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Fashion, shopping and business verbs (C1)

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    Fashion, shopping and business.
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  • To offer a particular amount of money for sth.
    bid for sth
    exchange sth
    upcycle sth
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  • To look at the goods in a shop without wanting to buy any particular thing
    invest
    browse
    fit in with
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  • To receive money, land, or property from sb after they have died.
    hang sth up
    let sth out
    come into sth
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  • To reuse objects or materials to create a new product of higher value/quality.
    withdraw sth
    upcycle sth into sth
    take sth in
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  • To wear clothes that are more formal than those you normally wear.
    dress down
    fit in with
    dress up
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  • To become or make sth become thin or no longer able to be used.
    set up
    mend sth
    wear sth out
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  • To feel that you belong to a particular group and are accepted by that group.
    live on sth
    take sth in
    fit in with
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  • To spend time doing a particular activity, especially sth enjoyable.
    go on a shopping spree
    stand out from a crowd
    haggle with sb over sth
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  • To spend a lot of money on buying things, especially things that you don't need.
    pay good money for sth
    make the big time
    splash out (money) on
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  • To buy or obtain sth quickly because it is cheap or you want it very much (informal) .
    invest (money) in sth
    snap sth up
    can't afford
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  • To make a shirt, coat, etc. looser or larger.
    take sth in
    take sth back
    let sth out
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  • To argue with sb in order to reach an agreement, especially about the price of sth.
    haggle with sb over/ about sth
    buy sth on approval
    put by sth
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  • To have a particular amount of money to buy the things that you need to live.
    owe sb (money)
    live on (money/salary)
    raise (money) for sth
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  • If two things ... they look attractive together.
    merge
    stand out
    match
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  • To use a needle or thread to repair, join or decorate pieces of cloth.
    stitch
    mend
    suit
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  • To try to persuade sb to support you or to buy sth from you, especially by saying and doing nice things.
    amass
    woo
    browse
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