| Lage (f) (allgemein) | location / situation / setting |
| Lage (f), ruhig | quiet location |
| Lage (f), zentral | central location |
| Lageplan (m) | site plan / lay-out |
| Lagerfläche (f) | storage space |
| Lagerhalle (f) | warehouse |
| Lagermiete (f) | warehouse rent |
| Lagerraum (m) | storage room |
| Lampenschirm (m) | lampshade |
| Länderrating (n) | country-rating |
| Landeshauptmann (m) | provincial governor |
| Landesregierung (f) | provincial government |
| Landhaus (n) | country house / cottage |
| ländlich | rural |
| Landschaft (f) | landscape / scenery |
| Landstraße (f) | country road |
| Landtag (m) | provincial government/assembly |
| Landwirtschaft (f) | farming / agriculture |
| landwirtschaftliche Widmung (f) | agricultural zoning / use |
| langfristig | long-term |
| langfristige Finanzierung (f) / langfristige Förderung (f) | long-term funding / long-term subsidy |
| langfristige Pacht (f) | long-term leasehold |
| Langfristkapital (n) | long-term capital |
| Lärmdämmung (f) | sound insulation |
| Lärmschutztunnel (m) | noise protection tunnel |
| Last (f) | load (constr) / encumbrance (Grundbuch) |
| lastenfrei | unencumbered / free of charges |
| Laubengang (m) | arcade / covered passageway |
| laufend | ongoing / regular / day-to-day |
| Laufzeit (f) (des Darlehens) | term / maturity (fin) (of mortgage loan) |
| laut (Geräusch/Lärm) | loud / noisy |
| Lease-back Vereinbarung (f) | lease-back agreement |
| Lebensabschnitt (m) | stage of life |
| Lebensfähigkeit (f) (im Sinne z.B. der Realisierbarkeit eines Projektes) | viability |
| Lebensstandard (m) | standard of living |
| leer stehend / bestandfrei | vacant |
| Leerstand (m) | vacancy |
| Leerstehung (f) | vacancy |
| Leerstehungsrate (f) | vacancy rate |
| Leerstehungsrisiko (n) | vacancy risk |
| Lehm(boden) (m) | loam(y soil) |
| Leibrente (f) | life-annuity |
| Leichtbauweise (f) | lightweight construction |
| leise | quiet |
| leistbar | affordable |
| Leitentwurf (m) | master plan |
| Leiter (f) | ladder |
| Leitfaden (m) | guideline / manual |
| Leitlinie (f) | mission statement |
| Leitungsnetz (n) | supply network |
| Leitzins (m) | key interest rate / base rate |
| Lenkungsausschuss (m) | steering committee |
| Lichteinfall (m) | incidence of light |
| Liebhaberei (f) | hobby |
| Liebhaberpreis (m) | sentimental value / special value |
| Lieferant (m) | supplier / contractor |
| Lieferbedingungen (pl) | terms of delivery/supply |
| Liegenschaft (f) | property |
| Liegenschaftskosten (pl) | property costs |
| Liegenschaftspfändung (f) | foreclosure |
| Liegenschaftsübertragung (f) | conveyance |
| Liegenschaftswert (m) | site value |
| Lift (m) | elevator / lift (BE) |
| Liquidationsverfahren (n) | liquidation proceedings |
| Liquiditätsausgleich (m) | equalization of liquidity |
| Liquiditätsengpass (m) | liquidity shortage / liquidity squeeze |
| Liquiditätsgrad (m) | cash ratio / liquidity ratio |
| liquiditätswirksam | liquidity-related |
| Lizenzgebühr (f) | license fee / royalty |
| lockere Bebauung (f) | low-density scheme |
| Lohnentwicklung (f) | movement of wages |
| Lokal (n) | business premises / restaurant |
| lokale Behörde (f) | local authority |
| lombardierte Wertpapiere (pl) | collateral securities |
| Löschung (f) (einer Hypothek) | redeem a mortgage (redemption) / cancellation (of a mortgage) |
| Löschungsbewilligung (f) | authority for cancellation |
| Löschungsvermerk (m) | annotation confirming cancellation |
| luftdicht | airtight / air proof |
| Luftschutzraum (m) | nuclear shelter |
| Lüftung (f) | aeration / ventilation |