Bilanz ziehen

to take stock

Türkçe: bilanço çıkarmak

Not Bilanz nehmen

English says to take, so nehmen is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Bilanz goes with ziehen, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.

Noun

Bilanz f.

Verb

ziehen

Topic

Finanzen

In a sentence

Der Geschäftsführer zieht am Jahresende eine positive Bilanz.

How it is used

Means 'to take stock' or 'draw a balance'. Neutral register. Used in business when reviewing annual results or figuratively after a project. Nuance: can be literal (accounting) or metaphorical (evaluation).

Other verbs that go with Bilanz

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• die Bilanz frisierento cook the books

All collocations with Bilanz

Other collocations built on ziehen

• sich aus der Affäre ziehento extricate oneself from a tricky situation
• etw. in Betracht ziehento take something into consideration
• in Erwägung ziehento consider
• ins Feld ziehento march into battle
• vor Gericht ziehento decide to sue someone
• ein Gesicht ziehento pull a face
• einen Gewinn ziehen aus+Dat.to derive a profit/benefit from something
• den Hut ziehento tip one's hat / express admiration