Luxembourgish vocabulary: Banking & Finance

39 Luxembourgish words for banking & finance, from A1 to C2 — each one checked in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire (LOD), with its pronunciation, LOD's English and French, and a native speaker's recording.

Level A1

  • Bank/bɑŋk/nounbankFR: banque
  • Rechnung/ʀˈæɕnuŋ/nounbill, invoiceFR: facture, note, addition

Level A2

  • Kapital/kɑpitˈaːl/nouncapitalFR: capital
  • Mënz/mənts/nouncoinFR: pièce de monnaie
  • Interessi/intəʀˈæsiː/nouninterestFR: intérêt
  • Kont/kont/noun(bank) accountFR: compte (bancaire)
  • Kredit/kʀeːdˈit/nouncredit, loanFR: crédit
  • lounen/lˈəʊnən/verbto rentFR: louer
  • Versécherung/fɐzˈeɕəʀuŋ/nouninsuranceFR: assurance
  • verdéngen/fɐdˈeŋən/verbto earnFR: gagner
  • Aktie/ˈɑksi̯ə/nounstock, shareFR: action
  • iwwerdroen/ivɐdʀˈoːən/verbto copy, to transferFR: reporter

Level B1

  • Gewënn/ɡəvˈən/nounprofitFR: profit, bénéfice
  • Pai/pɑɪ/nounpay, salaryFR: salaire
  • Steier/ʃtˈɑɪɐ/nountaxFR: impôt
  • Budget/bˈydʒeː/nounbudgetFR: budget
  • Räichtum/ʀˈæːɪɕtum/nounwealthFR: richesse
  • Erspuernesser/ɐʃpˈuːɐ̯nəsɐ/nounsavingsFR: économies
  • Kreditkaart/kʀedˈitkaːʀt/nouncredit cardFR: carte de crédit
  • Akommes/ˈɑkoməs/nounincomeFR: revenu
  • deponéieren/deponˈɜɪəʀən/verbto depositFR: déposer, mettre en dépôt
  • Geldschäin/ɡˈæltʃæːɪn/nounbanknoteFR: billet de banque, coupure
  • Wirtschaft/vˈiʀtʃɑft/nouneconomyFR: économie
  • ophiewen/ˈophiəvən/verbto withdrawFR: retirer
  • Cent/tsænt/nouncentFR: cent
  • investéieren/invæstˈɜɪəʀən/verbto investFR: investir
  • Hypothéik/hipotˈɜɪk/nounmortgageFR: hypothèque

Level B2

  • Change/ʃɑ̃ːʃ/nounexchange rateFR: taux de change
  • Zoulag/tsˈəʊlaːχ/nounbenefit, allowance, grantFR: aide (pécuniaire), allocation
  • Expansioun/ækspɑnzi̯ˈəʊn/nounexpansionFR: expansion, développement
  • Konsument/konzumˈænt/nounconsumerFR: consommateur
  • Inflatioun/inflɑsi̯ˈəʊn/nouninflationFR: inflation (monétaire)
  • Revenu/ʀəvənˈyː/nounincome, revenueFR: revenu
  • Transaktioun/tʀɑnzɑksi̯ˈəʊn/nountransactionFR: transaction

Level C1

  • Markenzeechen/mˈɑʀkəntseːɕən/nountrademark, characteristicFR: caractéristique, signe distinctif
  • erhiewenverbto levyFR: percevoir

Level C2

  • SchwankungnounfluctuationFR: fluctuation, variation
  • Wucher/vˈuχɐ/nounusury, extortionate priceFR: usure, prix exorbitant
  • Paritéit/pɑʀitˈɜɪt/nounparity, equalityFR: parité

In real sentences

Example sentences and their recordings from LOD; English by 16Word.

  • D'Bank huet en décke Benefice gemaachThe bank made a big profit.
  • Ech fäerte ganz, de Schräiner mécht eis eng déck Rechnung!I'm really afraid the carpenter will send us a hefty bill!
  • Eisen Noper huet säi ganzt Kapital am Betrib stiechenOur neighbour has all his capital tied up in the business.
  • Bei den Ausgruewunge si schéin al Mënze fonnt ginnBeautiful old coins were found during the excavations.

Questions

How do you say “bank” in Luxembourgish?

Bank (/bɑŋk/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as bank; in French, banque.

How do you say “bill” in Luxembourgish?

Rechnung (/ʀˈæɕnuŋ/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as bill, invoice; in French, facture, note, addition.

How do you say “capital” in Luxembourgish?

Kapital (/kɑpitˈaːl/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as capital; in French, capital.

Words, IPA, English and French translations, example sentences and recordings: Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire (LOD), CC0. Selection by topic and the English of the example sentences: 16Word.

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