Vocabulary

spot market

cash infusion

cash investment

incumbent president

modern medicine

localized ileitis; regional ileitis

personal loan

personals; personal advertisements

personal asset

retirement plan

individual retirement account; IRA

individual investor

ancient Olympics

pump priming

respiratory illness

respiratory failure

employment situation

job creation

employment adjustment; adjusting employment arrangements (staff numbers, overtime, etc.) to reflect changing business conditions

hiring freeze

customer needs

customer base

(degree of) customer satisfaction

acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS

logistical support; combat service support

battle zone

fiber-optic cable; fibre-optic cable

photochemical pollution

photonic technology

public corporation

public-works spending

vandalism

official interpretation or construction (e.g. of a law)

bond market

government-paid secretary

sovereign debt

public funds; public money

cleft palate

industrial-led economy

industrialized countries; industrialised countries