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accion

share, stock

accionista

shareholder, stockholder

acreedor

creditor

activo

asset

acuerdo

agreement

administrador/a

manager

aportaci�n

contribution

asesoramiento

advising

beneficio

profit, benefit

ben�fico

charitable

bien de consumo

consumer goods

bolsa

securities exchange, stock market

bono

bond

casa matriz

home or main office

comercializaci�n

marketing, selling

comerciante

merchant

comerciar

to trade, sell, do business

comercio

business, commerce, trade

compraventa

buying and selling, sales and purchases

convenio

agreement

convenir

to suit, agree

derecho

right, law

mercantil derecho

business law

desempleo

unemployment

detallista

retailer

deuda

debt

direcci�n

management

directivo

director, board

divisa

foreign currency

donativo

donation

empresa

business, company

colectiva empresa

partnership

del ladrillo empresa

construction company

estatal empresa

state-controlled company

individual empresa

sole proprietorship

mediana empresa

mid-sized company

mercantil empresa

commercial company

mixta empresa

company controlled jointly by government and private enterprise

peque�a empresa

small business

privada empresa

private company

productora empresa

manufacturer

p�blica empresa

public company

empresarial

company

empresario

entrepreneur; business owner

estatal

government run

estructuraci�n de precios

pricing

filial

subsidiary, branch

financiamiento

financing

financiero

financial

fondo

fund

fusi�n de empresas

merger

fusionar

to merge

ganancia

earning, income, profit

gesti�n

management

indice de paro, indice de desempleo

unemployment rate

ingreso

income, revenue

iniciativa empresarial

entrepreneurship

inversi�n

investment

invertir

to invest

investigaci�n y desarrollo

research and development

junta directive a de directores/ consejo directivo

board of directors

ley

law

arancelaria ley

customs/ tariff law

mercantil ley

business law

mano de obra

work force

materia prima

raw material

mayorista

wholesaler

minorista

retailer

MIPYME

micro-, small- and medium sized companies

negocio en participaci�n

joint ventures

obligaci�n

liability, debt

patrimonio

wealth, estate, assets

pericia

expertise

perito

expert

personal

personnel

propietario

owner

proveedor

supplier

raz�n social

company name

recompensa

compensation

registro p�blico de comercio

public business register

renta

income, revenue

rentable

profitable

riesgos y beneficios

risk and reward

socio

partner

activo o colectivo (socio)

active partner

comanditario (socio)

silent Partner

solidario

joint

solventar

to settle

sucursal

branch, subsidary

tasa de cambio

rate of exchange

tratado

treaty

usuario

user

utilidad

profit, benefit

vi�ticos

travel allowance, per diem, meals and lodging