German B2 — Upper-Intermediate Vocabulary
92 B2 words in “Money & Shopping”.
Work in progress. The B2 list is curated and still growing — new words are added regularly. Because B2 and C1 have no official fixed word list, levels here are graded automatically, so a word can occasionally sit a level either way.
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92 B2 words in “Money & Shopping”
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| 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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machine · engine · device
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