How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Portuguese 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 Portuguese 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.

Portuguese vocabulary: economy and finance

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

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Portuguese	English
publicidade	advertising
ativo	asset
balanço	balance sheet
banco	bank
taxa diretora	base rate
obrigação	bond
campanha	campaign
capital	capital
concorrência	competition
contrato	contract
imposto sobre as sociedades	corporation tax
custo	cost
crise	crisis
dívida	debt
procura	demand
distribuição	distribution
economia	economy
taxa fixa	fixed rate
fundo	fund
crescimento	growth
índice	index
seguro	insurance
lançamento	launch
margem	margin
mercado	market
dinheiro	money
preço	price
produto	product
título	security
serviço	service
ação	share
bolsa	stock exchange
oferta	supply
público-alvo	target
imposto	tax
aplicar	to invest funds
comércio	trade
volume de negócios	turnover
valor	value
riqueza	wealth

Level 2: medium 35 words

Portuguese	English
contabilidade	accounting
aquisição	acquisition
auditoria	audit
austeridade	austerity
bolha	bubble
exportação	export
finanças	finance
globalização	globalisation
margem bruta	gross margin
importação	import
inflação	inflation
aplicação	investmentInvested savings
fatura	invoice
alavancagem	leverage
passivo	liability
fusão	merger
salário mínimo	minimum wage
monopólio	monopoly
negociação	negotiation
carteira	portfolio
investimento imobiliário	property investment
despesa pública	public spending
acionista	shareholder
estímulo económico	stimulus
entrada em bolsa	stock market flotation
pensão complementar	supplementary pension
fornecedor	supplier
paraíso fiscal	tax haven
declarar	to declare
financiar	to fund
falir	to go bankrupt
custo variável	variable cost
taxa variável	variable rate
retenção na fonte	withholding tax
rendimento	yield

Level 3: hard 25 words

Portuguese	English
limiar de rentabilidade	break even point
corretagem	brokerage
previsão orçamental	budget forecast
tesouraria	cash flow
credor	creditor
direito aduaneiro	customs duty
amortização	depreciation
diversificação	diversification
dividendo	dividend
embargo	embargo
liquidez	liquidity
capitalização bolsista	market capitalisation
deslocalização	offshoring
poupança de precaução	rainy day savings
relocalização	reshoring
subcontratação	subcontracting
benefício fiscal	tax loophole
correção fiscal	tax reassessment
flutuar	to fluctuate
endividar-se	to get into debt
descontar	to pay contributions
especular	to speculate
excedente comercial	trade surplus
liquidação	winding up
fundo de maneio	working capital

In Brazil, people say

KoKo also teaches Brazilian Portuguese. Among the words on this page, here are the ones that change.

base rate taxa diretora taxa básica de juros
corporation tax imposto sobre as sociedades imposto sobre as empresas
demand procura demanda
turnover volume de negócios faturamento
stimulus estímulo económico estímulo econômico
stock market flotation entrada em bolsa abertura de capital
break even point limiar de rentabilidade ponto de equilíbrio
budget forecast previsão orçamental previsão orçamentária
customs duty direito aduaneiro imposto de importação
market capitalisation capitalização bolsista capitalização de mercado
to pay contributions descontar contribuir
trade surplus excedente comercial superávit comercial
working capital fundo de maneio capital de giro

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Portuguese 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 Portuguese 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

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Portuguese vocabulary on iPhone.