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Jumbo 老師在這裡整理 10 個常見的投資單字
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asset n. 資產
/ˈæˌsɛt/
An asset is anything of value.
任何有價值的東西都可稱為資產。
Your house, car and money in the bank are all your assets.
你的房子，車子，還有銀行存款都是你的資產。
In the stock market, assets are investment vehicles, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and options.
在股票市場中，資產指的是投資工具，包含有股票、債券、共同基金、指數股票型基金，以及選擇權等等。
記憶連結:
(as- → to), (set → set) → 設置，置產
相關連結:
set up v. 建立，安裝，設置
acquisition n. 併購
/ˌækwəˈzɪʃən/
An acquisition happens when a publicly traded company purchases all outstanding shares of another publicly traded company.
當一家上市公司買下另一家上市公司的所有流通在外股份時，我們稱之為企業的併購。
記憶連結:
require v. 要求 → requisition n.
acquire v. (努力後)獲得 → acquisition n.
bid n. 出價，買入價
/ˈbɪd/
The bid is the highest price an investor is willing to pay to buy a stock.
投資人購買股票時願意出的最高價就是所謂的買入價。
記憶連結:
bet v./n. (賭博)押注
d 跟 t 轉換範例:
send → sent → sent
spend → spent → spent
build → built → built
brokerage n. (證券)經紀業務
/ˈbroʊkərɪʤ/
A brokerage is a company that serves as an intermediary between buyers and sellers of assets in exchange for a commission.
在資產交易的買賣雙方之中，扮演媒介的中間人，並從中抽取佣金，就是所謂的經紀業務公司。
記憶連結:
break (分裂；分紅)
break → broke → broken
dividend n. 股利，股息
/ˈdɪvəˌdɛnd/
Dividends are distributions of profits to shareholders. Generally, there are two types of dividends, cash dividend and stock dividend.
企業將獲利分配給股東就是所謂的股利或股息。一般來說，有兩種分配股息的方式，現金分紅或配股。
記憶連結:
(divid → divide), (end → year end) → 年終分配紅利
相關連結:
divide v. 劃分，分配
year-end party n. 尾牙
halt n. (暫時)終止交易
/ˈhɑːlt/
A halt in the stock market means that shares of a company cannot be bought or sold temporarily.
股票市場中的終止交易，就是指某公司的股票暫時無法買賣。
Trading halts usually happen for reasons that may significantly impact the price of shares.
交易暫時終止通常起因於發生可能大幅衝擊股價的事件。
記憶連結:
hold (握住不放 → 暫停)
相關連結:
hold on v. (電話中)稍等
merger n. (商業)合併
/ˈmɚʤɚ/
A merger means that one company is absorbed by another.
一個商業的合併案意指某公司被另一公司所吸收。
A merger is a legal consolidation of two entities into one, whereas an acquisition happens when one entity takes ownership of another entity's stock.
「合併」指的是兩個商業實體結合成一個，但是「併購」則是某一商業實體透過收購股票而擁有了另一家公司。
記憶連結:
commercial adj. 商業的
merchandise n. 商品
mutual fund n. 共同基金
/ˈmjuːtʃəwəl/ /ˈfʌnd/
In the case of mutual funds, the money used to invest comes from a pool of many investors.
在共同基金的情況中，投資所用的資金來自於許多不同投資人的集合。
These funds are invested in a variety of assets in order to meet the goals of investment.
這些資金投入各式不同資產以達成原本設定的投資目標。
記憶連結:
mutual adj. 互相的，共有的
communicate v. (互相)溝通
commute v. (來回)通勤
recession n. 衰退，蕭條，不景氣
/rɪˈsɛʃən/
In a recession, there is a decline in economic activity and more people are unemployed.
在不景氣的時候，經濟活動下滑，失業率升高。
Recessions are often accompanied by reduced consumer spending, leading to a slowing of economic growth.
經濟衰退通常伴隨著消費下滑，導致經濟成長放緩。
記憶連結:
(re- back), (cess → go) → 往回走
相關連結:
process n. 進行
(pro- → forward), (cess → go) → 向前走
stock n. 股份，股票
/ˈstɑːk/
Publicly traded companies are divided into shares.
上市公司的擁有權是以分割的股票來證明。
When investors purchase a share, they’re basically buying a piece of the company.
當投資人購買股票，基本上就是擁有此公司的一部分。
These shares, as a whole, are considered stock.
這些部分的公司擁有權，整體來看，就被視為股份。
記憶連結:
stock n. 庫存，所有商品
stack n. 堆疊
stake n. 賭注，賭金
