curb inflation	control inflation
inflation	continuous increase in prices
rampant inflation	very dramatic, uncontrolled inflation
current economic climate	sytuacja ekonomiczna
interest rates	stopy procentowe
invest for the long-term	inwestować długoterminowo
steer the economy through	kierować ekonomią
uninterrupted economic growth	wzrost gospodarczy
stimulating growth	have no idea, honestly.
industry is thriving	industry is doing very well
steady growth	stały wzrost
safeguard one's interests	protect one's interests
increase output	sprawić, że wydajność wzrasta
plummeting profits	rapidly falling profits
value for money	towar wart swojej ceny
public spending	wydatki publiczne
extend opportunity	zwiększyć możliwość
tackle	wziąć, brać się do
social exclusion	the problems of the unprivileged, of those who have less fortunate places in society than others
levy taxes	impose or introduce taxes
allocate resources	przydzielić, zapewnić środki
meet with considerable success	to be very successful
build on the success	develop previous success
levy	also: a tax
black economy	czarny rynek
left unchecked	not stopped
undeclared earnings	income that people fail to report to the tax authorities
tax evasion	uchylanie się od płacenia podatków
push up costs	make costs rise
rising unemployment	wzrastające bezrobocie
testify	zaświadczyć
announce record profits	ogłosić rekordowe przychody
decline in demand	spadek popytu
fierce competition	NOT: (HIGH) competition
meet one's targets	spełnić swoje cele, założenia
go into production	start being made
boost	increase
sales	sprzedaż
profits	dochody
allocate part of the budget	część pieniędzy z budźetu przeznaczyć na...
chair the committe	być szefem komitetu
generate business for	tworzyć sytuację, w której firma będzie mogła partycypować w jakiejś działalności
unique selling point	wyjątkowe cechy, podnoszące atrakcyjność
pay dividends	bring advantages
make sound business sense	mieć sens jako rozwiązanie w biznesie
maintain quality	utrzymać dobrą jakość
promote the interests of	wspierać czyjeś interesy
satisfy the demands of	spełnić czyjeś wymagania
target market	rynek docelowy
emergency meeting	spotkanie nadzwyczajne
hike in prices	(journalistic) rise in prices
affect the bottom line	affect the net income
narrow profit margins	ograniczona marża zysku
set oneself clear objective	postawić sobie jasny cel
balance the books	make sure the amount spent is not more than the amount earned
call in the receivers	go bankrupt
show see experience (NOT HAVE)	sales profits the market exports/imports ... a rise a fall a decline a growth
keeping afloat	having enough money to pay what you owe (can also be staying...)
source of income	źródło dochodu
supplement	add something to something to make it larger or better
a current account	rachunek bieżący
get into debt	mieć dług
clear one's debts	pay in full one's debts
cut down on luxuries	zrezygnuj z luksusu
running up huge debts	continuing to spend money and owing a large amount of it
make a payment	wykonywać opłatę
agreed credit limit	ustalony limit kredytowy
borrow heavily	dużo pożyczać
outstanding debts	not yet paid debts
pay back loans	spłacać pożyczki
run up an overdraft	zrobić tak, że ma się debet, do cholery.
interest-free	bez odsetek
overdraft	debet
credit-card fraud	crime of misusing another person's credit card without their permission
all-time high	kiedy czegoś jest najwięcej ze wszystkiego do tej pory
identity theft	stealing someone's personal details, usually in order to access their bank accounts or credit cards
spend a fortune	wydać fortunę
run up a bill	accumulate a bill
falsified records	records in which something was changed in order to deceive people
fraudulent	fałszywe, oszukańcze
put down a deposit	pay a sum of money in advance as part of a total payment
low interest rate	niska stopa procentowa
default on repayments	fail to pay a debt
call in loans	demand that a person pay back the money the bank has lent to them
backer	sponsor, mecenas
write off debts	accept that an amount of money has been lost or that a debt will not be paid
cost-cutting measures	(pomiar) redukcji kosztów
carry out survey/do survey	NOT MAKE survey
online shopping	zakupy online
value for money	wart swojej ceny
fit for purpose	good at doing what it is supposed to do
purchase	zakup, kupno
make a complaint	złożyć zażalenie
offer a discount	oferować rabat
place an order	złożyć zamówienie
regular customers	stali klienci
satisfied customers	usatysfakcjonowani klienci
bottom line	końcowy wynik/kwestia zasadnicza
healthy competition	zdrowa rywalizacja
DO THE SHOPPING/GO SHOPPING	NOT: do shopping
do the shopping	regular, daily, weekly or monthly shopping that people do for food and household items; a household
go shopping	the additional meaning of shopping as a leisure activity
prompt service	natychmiastowa obsługa
next-day service	obsługa z dnia na dzień
put sb on hold	kazać komuś czekać
poor quality	zła jakość
top quality	najwyższa jakość
kick up a fuss	(informal) make a very forcible complaint
demand a full refund	ask for all my money back
take one's custom elsewhere	not buy from the same place again
grounds for complaint	a reason for complaining
provide an excellent service	zapewniać wspaniałą obsługę
conform to safety regulations	obey all the rules or laws relating to safety
honour all commitments	do what one said they would do
take complaints seriously	traktować poważnie zażalenia
come up to standard	reach appropriate standards
offer a replacement	zaproponować wymianę
handle all complaints	zająć się wszystkimi zażaleniami
abject poverty	terrible poverty
be/fall behind with sth	not to do/produce/pay sth in time
capital	the amount of money you need to start a business
close on	nearly; can be used with the verbs: cost, charge, buy, spend, sell, invest etc.
counterfeit money	false money
economic	related to a country's economy
economical	cheap to use (particularly for cars)
the economy	a country's financial framework - its money, what it produces, its trade etc.
economy	as an adjective for food and drink it means 'cheap'
eke out a living	to earn just enough money to survive
exclusive	so expensive that very few people can afford to go to/use/buy
extravagant	spending more money than you can afford
finance	funds, capital/ to provide funds, capital
fiscal	related to government or public money, especially taxes
be heavily in debt	to owe sb/an institution a lot of money
invoice	a bill sent to you by a company to tell you how much you owe for a service
live from hand to mouth	to barely manage financially
live in the lap of luxury	to have lots of money and lead a very comfortable life
make ends meet	to manage financially
be overdrawn	to be in debt to the bank because you have spent more money than you have in your account
pay off/clear your debts	pay the money you owe
to earn a pittance	to earn a very low salary
prosperous	rich, wealthy
return on an investment	the profit one makes on an investment
to be rolling on it	infml to be very rich (only used after a noun)
royalties	the money a writer/musician receives anually from the sales of therir books/music
scrimp and save	to save as much money as you can even though you earn very little
large/small/considerable sum of money	... amount of money
tighten one's belt	infml to try to spend less than usual
to be tight-fisted	to be mean, to dislike spending money
have sth tucked away	to store sth valuable, eg money
turnover	the amount of money earned by a business during a particular period of time
well-to-do	infml rich and often belonging to a high social class
well-heeled	unfml rich
windfall	a large amount of money you receive unexpectedly (eg inheritance)
appreciate in value	(used for things) the value of sth will increase with the passing of time (often for investments)
depreciate in value	opposition to appreciate in value
borrow	to get money from sb, or from a bank, which must be paid back at a later date
borrow heavily	to borrow a lot of money
be on a strict/tight budget	to have decided that you cannot spend more than a certain amount of money over a particular period
charge sb an amount of money for sth	to ask for/take money for sth that you are selling
cost a (small) fortune/ a bomb/ the earth	to cost a lot of money
go halves on sth	to share the cost of sth
(in) instalments	(in) small monthly payments
in a sale	on special offer
in the region/neighbourhood of	approximately
knock an amount of money off (the price of) sth	to reduce the price of sth
lend	to give sb money for a period of time, after which they have to pay it back
make the cheque payable to	to put sb's name on the cheque so that they receive the money
make out a cheque	write sb's name on the cheque
be on a slary of	earn...
on the market	available to buy/ on sale
pay by cheque	to use a cheque in order to pay
pay by credit card	to use a credit card in order to pay
pay cash	to use cash in order to pay
put down a deposit on sth	to pay part of the price of a product in order to reserve it
reduction in	decrease in (eg the number/cost/amount/price of sth)
steady/gradual reduction	a slow but continual reduction
dramatic/marked reduction	a big reduction
retail at/for	to be on sale in a shop for (X$)
run up a bill	to owe money, acquire debts (either by buying a lot of things or borrowing money)
sell sth at a profit	sell sth at a higher price than you bought it
to be strapped for cash/hard up/short of money	to have very little money
tax on sth	money you have to pay to the government for provision of public services
to be up to one's ears in debt	to owe a lot of money
to be valued at	to be said to be worth
do away with sth	get rid of sth (rula/law/tax/institution) so that it no longer exists
do your best	try as hard as you can to do/achieve sth
do likewise	to do the same
sth does more harm than good	sth causes more problems than it solves
do sb a power of good	to be beneficial to sb
do some revision	to look at and study your books and notes before you take an exam
do a roaring trade in sth	to sell lots of sth
that should/will do the trick	infml that should/will solve a small problem that we have
do one's utmost (to do sth)	to try as hard as one can to achieve sth
make no attempt to do sth	not to try to do sth
make do with sth	satisfy yourself with what you have, as opposed to what you want
make an effort (to do sth)	to try hard to do sth
every effort has been made to...	sb has/have done their very best to...
make a habit of doing sth	to keep doing sth bad or wrong
make the most of sth	to use an opportunity or situation so that you get the maximum possible benefit you can from it
make a point of doing sth/ make it a point to do sth	to be very careful to do sth cause you believe it's important; often: when you want others to see it
sacrifice the early buds	1
turn your hand to sth	2