / monetary penalty | — |
| die Geldwäsche | money laundering | — |
| die Gewährleistung | warranty / guarantee | — |
| hochwertig | high quality / high grade | — |
| die Hypothek | a mortgage | — |
| der Immobilienpreise | real estate prices | — |
| importieren | to import | — |
| die Insolvenz | insolvency/bankruptcy | — |
| der Investor | an investor | — |
| das Kapital | capital | — |
| der Kassenbestand | cash on hand | — |
| die Kaution | deposit / bail | — |
| die Knappheit | shortage / scarcity | — |
| Konkurs anmelden | to file for bankrupcy | — |
| das Kopfgeld | a bounty | — |
| die Kreditkartenschulden | credit card debts | — |
| die Kreditlinie | credit line | — |
| die Kundenerfahrung | customer experience | — |
| die Kunstauktion | art auction | — |
| der Kupon | coupon | — |
| die Liquidität | liquidity | — |
| die Lizensierung | licensing | — |
| das Lösegeld | ransom (money) | — |
| die Maßanfertigung | a custom made piece | — |
| der Nachlass | an estate / discount = what someone leaves behind after they die = alles, was ein Verstorbener an Gütern [und Verpflichtungen] hinterlässt | — |
| das Rating | credit rating | — |
| der Raub | robbery | — |
| das Rentenkonto | a retirement account | — |
| die Reparation | reparation / compensation payment | — |
| die Rückstellung | provision/reserve | — |
| der Schadensersatz | damages/indemnification | — |
| schnorren | to scrounge | — |
| schuldenfrei | debt free | — |
| der Schuldner | debtor | — |
| der Schuldschein | promissory note | — |
| die Steuerhinterziehung | tax evasion | — |
| die Steuern | taxes | — |
| stibitzen | to pinch / pilfer / swipe | — |
| der Tauschhandel | barter | — |
| der Verbraucher | consumer | — |
| die Vergünstigung | perk / privilege | — |
| der Verkaufsschlager | best seller / big seller | — |
| der Verschleiß | wear and tear | — |
| die Verschuldung | indebtedness | — |
| das Volumen | volume | — |
| die Warenrücksendung | a return (e.g., sending an item back to Amazon) | — |
| das Wasserzeichen | a watermark | — |
| wirtschaftlich | economical | — |
| der Zinssatz | an interest rate / lending rate | — |
| der Zulauf | popularity / demand | — |
| der Zuschuss | a grant / subsidy / contribution | — |
| der Zwischenhändler | a middleman | — |
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