English File Advanced Vocabulary : Money

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Very rich (informal)

well-off

Rich (usually used in negative sentences: her parents aren't very _____-_____)

(a) lump-sum

An amount of money that is paid at one time and not on separate occasions. (Pay a __________)

shares

'Percentages' of a company that can be bought and sold, and may return dividends

(to) go bankrupt

A legal admission that a person can no longer pay their debts and that they have no money

(a) will

A legal document that says what is to happen to sb's money and property when they die. (Make a __________)

(a) mortgage

A loan that is provided specifically to buy a house

consumer society

A way of living characterised by spending a lot of money and buying lots of material goods

(a) buck

Dollar (slang)

cost of living

How much people have to spend on essential things like rent, food, transport etc.

(a) fine

Money paid as a punishment for breaking the law. (Pay a parking __________)

(a) loan

Money that a bank lends and sb borrows. (Take out a __________, pay back a __________)

(a) grant

Money that is given by the government or another organisation for a particular purpose, e.g. education. (Give/receive a __________)

(a) donation

Money that you pay to an organisation such as a charity in order to help them out. (Make a __________)

(an) instalment

One of a number of payments that are made regularly to spread the cost of something. (Pay in __________s)

hard up

Poor, especially for a short period of time (informal)

affluent

Rich

wealthy

Rich (quite formal)

(a) fee

The amonut of money that you pay for professional advice or services, e.g. to a lawyer. (Pay/charge a __________)

(a) balance

The amount of money in an account

inflation

The changing value of money

interest rate

The cost of borrowing money

(a) deposit

The first part of a larger payment, e.g. for a car or house. (Pay a __________)

standard of living

The general quality of life in a country or place

(a) budget

The money that is available to a person or organisation and a plan of how it will be spent over time. (Have a limited __________)

(a) currency

The money used in a country (Euro, Pound, Dollar)

savings

The money you keep in your bank account and don't spend. (Have a __________ account)

(a) fare

The money you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi etc. (Pay a __________)

(a) transfer

The movement of money from one account to another

stock market

The place where shares in companies are bought and sold

exchange rate

The value of different currencies relative to each other

K

Thousand (slang) (the house cost 200___)

(to) afford

To be able to pay for something

in debt

When you owe money to another person or organisation you are _____ _____

(a) quid

a pound

(a) grand

a thousand (informal)

broke

having no money

income

money earned from working and other means

(to) be in the red

to be in debt

(to) cost an arm and a leg

to cost a lot of money

(to) make ends meet

to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need

(to) live beyond your means

to spend more money than you have

tight-fisted

unwilling to spend money

daylight robbery (also a rip-off)

used for saying that you think something is much too expensive

penniless

without money; poor