18.1.8. gy. A1C2 (példák)

margin noun /ˈmɑː.dʒɪn/ [C] 3 fedezet, árrés, margin

Higher fuel prices have reduced our margins.

profit noun /ˈprɒf.ɪt/ [C or U] profit, haszon, nyereség

The company made a huge profit on the deal.

Company profits are down on last year's figures.

He sold his house at a huge profit.

recession noun /rɪˈseʃ.ən/ [C or U] visszaesés, recesszió (gazdasági)

The latest report confirms that the economy is in recession.

The country is now in the deepest recession for over 40 years.

revenue noun /ˈrev.ən.juː/ [U] also: revenues (vállalati, állami) jövedelem

Revenue was up in the last quarter.

spending noun /ˈspen.dɪŋ/ [U] kiadás, költekezés (államé/szervezeté)

government spending on health

spending cuts

surplus noun /ˈsɜːp.ləs/ [C or U] többlet (termelési, költségvetési, stb.); felesleg

Every year we produce a huge surplus of meat.

bankrupt adjective /ˈbæŋk.rʌpt/ tönkrement (csődbe ment)

He went bankrupt after only a year in business.

depressed adjective /dɪˈprest/ 2 nyomott, pangó (forgalom, gazdasági helyzet)

an economically depressed area

lucrative adjective /ˈluː.krə.tɪv/ nagy hasznot hozó (munka, üzlet, stb.)

a lucrative contract/job/offer

profitable adjective /ˈprɒf.ɪ.tə.bl̩/ 1 jövedelmező

Over the years it has developed into a highly profitable business.

Phrasal verbs:

close down ↔ (sth) /kləʊz/ végleg bezár/bezárat (nem működik tovább)

All the mines in this area were closed down in the 80s.

Our local butcher is closing down.

shut down ↔ (sth) /ʃʌt/ 2 véglegesen bezár; felszámol (üzemet, gyárat, stb.)

The company plans to shut down four factories and cut 10 000 jobs.

Phrases and idioms:

a handsome profit/sum, etc. tekintélyes/szép nyereség/összeg/stb.

They made a handsome profit on the sale of their house.

break even nullszaldót ér el

The company only managed to break even this year.

stand to gain/lose sth nyereség/veszteség előtt áll

He stands to gain a fortune if the company is sold.