Business English 4 Vocabulary
Professional English in Use by Ian MacKenzie
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Engels Nederlands Omschrijving
Hedge fund Besloten Investment that can make a big profit
beleggingsfonds voor but has a large risk
risicovolle belegging
voor effecten
Pool Samenvoegen Combine your money with money from
others for shared use
Hedging Indekken tegen Protect against risks by buying futures or
risico’s options
Gearing / leverage Hefboomwerking The amount a company has borrowed
compared to its share capital
Positions Investeringen Investments
Take a long position - To buy securities that people believe will
increase in value and they become the
owner
Take a short position - To sell securities that people believe will
decrease before they are the owner
Arbitrage Arbitrage Buying securities in one place and sell
them in another place where you can get
a higher price at the same time
Price differences Prijsverschillen When prices aren’t the same
Arbitrageur Arbitrageant A person who makes money using
arbitrage
Structured products Gestructureerder Customized over-the-counter financial
producten instruments
Customized Aangepast Made to the buyer’s needs
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Engels Nederlands
To rise / a rise Stijgen
To grow / a growth Groeien
To improve / an improvement Verbeteren
To increase / an increase Toenemen
To climb Klimmen
To get better Herstellen
To fall / a fall Vallen
To decrease / a decrease Afnemen
To deteriorate / a deterioration Verslechteren
To decline / a decline Afnemen
To drop / a drop Vallen
To get worse Slechter worden
Considerable / considerably Aanzienlijk
Dramatic / dramatically Dramatisch
Sharp / sharply Scherp
Significant / significantly Significant
Substantial / substantially Aanzienlijk
Moderate / moderately Matig
Slight / slightly Gering
Abrupt / abruptly Abrupt
Quick / quickly Snel
Rapid / rapidly Spoedig
Sudden / suddenly Plotseling
Slow / slowly Langzaam
Gradual / gradually Geleidelijk
Steady / steadily Stabiel
To peak Pieken
To top out Uit te toppen
To reach a peak Top bereiken
To reach a maximum Maximum bereiken
To remain stable Stabiel blijven
To stabilize Stabiliseren
To remain constant Constant blijven
To level off Afvlakken
To hit bottom Bodem bereiken
To bottom out Uitbodemen
To reach a low point Laag punt bereiken
To fluctuate Fluctueren
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Engels Nederlands Omschrijving
Merger Fusie Two or more companies join together to
make a bigger company
Takeover / Aankoop A company gets control of another
acquisition company by buying enough of their
shares
Takeover bid Overnamebod An offer to take control of a company by
buying enough of their shares
Raid Overname van een bedrijfs An attempt to takeover another
company by buying enough shares
Mergers and Afdelingen voor fusies en Departments that advise companies
acquisitions overnames involved in merger and acquisition
departments
Joint venture Gezamenlijke onderneming Two or more companies work together
Friendly bid Vriendelijk bid An offer to buy another company that
isn’t opposed by the directors of the
company that the offer is for
Friendly Vriendelijke overname If the directors accept the friendly bid
takeover
Hostile bid Vijandig bid An offer to buy another company whose
owners doesn’t want to sell it
Hostile Vijandige overname If the hostile bid is succesful
takeover
White knight Witte ridder A person/company that buys shares in a
company to prevent someone else to
take control of the company
Poison pill Vergifpil Something that makes a company less
attractive to a company that wants to
buy it
Horizontal Horizontale integratie When a company buys another company
integration that has the same activities
Vertical Verticale integratie When a company buys another company
integration that supplies it with goods in order to
get control of all the processes of
production
Backward Achterwaartse integratie When a company controls the supply of
integration goods it needs by buying the company
that supplies them
Forward Voorwaartse integratie When a company buys a company that it
integration supplies to
Diversification Diversificatie The process to start making new
products
Professional English in Use by Ian MacKenzie
Hoofdstuk 37
Engels Nederlands Omschrijving
Hedge fund Besloten Investment that can make a big profit
beleggingsfonds voor but has a large risk
risicovolle belegging
voor effecten
Pool Samenvoegen Combine your money with money from
others for shared use
Hedging Indekken tegen Protect against risks by buying futures or
risico’s options
Gearing / leverage Hefboomwerking The amount a company has borrowed
compared to its share capital
Positions Investeringen Investments
Take a long position - To buy securities that people believe will
increase in value and they become the
owner
Take a short position - To sell securities that people believe will
decrease before they are the owner
Arbitrage Arbitrage Buying securities in one place and sell
them in another place where you can get
a higher price at the same time
Price differences Prijsverschillen When prices aren’t the same
Arbitrageur Arbitrageant A person who makes money using
arbitrage
Structured products Gestructureerder Customized over-the-counter financial
producten instruments
Customized Aangepast Made to the buyer’s needs
,Hoofdstuk 38
Engels Nederlands
To rise / a rise Stijgen
To grow / a growth Groeien
To improve / an improvement Verbeteren
To increase / an increase Toenemen
To climb Klimmen
To get better Herstellen
To fall / a fall Vallen
To decrease / a decrease Afnemen
To deteriorate / a deterioration Verslechteren
To decline / a decline Afnemen
To drop / a drop Vallen
To get worse Slechter worden
Considerable / considerably Aanzienlijk
Dramatic / dramatically Dramatisch
Sharp / sharply Scherp
Significant / significantly Significant
Substantial / substantially Aanzienlijk
Moderate / moderately Matig
Slight / slightly Gering
Abrupt / abruptly Abrupt
Quick / quickly Snel
Rapid / rapidly Spoedig
Sudden / suddenly Plotseling
Slow / slowly Langzaam
Gradual / gradually Geleidelijk
Steady / steadily Stabiel
To peak Pieken
To top out Uit te toppen
To reach a peak Top bereiken
To reach a maximum Maximum bereiken
To remain stable Stabiel blijven
To stabilize Stabiliseren
To remain constant Constant blijven
To level off Afvlakken
To hit bottom Bodem bereiken
To bottom out Uitbodemen
To reach a low point Laag punt bereiken
To fluctuate Fluctueren
, Hoofdstuk 39
Engels Nederlands Omschrijving
Merger Fusie Two or more companies join together to
make a bigger company
Takeover / Aankoop A company gets control of another
acquisition company by buying enough of their
shares
Takeover bid Overnamebod An offer to take control of a company by
buying enough of their shares
Raid Overname van een bedrijfs An attempt to takeover another
company by buying enough shares
Mergers and Afdelingen voor fusies en Departments that advise companies
acquisitions overnames involved in merger and acquisition
departments
Joint venture Gezamenlijke onderneming Two or more companies work together
Friendly bid Vriendelijk bid An offer to buy another company that
isn’t opposed by the directors of the
company that the offer is for
Friendly Vriendelijke overname If the directors accept the friendly bid
takeover
Hostile bid Vijandig bid An offer to buy another company whose
owners doesn’t want to sell it
Hostile Vijandige overname If the hostile bid is succesful
takeover
White knight Witte ridder A person/company that buys shares in a
company to prevent someone else to
take control of the company
Poison pill Vergifpil Something that makes a company less
attractive to a company that wants to
buy it
Horizontal Horizontale integratie When a company buys another company
integration that has the same activities
Vertical Verticale integratie When a company buys another company
integration that supplies it with goods in order to
get control of all the processes of
production
Backward Achterwaartse integratie When a company controls the supply of
integration goods it needs by buying the company
that supplies them
Forward Voorwaartse integratie When a company buys a company that it
integration supplies to
Diversification Diversificatie The process to start making new
products
