Subject specific words A-M
Behaviour or activities that make people believe that a company is doing more to protect the environment than it really is.
Greenwashing
An amount of something that you allow for, if there is a possible mistake in calculations.
margin of error
Discussions between people or groups, in order to reach agreement on something such as prices, wages, working conditions, etc.
To bargain, bargaining
The condition of being successful, healthy or thriving; good fortune, well-being, but most often in regards to financial wealth.
prosperity (noun), prosperous (adj.)
Who is Germany's federal minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action?
Katherina Reiche
A sum of money or something valuable that you give or offer to somebody to persuade them to help you, especially by doing something dishonest or illegal.
Bribe
This refers to jobs or workers of an administrative, managerial, or clerical nature; rather than physical or manual work.
*White-collar
This word means that evidence or information is grounded in practical experience, experiments, observation or data, rather than just theories or beliefs alone.
empirical
This word means to not include something or to fail to do something, either by mistake or intentionally.
to omit, omitting
What is Germany's top export?
Cars and car parts.
This accounted for ca. €279 billion in 2024, about 17% of all exports.
(according to Statista & destatis.de -- 2025 figures are not published yet)
This is a special measure of inflation that excludes items having volatile prices (such as fuel and food) from the price index being used.
core inflation
Small business expenses that you first pay yourself. Sometimes, the employer will pay you back later for these.
*Out-of-pocket expenses
To make something worse, especially of a problem or disease.
to exacerbate, exacerbating
This is the act of giving official approval to a law, plan, decision, or similar, but without considering it carefully or properly.
to rubber stamp
Millennials are considered to have be born between what years?
From about 1980 to 2000.
+/- a few years
A short speech (typically informal or spontaneous) used by a person who is trying to sell something or persuade somebody to do something.
elevator pitch
This is a company which is part of (and controlled by) a larger and more important company
*subsidiary company
How easy or difficult it is to sell, buy, or convert an asset into another, but especially into cash.
Liquidity
This words refers to existing or most common of something (often ideas, theories, concepts or similar) at a particular time.
prevailing (adj.)
Which nation is the world's 4th largest economy?
India (as of 2025).
1. USA 2. China 3. Germany 4. India 5. Japan
But depending on the sources or how you measure, India and Japan are often very close, and could swap. Germany is only slightly ahead of both.
An employee’s emotional connection, identification with, and personal involvement to the organization or company.
affective commitment
A fallacy where individuals or organizations continue investing money, time, or effort into a failing project because of what they have already invested, even when abandoning it would be the better decision.
Sunk cost fallacy
Not intended or likely to offend or upset anyone; harmless.
Innocuous
To prove the truth or evidence of a claim; to demonstrate or verify something by evidence; to give good grounds for, to justify.
Or, a bit more abstract: a process giving something form or essence.
substantiate (verb)
What is this marketing principle called?
You buy a new tablet, and then receive a free 6-month subscription to an online streaming service. When the 6 months are nearly up, you wonder if you should let the regular billing begin, or cancel. You feel a bit sad at losing the streaming possibilities, as you were half-way through a good series...
This is a good example of Partial Ownership (a feature of behavioural economics)