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
