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The article deals with a part of German banking language from the point of view of lexicology; it describes the use of abbreviations. More and more English expressions are used in an original form, not translated into German. There are described the main application fields of the abbreviations, for example in the internal banking communication. There are summarized the main development trends in this language for special purposes. The frequent use of abbreviations can make the external communication with customers difficult. It is focused on abbreviations formed by the establishment of the EU or on the ones used in connection with Internet-Banking-Service too. This article highlights the problem of especially national expressions and the basic necessity of internationalisms, which infiltrate extensive into the banking language.