Introduction Commerce

KISS

Keep it short and simple

to negotiate

verhandeln

joint venture

Arbeitsgemeinschaft

to commute

pendeln

endeavour

Unterfangen

degree

Abschluss

pressure

Druck

acquire

erwerben

values

Werte

available

verfügbar

actual

tatsächlich

approach

Ansatz

deadline

Frist

properly

vernünftig

purpose

Zweck

drive

Antrieb

incentive

Anreiz

capabilities

Kompetenzen

allocate

zuteilen

execution

Ausführung

concise

präzise

informal

informell

formal

formell

recipient

Empfänger

targeted

gezielt

actually

tatsächlich

urgent

dringlich

country code

Ländervorwahl

area code

Ortswahl

to read something back

wiederholen

spell

buchstabieren

annual

jährlich

lingua franca

language used for communication between groups of people who speak different languages

native speaker

Muttersprachler

barrister

type of lawyer

hindrance

Hindernis

idiom

a group of words that has a meaning different from the meaning of each word on it’s own

to derive from

to originate from

not up to par

not meeting the standard

to put someone off

to discourage

colloquial

umgangssprachlich

international prefix

county code

acquire

to buy/to gain/to get/pick up

entrepreneur

someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves seeing a new opportunity and taking risks

consultant

Someone who is paid to give expert advice

Word of mouth

Telling people about a particular product or service, providing positive or negative information

To fill the orders

to deal with the orders

Distribution channel

The way of making a product available

direct distribution

there are no wholesalers (Großhändler), distributors or retailers (Einzelhändler), but a direct connection between the business and its customers

Indirect distribution

Indirect distribution channels use intermediaries like wholesalers, distributors, and retailers to move products from the producer to the end consumer

intermediary

distributor

credibility

the quality of being believable

terms and conditions

terms of business/trade= a common and important legal agreement between a business and a customer or end user

licensing agreement

A legal, written contract between two parties wherein the property owner gives permission to another party to use their brand, patent, or trademark

To impede

To influence negatively

Reasonable price

Appropriate/ acceptable/ good price

Competition

The people of organizations who are trying to be better than you, eg the companies selling similar products, providing similar services