 | English  | German | |
 | electr. electricity {adj} [attr.] [e.g. bill, costs, meter, rate, sector] | 145 Strom- [z. B. Rechnung, Kosten, Zähler, Tarif, Sektor] | |
| hefty {adj} [price, costs] [coll.] | 127 stolz [ugs.] [beträchtlich] | |
| steep {adj} [coll.] [price, costs] | 97 stolz [ugs.] [beträchtlich] | |
| mounting {adj} {pres-p} [e.g. pressure or costs] [increasing] | 64 steigend [z. B. Druck, Kosten] | |
| side {adj} [attr.] [subsidiary] [e.g. agreement, aspect, costs, effect, job, street] | 57 Neben- [z. B. Absprache, Aspekt, Kosten, Effekt, Job, Straße] | |
| comm. transp. shipping {adj} [attr.] [e.g. box, costs, date, department, fee, papers] | 45 Versand- [z. B. Karton, Kosten, Datum, Abteilung, Gebühr, Papiere] | |
| exploration {adj} [attr.] [e.g. company, costs, phase, trip] | 41 Erkundungs- [z. B. -firma, -kosten, -phase, -reise] | |
| constr. building {adj} [attr.] [e.g. area, industry, boom, costs, project] | 22 Bau- [z. B. Gebiet, Branche, Boom, Kosten, Projekt] | |
| incalculable {adj} [costs] | 17 unüberschaubar [Kosten] | |
| sales {adj} [attr.] [e.g. ban, commission, consultant, costs, fair, manager] | 5 Verkaufs- [z. B. Stopp, Provision, Berater, Kosten, Messe, Leiter] | |
| heating {adj} [attr.] [e.g. blanket, coil, costs, fuel, power] | Heiz- [z. B. Decke, Spirale, Kosten, Material, Kraft] | |
| It's ... [It costs ...] | Es kostet ... | |
| med. medical {adj} [e.g. costs, malpractice] | Behandlungs- [z. B. Kosten, Fehler] | |
| runaway {adj} [fig.] [inflation, costs etc.] | außer Kontrolle geraten [Inflation, Kosten, Infektionszahlen usw.] | |
| whatsoever {adj} [e.g. costs, damages] | jeglicher Art [z. B. Kosten, Schäden] | |
| Verbs |
| acc. econ. to capitalize sth. [costs etc.] | 667 etw.Akk. aktivieren [Kosten etc.] | |
| to assess sth. [costs, working hours etc.] | 373 etw. veranschlagen | |
| to overrun [time, costs] | 191 überziehen [Zeit, Budget etc.] | |
| acc. econ. to capitalise sth. [Br.] [costs etc.] | 149 etw.Akk. aktivieren [Kosten etc.] | |
| econ. to lower sth. [costs] | 92 etw. abbauen [Kosten senken] | |
| to stand sth. [loss, costs etc.] | 63 etw. verkraften | |
| to absorb sth. [costs etc.] | 16 etw.Akk. tragen [Kosten] | |
| law to tax sth. [costs] | 14 etw. abschätzen [Kosten] | |
| fin. to bill sth. [present a statement of costs or charges] | eine Rechnung über etw.Akk. ausstellen | |
| to retrench [costs or spending] | Sparmaßnahmen durchführen | |
| Nouns |
| comm. tech. maintenance {sg} [costs] | 117 Unterhaltskosten {pl} | |
| acc. [principle of allocation by which variable costs must be traced to cost centres and costing units where such costs originated] | 90 Kostenverursachungsprinzip {n} | |
| acc. recognition [e.g. of costs, revenue] | 84 Einbuchung {f} | |
| overrun [costs etc.] | 64 Überschreitung {f} | |
| appraisal [of costs] | 51 Veranschlagung {f} | |
| surcharge [to cover rising costs] | 21 Teuerungszuschlag {m} | |
| mus. spec. theatre nut {sg} [production costs] | Produktionskosten {pl} | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| acc. expense-based {adj} [costs] | aufwandsgleich [Kosten] | |
| Fuck me! [usually vulgar] [idiom] [example: Fuck me! Have you seen how much this costs?] | Leck mich! [salopp] [Ausruf der Überraschung] | |
| storm-related {adj} [costs, destruction, deaths, etc.] | sturmbedingt [Kosten, Zerstörung, Todesfälle etc.] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to be prohibitive [costs] | nicht zu bezahlen sein [Kosten] | |
| to be reasonable [costs, claims etc.] | sich im Rahmen halten | |
| to be tolerable [costs, claims etc.] | im Rahmen bleiben [Redewendung] | |
| to be tolerable [costs, claims etc.] | sichAkk. im Rahmen halten [Redewendung] | |
| to cover costs [pay for costs] | Kosten abgelten | |
| to divide (among sb.) [costs] | (auf jdn.) umlegen [Kosten; auch fachspr. Bauland] | |
| fin. to pass on [charges, costs] | weiterbelasten | |
| to pass sth. onto sb. [costs] | etw. auf jdn. überwälzen [Kosten] | |
| to settle down [fig.] [e.g. prices, costs] | sich einpendeln [ein konstantes Niveau erreichen] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| econ. activity cost {sg} [activity costs] | Aktivitätskosten {pl} | |
| RealEst. cold rent [net rent; i.e. rent exclusive of other costs, like heating] | Kaltmiete {f} [Nettomiete] | |
| acc. elevator costs [Am.] [operational costs] | Fahrstuhlkosten {pl} [Betriebskosten] | |
| RealEst. frontage charges [utility costs etc. borne by homeowners] | Anliegerleistungen {pl} | |
| acc. lift costs [Br.] [operational costs] | Fahrstuhlkosten {pl} [Betriebskosten] | |
| RealEst. net rent [rent exclusive of other costs, like heating] | Kaltmiete {f} [Nettomiete] | |
| RealEst. net rent [rent exclusive of other costs, like heating] | Nettomiete {f} [Mietbetrag ohne Vorauszahlungen auf Heiz- und Betriebskosten] | |
| acc. over-run [costs] | Überziehung {f} [Kosten] | |
| acc. econ. fin. recognition criteria [e.g. of costs, revenue] | Ansatzkriterien {pl} [im Controlling] | |
| math. SOC rule [shared ordering costs rule] | proportionale Verteilungsregel {f} | |
| educ. tuition costs [training costs] | Ausbildungskosten {pl} | |
| RealEst. warm rent [net cold rent + advance payment of operating costs and heating costs] | Warmmiete {f} [Nettokaltmiete + Betriebskostenvorauszahlung + Heizkostenvorauszahlung] | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| at all cost {adv} [mostly: at all costs] | unbedingt [um jeden Preis] | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| RealEst. gross warm rent [gross cold rent + heating costs] | Bruttowarmmiete {f} [Bruttokaltmiete + Heizkosten] | |
| 4 Words: Others |
| [things] which shall be incurred [e.g. costs] | [Dinge,] die übernommen werden müssen [z. B. Kosten] | |
| any ... that may arise [objections, costs, difficulties etc.] | etwaige ... [Einwände, Kosten, Schwierigkeiten etc.] | |
| comm. C & F landed {adv} [unloading costs to be borne by seller] [Incoterm] [obs.] | an Land verbracht [Verkäufer trägt Kosten und Fracht einschließlich der Löschkosten] | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| to go through the roof [idiom] [costs, prices, etc.] | durch die Decke gehen [Redewendung] [Kosten, Preise etc.] | |
| to split the costs equally [also: to split the costs 50:50 / 50-50 / 50/50] | die Kosten je zur Hälfte tragen | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| comm. tech. hourly rate for installation [costs] | Montagestundensatz {m} [Verrechnungssatz] | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| That doesn't bear thinking about! [e.g. effort, costs] | Ich darf gar nicht daran denken! [z. B. Mühe, Kosten] | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| comm. costs for shipping and handling <S/H costs, S&H costs> | Kosten {pl} für Versand und Bearbeitung | |
| tech. hourly rate for machine (operation) [costs] | Maschinenstundensatz {m} [Kosten] | |
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