German C1 Money & Shopping Vocabulary List
This is the complete German Money & Shopping vocabulary at C1 level — 202 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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202 C1 · Money & Shopping words
| German word | English meaning | Heard in |
|---|---|---|
| die Abfindung | compensation payment | — |
| abgelten | to compensate / wipe out | — |
| abrechnen | to settle up | — |
| die Abwertung | devaluation | — |
| der Aktienindex | stock market index | — |
| der Aktienmarkt | stock market | — |
| die Akzeptanz | acceptance | — |
| die Amortisation | amortization | — |
| die Arbitrage | arbitrage | — |
| aufbringen | to afford | — |
| die Aufrechnung | setoff/counterclaim | — |
| aufstocken | to stock up | — |
| ausloben | to offer as a prize / reward | — |
| der Außenhandel | foreign trade | — |
| auszahlen | payment | — |
| das Bankguthaben | account balance | — |
| die Bankrotterklärung | bankruptcy declaration | — |
| bargeldlos | cashless | — |
| der Basiszins | base rate/prime rate | — |
| belasten | charge | — |
| bereichern | to enrich | — |
| betucht | well-heeled / well-to-do | — |
| bezuschussen | to subsidize | — |
| die Blockchain | blockchain | — |
| die Bonität | creditworthiness | — |
| die Bonitätsauskunft | a credit report | — |
| das Bonitätsrating | credit rating | — |
| borgen | to borrow | — |
| der Börsencrash | stock market crash | — |
| die Börsenkapitalisierung | market capitalization | — |
| der Debitor | debtor | — |
| die Deckung | cover | — |
| das Defizit | shortage | — |
| das Derivat | derivative | — |
| die Diversifikation | diversification | — |
| die Dividende | dividend | — |
| die Dividendenrendite | dividend yield | — |
| durchstehen | to endure | — |
| die Eigenkapitalquote | equity ratio | — |
| die Einkommenseinbuße | income loss | — |
| einkommensschwach | low income | — |
| einkommensstark | high income | — |
| die Einlage | deposit | — |
| der Emittent | issuer | — |
| entschädigen | compensate | — |
| erholsam | relaxing | — |
| erstehen | to arise | — |
| der Ertrag | profit | — |
| der Fehlbetrag | shortfall / deficit | — |
| feilbieten | to offer for sale / peddle | — |
| das Finanzamt | tax office | — |
| die Finanzierung | financing | — |
| die Finanzkrise | financial crisis | — |
| der Finanzmarkt | financial market | — |
| finanzschwach | financially weak | — |
| der Fiskus | tax authority/treasury | — |
| der Fonds | a fund / government bond | — |
| die Geldentwertung | inflation | — |
| geldwert | worth | — |
| geschmackvoll | tasteful | — |
| gewinnbringend | profitable | — |
| der Goldstandard | gold standard | — |
| der Groschen | a groschen / penny / cent = a small coin | — |
| das Guthaben | balance | — |
| die Habseligkeit | belongings / possessions | — |
| die Handelsbilanz | balance of trade | — |
| handhabbar | usable | — |
| das Haushaltsdefizit | budget deficit | — |
| das Haushaltsgesetz | budget law | — |
| die Haushaltskonsolidierung | budget consolidation | — |
| hausieren | to peddle / hawk von Haus zu Haus gehen und Waren zum Verkauf anbieten | — |
| das Hedging | hedging | — |
| horrend | horrendous / horrific | — |
| der Immobilienmarkt | real estate market | — |
| das Inkasso | collection agency | — |
| das Inkassobüro | debt collection agency | — |
| das Inkassounternehmen | collection agency | — |
| das Investitionsvolumen | investment volume | — |
| der Kapitalertragsteuer | capital gains tax | — |
| der Kapitalismus | capitalism | — |
| der Kapitalmarkt | capital market | — |
| die Kaufkraft | purchasing power | — |
| kaufmännisch | commercial | — |
| der Kaufpreis | purchase price | — |
| konkurrenzfähig | competitive | — |
| der Konkurs | bankruptcy / insolvency | — |
| die Konsumgüterindustrie | consumer goods industry | — |
| kostspielig | expensive | — |
| die Kreditvergabe | credit extension / lending | — |
| kreditwürdig | creditworthy | — |
| die Kreditwürdigkeit | creditworthiness | — |
| das Krisenmanagement | crisis management | — |
| leistungsfähig | high-performance | — |
| der Marktanteil | market share | — |
| die Markteinführung | market introduction | — |
| marktfähig | marketable | — |
| die Marktforschung | market research | — |
| die Marktkapitalisierung | market capitalization | — |
| das Monopol | monopoly | — |
| die Monopoly | monopoly | — |
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