German C1 — Advanced Vocabulary
48 C1 words in “Money & Shopping”.
Work in progress. The C1 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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48 C1 words in “Money & Shopping”
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| abgelten | to compensate / wipe out |
| die Amortisation | amortization |
| die Arbitrage | arbitrage |
| die Aufrechnung | setoff/counterclaim |
| ausloben | to offer as a prize / reward |
| der Basiszins | base rate/prime rate |
| betucht | well-heeled / well-to-do |
| die Blockchain | blockchain |
| die Bonität | creditworthiness |
| die Bonitätsauskunft | a credit report |
| das Bonitätsrating | credit rating |
| das Derivat | derivative |
| die Diversifikation | diversification |
| der Emittent | issuer |
| der Fehlbetrag | shortfall / deficit |
| feilbieten | to offer for sale / peddle |
| der Fiskus | tax authority/treasury |
| der Fonds | a fund / government bond |
| der Groschen | a groschen / penny / cent = a small coin |
| die Habseligkeit | belongings / possessions |
| das Haushaltsgesetz | budget law |
| hausieren | to peddle / hawk von Haus zu Haus gehen und Waren zum Verkauf anbieten |
| das Hedging | hedging |
| horrend | horrendous / horrific |
| das Inkassobüro | debt collection agency |
| der Kapitalertragsteuer | capital gains tax |
| der Konkurs | bankruptcy / insolvency |
| die Kreditvergabe | credit extension / lending |
| die Kreditwürdigkeit | creditworthiness |
| die Marktkapitalisierung | market capitalization |
| die Platzierung | placement / issuance |
| das Portfolio | portfolio |
| quittieren | to acknowledge / give a receipt for (wenig benutzt) |
| die Rendite | a return (on capital) / yield |
| der Renditeaufschlag | yield spread |
| die Risikoprämie | risk premium |
| der Scheffel | a bushel |
| das Schmiergeld | a bribe / graft (wenig benutzt) |
| das Schuldverhältnis | legal obligation / debt relationship |
| die Solvenz | solvency |
| die Spekulation | speculation |
| die Steuerfreiheit | tax exemption |
| die Steueroptimierung | tax optimization |
| taxieren | to appraise / estimate / value |
| tilgen | to pay off / redeem / erase |
| die Tributverpflichtung | tributary obligation / tribute payment |
| die Umlaufrendite | current yield |
| die Volatilität | volatility |
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und sie haben es in dieser Maschine gezüchtet
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machine · in context
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machine · engine · device
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