Vocabulaire Essentiel pour le GRE - La Finance

a formal inspection of a business's financial records to see if they are correct and accurate or not

audit

the total amount of money a person or business has for spending or investing

somme d'argent, fonds

a situation in which a person or business is unable to pay due debts

faillite

a digital code or a printed piece of paper that can be used instead of money when making a purchase or used to receive a discount

bon

to demand a lower price than one's rivals

souligner, proposer un prix inférieur

the funds and resources that a country or organization controls

trésor public, trésorerie

the illegal acts done to pay less tax than what is owed or to avoid paying taxes altogether

fraude fiscale

the system by which a government collects money from citizens and businesses to fund public services

imposition

a tax paid on goods imported or exported

droit de douane

an amount of money that a government or organization pays to lower the costs of producing goods or providing services so that prices do not increase

subsides, subvention

an economic situation with persistent high inflation and a high unemployment rate

stagflation

a loan guarantee that may be taken away if the loan is not repaid

nantissement, garantie, caution

the funds that are set aside for unforeseen expenses that may arise in the future

fonds de prévoyance, fonds de contingence

a digital or virtual form of currency secured by cryptography

cryptomonnaie, monnaie numérique

a time of little economic activity and high unemployment, which lasts for a long time

dépression

the money one owns in a property after paying back any money one borrowed to buy it

valeur résiduelle

the obvious meaning or worth of something, without looking deeper

valeur nominale, valeur en apparence

relating to government revenue or public money, especially taxes

fiscal

the irregular or unpredictable variation in something over time, characterized by alternating changes

fluctuation, variation

a payment or concession to encourage someone to do something specific

prime

financial assets in the form of money or able to be easily converted into money

liquidité

the theory or policy of controlling the amount of money in circulation as the preferred method of stabilizing the economy

monétarisme

a deficit in a bank account caused by withdrawing more money than is available

découvert, déficit bancaire

to estimate how much money something will cost

coter, estimer

(economics) an unprocessed material that can be traded in different exchanges or marketplaces

marchandise

a corporation formed by merging different firms or businesses

conglomérat

an amount of money paid regularly to the shareholders of a company

dividende

the owner of a property or business

propriétaire

a business company controlled or owned by a holding or parent company

filiale

a business activity that is mostly very risky

entreprise risquée, entreprise hasardeuse, aventure

a skilled craftsperson who creates objects partly or entirely by hand

artisan, artisane

related to a line of work that requires large groups of workers to be able to function

travailleur-intensif, à forte intensité de travail

(of work) not requiring special skills, often considered unimportant and poorly paid

subalterne

requiring a lot of effort and time

minutieux, rigoureux

a paid leave from work, often taken every seven years, for study or personal growth

congé sabbatique, sabbatical

demanding or requiring a considerable amount of effort and energy to deal with

épuisant, difficile

boring and repetitive, often causing frustration or weariness due to a lack of variety or interest

ennuyeux

a written record summarizing the proceedings and decisions made

procès-verbal, compte rendu

extremely busy and chaotic

mouvementé