This handbook provides a guide to the language of the contemporary German quality press, concentrating on the specialized fields of vocabulary of commerce, the law, politics and economics. Short examples are given for each word or phrase, with English translations of headwords in context. A list of common abbreviations and acronyms is also supplied. This vocabulary is designed to be a useful reference tool for English and German native speakers attempting to gain linguistic competence in the social-political registers of the other language. It is intended for students, journalists, business people and general readers who need to use contemporary "newspaper" German.