A list of vocabulary relating to finance - earning, saving, investing and spending money, and also general economic terms.
He rārangi kupu e pā ana ki te ahumoni - te whiwhi, te penapena, te haumi me te whakapau pūtea, tae atu anō ki ngā kupu e pā ana ki te ōhanga whānui.
tapeke pūtea
tapeke pūtea
kaikaute
accounting Noun, Intransitive Verb
mahi kaute (takenga mai: mahi - work; kaute - to count [kupu mino])
nama kia utua atu
accounts receivable, outstanding invoice Noun
nama kia utua mai
accounts, accounting statement Noun
puka kaute (takenga mai: puka [pukapuka] - book, document; kaute [kupu mino] - account)
advertise, promote, market, promotion Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective
whakatairanga ~hia (takenga mai: whakatairanga - to elevate, raise up) (kupu kē atu: pānui hokohoko)
tauine tareka ā-utu (takenga mai: tauine - ruler, scale)
pakihi ahuwhenua
moniwhiwhi ā-tau
appreciation, increase in value Noun
pikinga wāriu (kupu kē atu: pikinga uara)
huarawa (takenga mai: hua - benefit, gain; rawa - resource, property)
audit, conduct an audit Noun, Intransitive Verb
tātari kaute (takenga mai: tātari - to analyse; kaute [kupu mino] - accounts) (kupu kē atu: arotake kaute)
kaitātari kaute
utu aunoa
balance sheet, account statement Noun
ripanga kaute (takenga mai: ripanga - spreadsheet; kaute [kupu mino] - to account for) (kupu kē atu: puka kaute)
pūtea pēke
bankrupt, broke Noun, Intransitive Verb, Adjective
mone (kupu kē atu: pēkerapu [kupu mino], pakaru te pūkoro [kīanga ōpaki])
hokohoko
kaiwhiwhi takuhe (takenga mai: whiwhi - to get, receive, obtain; takuhe - benefit, grant)
beneficiary (of a trust etc) Noun
kaiwhiwhi painga
monimoka (takenga mai: moni - currency, money [kupu mino]; moka - bit, binary digit)
monihere (takenga mai: moni - money; here - to tie, restrict)
borrow, borrowed Transitive Verb, Adjective
mino ~a (kupu kē atu: tono moni taurewa)
kirimino (takenga mai: kiri - person, self; mino - to borrow)
mahere pūtea (takenga mai: mahere – plan; pūtea – sum of money)
budgeting Intransitive Verb, Noun
whakamahere pūtea
pakihi (kupu kē atu: umanga)
whatunga pakihi
hoa pakihi
mahere pakihi
tāke pakihi
tāke pakihi
business trust, trading trust Noun
tarahiti pakihi
pūrawa (takenga mai: pū - to heap up, stack; rawa - resource) (kupu kē atu: haupū rawa)
taputapu pūrawa
capital return, capital increase, capital growth, capital gain Noun
pikinga pūrawa (takenga mai: piki - to increase; pu - to heap up, stack; rawa - resource; pūrawa - capital [finance])
wāriu pūrawa
ōhanga angahaorawa
tāke waro
ohaoha
hinonga ohaoha
tarahiti ohaoha
rōpū ohaoha
ōhanga āmiomio
haepapa raraupori
moniuka (takenga mai: moni [kupu mino] - money; uka - hard, firm) (kupu kē atu: kapa)
collateral, security (financial) Noun
huarawa taurangi (takenga mai: huarawa - asset; taurangi - to guarantee)
collective contract, collective agreement Noun
kirimana tōpū (kupu kē atu: kirimana takimaha)
collective responsibility Noun
haepapa kiritōpū (kupu kē atu: haepapa takimaha)
whāinga arumoni (kupu kē atu: whāinga tauhokohoko)
commercial, commercialisation Adjective, Noun
arumoni ~tanga (takenga mai: aru - to pursue, follow; moni [kupu mino] - money)
whakaarumoni ~ngia (kupu kē atu: tāhoko)
taongahoko kakapi (takenga mai: taonga - goods, property; hoko - to buy or sell; kakapi [whakakapi] - substitute, replace)
huamoni whakaputu (takenga mai: whakaputu - to pile up)
manatoko me te manapūtea (takenga mai: manatoko - to verify, validate, give credence to; manapūtea - fiscal authority)
uara taupatupatu
consume, consumption, consumerism Noun, Transitive Verb
whakapeto ~hia ~nga
popono kiritaki (takenga mai: popono - to covet, desire, hanker after)
popono kiritaki (takenga mai: popono - to covet, desire, hanker after)
consumer price index, CPI Noun
tauine utuhoko (takenga mai: tauine - ruler, scale; utu - price, cost; hoko - to purchase, buy, sell)
kāhua kiritaki (takenga mai: kāhua - form, appearance)
haepapa kaiwhakapeto
inihua taonga rōwhare
contract, binding agreement Noun
kirimana (takenga mai: kiri - skin, bark; mana - effectual, binding, authoritative)
controlled economy, command economy Noun
ōhanga whakamatua
pakihi ā-ohu
tauine utu noho (takenga mai: tauine - ruler, scale)
cost-effective, cost-effectiveness Noun, Adjective, Intransitive Verb
whaihua ā-utu (takenga mai: utu - cost, price, payment; whaihua - beneficial, worthwhile)
cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-benefit analysis Noun
tātaritanga whaihua ā-utu
pūtea taurewa
kāri taurewa
mōrahi taurewa (takenga mai: mōrahi - maximum, upper limit)
moni taurewa (takenga mai: moni [kupu mino] - money; taurewa - to be unpaid, on loan) (kupu kē atu: pūtea taurewa)
crowdsource, crowdsourcing Noun
tahua takitini (takenga mai: tahua - fund, sum of money; takitini - crowd, many people) (kupu kē atu: puna takitini)
moni whitirangi (takenga mai: moni [kupu mino] - currency, money; whiti - to transfer, cross over; rangi [ipurangi] - internet) (kupu kē atu: moni matihuna, moni matihiko, moni mariko)
huarawa wātea (takenga mai: wātea - available)
rawakore tāruarua (takenga mai: tāruarua - to repeat)
moni tango (takenga mai: moni [kupu mino] - money; tango - to take away, subtract)
debt, invoice, bill Noun, Intransitive Verb
nama (takenga mai: He kupu mino [number].)
demand (for goods and services) Noun
popono (takenga mai: popono - to covet, desire, hanker after)
monikuhu (takenga mai: moni [kupu mino] - money; kuhu - to put in, insert) (kupu kē atu: moni kōkuhu)
deposit money Intransitive Verb
kuhu moni (kupu kē atu: kōkuhu moni)
moni tāpui (takenga mai: moni - money [kupu mino]; tāpui - to reserve, set aside)
depreciation, decrease in value Noun
hekenga wāriu
utu whakaheke
moniwhiwhi kōwhiti (takenga mai: kōwhiti - to choose)
disposable income, available income Noun
moniwhiwhi wātea
utu whaipānga (takenga mai: utu - payment; whaipānga - to have a share, interest)
mākete taiwhenua
haurapatanga (takenga mai: haurapa - to search for diligently, to probe, delve)
kāri utuhiko (takenga mai: kāri - card [kupu mino]; utu - to pay for; hiko [tāhiko] - electronic)
ītauhoko (takenga mai: ī - he rite te whakahua ki te pū Ingarihi nei, te 'e' mō te electronic; tauhoko [tauhokohoko] - trade, commerce)
ohaoha
panoni ohaoha
hapori ohaoha
tairaru ohaoha
aumate ohaoha (takenga mai: au - current; au - e whai ana i tā te 'aupiki' me te 'auheke'; mate - sick, ailing, unwell)
whanaketanga ohaoha
aupiki ohaoha (takenga mai: aupiki - to ascend, success)
tipu ohaoha
pāpātanga ohaoha
poapoa ohaoha
economic map, economic plan Noun
mahere ohaoha
kaupapahere ohaoha
auheke ohaoha (takenga mai: auheke - difficulty, failure, descent)
mātūtū ōhanga
pūnaha ōhanga
ia ohaoha
mātai ōhanga
ōhanga (kupu kē atu: taiōhanga)
kurutete tāhiko (takenga mai: kurutete - to exchange, swap)
kaituku mahi (kupu kē atu: kaiwhakawhiwhi mahi)
kirimana whiwhi mahi
employment, employed Noun, Intransitive Verb
whiwhi mahi
hinonga (takenga mai: hinonga - doing, undertaking)
entrepreneur, entrepreneurial Noun, Adjective
rakahinonga (takenga mai: raka - agile, adept; hinonga - enterprise)
pūkenga rakahinonga
pūkenga rakahinonga
ethical investment, responsible investment Noun
haumitanga matatika
ethical trade, fair trade Noun
tauhoko matatika
popono tuhene
excess supply, oversupply Noun
whakaratonga tuhene
exchange system, system of exchange Noun
pūnaha kurutete
tāke whāiti (takenga mai: tāke - tax [kupu mino]; whāiti - narrow, specific)
whakapaunga
takuhe whānau
tarahiti ā-whānau
mākete kaipāmu
finance, financial, monetary Noun, Adjective
ahumoni (takenga mai: ahu – tend, foster, oriented towards; moni [kupu mino] – money)
āhuatanga ahumoni
financial benefit, monetary benefit Noun
painga ahumoni
financial incentive, monetary incentive Noun
poapoa ahumoni
awenga ahumoni
financial literacy, financial capability Noun
mātau ahumoni (takenga mai: mātau - knowledge; ahumoni - finance)
mahere ahumoni
tūraru ahumoni
tau ahumoni
kaupapahere moni tūmatanui (takenga mai: moni - money [kupu mino]; tūmatanui - public)
huarawa pūmau
huamoni pūmau
free market, deregulated market Noun
mākete herekore (kupu kē atu: mākete waeture-kore)
free trade, free enterprise Noun
tauhoko herekore
tahua (kupu kē atu: pūtea)
inihua tangihanga
Goods and Services Tax, GST, sales tax Noun
Tāke Hokohoko
tauhokohoko ao whānui
ōhanga ao whānui
mākete huriao (takenga mai: mākete - market [kupu mino]; huri - to go around; ao - world)
hautaonga (kupu kē atu: taonga, utauta, hokonga)
government superannuation Noun
penihana kāwanatanga
gross domestic product, GDP Noun
tapeke wāriu hokonga (takenga mai: takepe - total; wāriu - value; hokonga [hoko] - to buy or sell)
moniwhiwhi peke (takenga mai: moniwhiwhi - income; peke - be all included)
hire purchase Noun, Transitive Verb
hoko harangote (takenga mai: hoko - to purchase, buy; harangote [harangotengote] - piecemeal or by instalments)
housing market, property market Noun
mākete whare
tāke moniwhiwhi
moniwhiwhi (takenga mai: moni [kupu mino] - money; whiwhi - to get, receive, acquire)
individual contract, individual agreement Noun
kirimana tōtahi (kupu kē atu: kirimana takitahi)
individual responsibility Noun
haepapa kiritahi (kupu kē atu: haepapa takitahi)
mahere utu harangote
utu harangote (takenga mai: utu - to pay; harangote [harangotengote] - piecemeal or by instalments)
kerēme inihua (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
umanga inihua
insurance policy, insurance contract Noun
kirimana inihua (takenga mai: kirimana - contract)
utuhoko inihua
insure, insurance Noun, Transitive Verb
inihua ~tia (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
huarawa hirikapo
huamoni (takenga mai: hua – product, bear fruit; moni – money)
pāpātanga huamoni
intergenerational poverty Noun
rawakore tuku iho (kupu kē atu: rawakore whitireanga)
international market, foreign market Noun
mākete tāwāhi (kupu kē atu: mākete ā-ao)
international trade, international commerce Noun
tauhoko tāwāhi
invest, investment Noun, Adjective, Transitive Verb
haumi ~tanga (takenga mai: haumi - to reserve, lay aside, lengthen by addition) (kupu kē atu: whakangao)
pūtea haumi
investment account, investment fund Noun
pūtea haumi
tahua haumi (kupu kē atu: pūtea haumi)
kaiwhakahaere haumitanga
wā haumi
mahere haumi
kāhua haumi (takenga mai: kāhua - form, appearance; haumi - to invest)
tūraru haumitanga
kaihaumi
tarahiti whenua
kaituku rīhi
hoko tāpui (takenga mai: hoko - to purchase, buy; tāpui - reserve, set aside)
lease, rent Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective
rīhi ~tia (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: rēti [kupu mino])
taitara rīhi
lessee, tenant, renter, leaseholder Noun
kairīhi (takenga mai: rīhi [kupu mino] - to lease)
pūnama (takenga mai: pū - heap, stack; nama - debt) (kupu kē atu: taunaha)
inihua mataora
ōhanga torotika
huarawa māngohe (takenga mai: māngohe - soft, pliable)
utu ā-haora whaiora
rīhi tautini
moningaro
ōhanga Māori
whakapikinga utu
mākete (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
ānga mākete
wāriu mākete
hangawhiti (takenga mai: hanga - object, thing; whiti - to transfer, cross over) (kupu kē atu: hanga kurutete)
utu ā-haora mōkito
ōhanga angarua (takenga mai: anga - to face a certain direction; anga - framework, structure; rua - two)
huarawa tahua
kaupapahere ahumoni
pūnaha moni
monetise, monetisation Noun, Transitive Verb
whakamoni ~hia ~tanga (takenga mai: whaka - causative prefix; moni [kupu mino] - money)
moni (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
mōkete (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
need, to be needed Noun, Passive Verb
matea (takenga mai: mate - to be in want of, need)
moniwhiwhi more (takenga mai: moniwhiwhi - income; more - plain, without appendages)
hua tonokore
arumoni-kore (kupu kē atu: huamoni-kore)
whakahaere monihua-kore
non-profit, not for profit Noun
monihua-kore
monitā (takenga mai: moni [kupu mino] - money; tā - to print) (kupu kē atu: moni pepa)
monirau (takenga mai: moni [kupu mino] - money; rau - leaf)
mākete tuihono
hoko tuihono
utu whakahaere (takenga mai: utu - cost; whakahaere - to operate, administer)
utu whakaparo (takenga mai: whakaparo - to hover)
penihana (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
peppercorn rental, nominal lease Noun
rīhi kongakonga (takenga mai: rīhi [kupu mino] - lease, rent; kongakonga - crumb, something insignificant)
uara whaiaro
philanthropy, philathropic Noun, Adjective
tukuoha (takenga mai: tuku - to give; oha - generous,munificent, gift)
huarawa ōkiko
moni pūkoro
wāhi hoko
poor, underprivileged, poverty Noun, Adjective
rawakore ~tanga (kupu kē atu: pōhara [kupu mino])
tauine rawakore (takenga mai: tauine - ruler, scale; rawakore - poor)
poverty, poverty-stricken, destitute, extremely poor Noun, Intransitive Verb, Adjective
tuakoka (kupu kē atu: rawakore)
tahua more (takenga mai: tahua - fund; more - without appendages, plain)
private superannuation, personal superannuation Noun
penihana tūmataiti
haepapa kaiwhakaputa
professional indemnity insurance Noun
inihua pare whiunga ngaiotanga (takenga mai: pare - to ward off; whiunga - penalty, punishment)
monihua (takenga mai: moni - money [kupu mino]; hua - benefit, accrue, gain)
monihua (takenga mai: moni [kupu mino] - money; hua - benefit, accrue, gain)
property market, real estate market Noun
mākete papanoho
tāke tārewa (takenga mai: tāke [kupu mino] - tax; tārewa - unresolved, deferred, set aside)
public liability insurance Noun
inihua pare taunaha tūmatanui (takenga mai: pare - to ward off, avoid, protect; taunaha - liability; tūmatanui - public)
purchaser, sellor, vendor Noun
kirihoko (takenga mai: kiri - self, person; hoko - to buy or sell) (kupu kē atu: kaihoko)
monihoki (takenga mai: moni - money; hoki - to return)
whakahokinga moni
regulated market, controlled market Noun
mākete whakamatua
rental housing, rental accommodation, lease housing Noun
wharenoho rīhi
pakihi haepapa
retail price, purchase price Noun
utu kaihoko
utu ā-tau
self-employed, self-employment Noun, Intransitive Verb, Adjective
mahikuhu (takenga mai: mahi - work; kuhu - do on one's own)
hoko atu
uara whēnakonako (takenga mai: uara - value; whēnakonako - to be wistful, yearn, long for; whēnakonako - nostalgic)
settlor, creator of a trust Noun
kaihanga tarahiti
pānga (takenga mai: pā - be connected with) (kupu kē atu: hea [kupu mino])
mākete pānga
kaiwhaipānga (kupu kē atu: tangata whaipānga)
takuhe tūroro (kupu kē atu: takuhe hāura)
huamoni tūpā (takenga mai: tūpā - flat, level)
hinonga iti
hinonga pāpori
socially responsive business Noun
pakihi aropori (takenga mai: aro - take heed, pay attention to; pori [pāpori] - social)
tauine ohapori (takenga mai: tauine - ruler, scale)
pakihi kiritahi
pūtea āwhina (kupu kē atu: pūtea tautoko)
rahinga inihua
(te) whakarato me te popono
supply, provision Noun, Transitive Verb
whakarato ~a ~nga
tākehoko tāwāhi (takenga mai: tāke - tax; hoko [tauhokohoko] - trade, commercial; tāwāhi - overseas, abroad)
pare tāke (takenga mai: pare - to avoid, ward off, fend)
tax concession, tax break Noun
whakamāmā tāke (takenga mai: whakamāmā - to ease, relieve, lighten)
tax, taxation Noun, Transitive Verb
tāke ~ngia (takenga mai: he kupu mino)
haumitanga wā tūmau (takenga mai: tūmau - fixed, constant)
inihua kiritoru (takenga mai: kiri - person, self; toru - three)
ōhanga tōnui
mokopakihi (takenga mai: moko - tatooing on the face or body under traditional protocol; pakihi - business)
tarahiti (takenga mai: he kupu mino) (kupu kē atu: tarati [kupu mino], rōpū kaitiaki)
poutarahiti (takenga mai: pou - stalwart, dependable person)
takuhe koremahi
uara ~tia
wāriu (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
whakapiki uara
vehicle insurance, auto insurance Noun
inihua waka
virtual system of exchange Noun
pūnaha kurutete mariko
utu ā-haora
want, desire Noun, Transitive Verb
hiahia ~tia (kupu kē atu: matawara, minaka, pīrangi)
whirinaki tokoora (takenga mai: whirinaki - to depend on, rely on; toko - support; ora - life, well-being; tokoora - welfare) (kupu kē atu: pararau tokoora)
whenua tokoora
tokoora (takenga mai: toko - support; ora - welfare, well-being; Te Tari Toko i te Ora - Department of Social Welfare)
utu hokorau
kaihokorau (takenga mai: hoko - to buy or sell; rau - many) (kupu kē atu: kaihoko waenga)
kaimahi
pūrawa wātea (takenga mai: wātea - to be available)