Business and finance vocabulary

a difficult time when there is less trade, business activity etc in a country than usual

• bankrupt

• recession

• plummet

a legal arrangement by which you borrow money from a bank in order to buy a house

• estate loan

• deposit

• mortgage

the use of money to get a profit or to make a business activity successful

• investment

• savings

• deposit

Fill in the blank with the correct word:

The _________ requires motorcyclists to wear helmets.

• regulation

• rule

• law

Under the new labor ____________, coach drivers must take a break every four hours.

• laws

• rules

• regulations

money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paid

• bonus

• benefit

• profit

an arrangement with a company in which you pay them money, and they pay the costs if something bad happens

• ensurance

• insurance

• reassurance

money that is kept in a bank to be used later or invested

• pocket money

• account

• saving