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1 ransom
n. lösen, lösesumma--------v. kräva lösen; frige mot lösen; lösa ut* * *['rænsəm] 1. noun(a sum of money etc paid for the freeing of a prisoner: They paid a ransom of $40,000; ( also adjective) They paid $40,000 in ransom money.) lösesumma2. verb1) (to pay money etc to free (someone).) köpa fri, lösa ut2) (to keep (a person) as a prisoner until a sum of money etc is paid for his release.) begära lösen för• -
2 blank cheque
blankocheck; carte blanche* * *(a signed cheque on which the sum to be paid has not been entered.) blankocheck -
3 hold to ransom
(to keep (a person) as a prisoner until a sum of money etc is paid for his release.) begära lösen för ngns frigivande -
4 insignificant
adj. oviktig, obetydlig; värdelös, meningslös, intetsägande* * *[insiɡ'nifikənt](of little value or importance; not significant: They paid me an insignificant sum of money; an insignificant person.) obetydlig, oansenlig -
5 insurance
n. försäkring* * *noun (the promise of a sum of money in event of loss eg by fire or other disaster, given in compensation by a company etc in return for regular payments: Have you paid the insurance on your jewellery?; ( also adjective) insurance companies.) försäkring -
6 interest
n. intresse; angelägenhet; intressesfär; ränta; del, andel (i en affär etc.); fördel; anspråk--------v. intressera; väcka intresse* * *['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) intresse2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) intresse3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) ränta4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) andel5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) intressent, intresserad krets2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) intressera2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) göra intresserad, väcka intresse•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest -
7 pension
n. pension; pensionat, inackorderingsställe; underhåll--------v. pensionera* * *['penʃən](a sum of money paid regularly to a widow, a person who has retired from work, a soldier who has been seriously injured in a war etc: He lives on his pension; a retirement pension.) pension- pension off -
8 redress
n. upprättelse; gottgörelse--------v. återupprätta; gottgöra; klä sig en andra gång* * *[rə'dres] 1. verb(to set right or compensate for: The company offered the man a large sum of money to redress the harm that their product had done to him.) rätta till, gottgöra2. noun((money etc which is paid as) compensation for some wrong that has been done.) gottgörelse, upprättelse -
9 share
n. del; portion; andel; plog--------v. andel av aktie; dela; vara delaktig i; tillåta användare i ett nätverk att tillträda lokala områden såsom intranät och olika drivenheter (data)* * *[ʃeə] 1. noun1) (one of the parts of something that is divided among several people etc: We all had a share of the cake; We each paid our share of the bill.) del, andel2) (the part played by a person in something done etc by several people etc: I had no share in the decision.) del, delaktighet3) (a fixed sum of money invested in a business company by a shareholder.) aktie2. verb1) ((usually with among, between, with) to divide among a number of people: We shared the money between us.) dela mellan (med)2) (to have, use etc (something that another person has or uses); to allow someone to use (something one has or owns): The students share a sitting-room; The little boy hated sharing his toys.) dela, dela med sig av3) ((sometimes with in) to have a share of with someone else: He wouldn't let her share the cost of the taxi.) dela på•- share and share alike -
10 subsidy
n. subvention, understöd* * *plural - subsidies; noun((a sum of) money paid by a government etc to an industry etc that needs help, or to farmers etc to keep the price of their products low.) subvention, bidrag- subsidise -
11 voucher
n. kvitto; kupong; vittne, garant* * *noun (a piece of paper which confirms that a sum of money has been, or will be, paid: a sales voucher.) []kupong, []kvitto, []kort
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