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a group of companies merged into one entity, although active in totally different fields. A conglomerate is usually formed by a company wishing to diversify so that it is not totally dependent on one industry

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purchase

(the act of) buying

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stake

interest

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recovery

becoming strong again

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bout

sudden increase

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deal fever

high number of deals closed

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booming

flourishing

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sluggish

very inactive, not very active

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home market

domestic market

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host

a number of/ an amount of

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output

production

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increase

rise

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pitfalls

unexpected difficulty or danger

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entry

their entering/ penetrating the market

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to commit people

to bring them into action

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allocating resources

assigning money for a specific purpose

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triple

make three times as high

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marked

clear

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chief executive

person between the Board and the Management of the company

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overexpanded

became too large

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core

most important

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licensing system

system which gives shopkeepers permisson to sell your goods using your shop formula

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to exchange

to change for sth. else

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to ascertain

to ensure

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impact

influenc

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bill

proposal law (it becomes a law after a bill)

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ratification

approval

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benefits

advantage

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tariffs

duty to be paid on imports

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GDP

Gross Domestic Product

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incentives

stimuli

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to lure

to attract

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considerably

to a large extent

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emission free

no discharge of exchaust fumes

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property tax break

advantage concernig taxes to be paid on buildings and land

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impact

influenc

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threshold

particular limit at which sth. begins to happen or take effect

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subsidiaries

daughter companies

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lenient

not severe

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Autor: lenareifschneider

Oberthema: Englisch

Thema: Communication

Veröffentlicht: 04.05.2010

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