Benefit

利益，好處

Balance

結余；余款

This year’s profit will balance our previous losses.

Bond

債券，契約

My father put all his money into stock market bonds.

Brisk

生氣勃勃的，興隆的

The public bar was already doing a brisk business.

Budget

預算；做預算

Budget office 預算局

cut down the budget

Cancel

相互抵消

cancel out 抵償

The losses in our overseas division have cancelled out the profits made in the home market.

Bubble

泡沫，幻影

Bubble economy

Curb

抑制

The government introduced new measures aimed at curbing inflation.

Currency

貨幣

The Euro will ultimately replace European national currencies.

Decline

下滑

Computer sales declined 6.8 percent this year.

Deficit

赤字，逆差

A budget deficit

a trade deficit

Depress

使經濟蕭條

Several factors combined to depress the Japan’s economy.

Dividend

紅利，股息

The company declared a large dividend at the end of the year.

Drastic

嚴厲的

A drastic reduction in employment

Inflation

通貨膨脹

Inflation rate

Issue

發行

Issue shares

Levy

征收稅

Levy a tax on firms

Foam

泡沫

Foam economy

Rate

價格，費用

Saving

儲蓄，存款；節約的

Bank savings

Item

物品，商品

You can get its items you want in our supermarket.

Installment

分期付款

Buy goods on the installment plan have become quite popular in recent years.

Merchandise

商品，貨物

Monopoly

壟斷，專賣

The telecommunication service in the country is a government without monopoly.

Premium

(投保人向保險公司支付的) 保險金；獎金；額外津貼

Insurance premium

premium system

Promote

促銷，推銷

Mr.Miller is going to London to promote his company’s new product.

Refund

退還，償還

One can return the purchase within 15 days for a full refund

Turnover

成交量，營業額

Trademark

商標