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This page gives 100 Malay words on “Economy and finance”. The full topic holds 162 in the KoKo app: 64 at the easy level, 57 at the medium level and 41 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Malay vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Malay vocabulary: economy and finance

Money, banking, prices, taxes, investment: economics and finance vocabulary in Malay.

Here are 100 Malay words on “Economy and finance”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Malay	English
pengiklanan	advertising
aset	asset
kunci kira-kira	balance sheet
bank	bank
kadar faedah asas	base rate
bon	bond
kempen	campaign
modal	capital
persaingan	competition
kontrak	contract
cukai korporat	corporation tax
kos	cost
krisis	crisis
hutang	debt
permintaan	demand
pengedaran	distribution
ekonomi	economy
kadar faedah tetap	fixed rate
dana	fund
pertumbuhan	growth
indeks	index
insurans	insurance
pelancaran	launch
margin	margin
pasaran	market
wang	money
harga	price
produk	product
sekuriti	security
perkhidmatan	service
saham	share
bursa saham	stock exchange
penawaran	supply
sasaran pasaran	target
cukai	tax
melaburkan dana	to invest funds
perdagangan	trade
pusing ganti	turnover
nilai	value
kekayaan	wealth

Level 2: medium 35 words

Malay	English
perakaunan	accounting
pengambilalihan	acquisition
audit	audit
penjimatan belanjawan	austerity
gelembung ekonomi	bubble
eksport	export
kewangan	finance
globalisasi	globalisation
margin kasar	gross margin
import	import
inflasi	inflation
pelaburan wang	investmentInvested savings
invois	invoice
leveraj kewangan	leverage
liabiliti	liability
penggabungan	merger
gaji minimum	minimum wage
monopoli	monopoly
rundingan	negotiation
portfolio pelaburan	portfolio
pelaburan hartanah	property investment
perbelanjaan kerajaan	public spending
pemegang saham	shareholder
rangsangan ekonomi	stimulus
tawaran awam permulaan	stock market flotation
pencen tambahan	supplementary pension
pembekal	supplier
syurga cukai	tax haven
mengisytiharkan cukai	to declare
membiayai	to fund
menjadi bankrap	to go bankrupt
kos berubah	variable cost
kadar faedah berubah	variable rate
potongan cukai berjadual	withholding tax
pulangan	yield

Level 3: hard 25 words

Malay	English
titik pulang modal	break even point
khidmat broker	brokerage
unjuran belanjawan	budget forecast
aliran tunai	cash flow
pemiutang	creditor
duti kastam	customs duty
susut nilai	depreciation
pempelbagaian	diversification
dividen	dividend
embargo	embargo
kecairan	liquidity
permodalan pasaran	market capitalisation
pemindahan pengeluaran ke luar negara	offshoring
simpanan kecemasan	rainy day savings
pemulangan pengeluaran ke dalam negara	reshoring
subkontrak	subcontracting
celah cukai	tax loophole
taksiran semula cukai	tax reassessment
turun naik	to fluctuate
berhutang	to get into debt
membayar caruman	to pay contributions
berspekulasi	to speculate
lebihan perdagangan	trade surplus
penggulungan	winding up
modal kerja	working capital

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Malay words on “Economy and finance”. The full topic holds 162 in the KoKo app: 64 at the easy level, 57 at the medium level and 41 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Malay vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

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