UNIT 5 GATEWAY: MONEY MATTERS | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

a system of money in general use in a particular country.

currency

doesn't have real value only assigned value

materially worthless

money without intrinsic value that is used as money because of government decree, an agreement in the society

fiat money

A form describing the goods or services sold, the quantity, and the price (longer than the bill and more detailed)

invoice

directions for making something

recipe

a piece of paper written by a doctor that lets you get medicine at the pharmacy

prescription

not enough; inadequate

insufficient

enough; adequate

sufficient

making a new card for the owner

issuing a new card

amounts a provider bills for the services performed

charges

Money charged to an account holder by a bank for the services the bank provides

bank fees

the cashpoint swallowed/took the card

atm retained the card

keep an eye on how much you spend

control your spending

a bank account that accumulates interest (you don't touch it)

savings account

US A bank account from which payments can be ordered (current account in BrE)

checking account

if you manage your cash position poorly and run out of cash and need money quickly

emergency loan

take back; remove like money from the bank account

withdraw

lures or baits, temptations

tempts

a relatively small amount of money lent at a high rate of interest on the agreement that it will be repaid when the borrower receives their next paycheck.

payday-loan

showing kindness by giving money or gifts to organizations that need them

charity

something, typically money, that is owed or due, an obligation to pay something

debt

having to do with money matters, relating to money

financial

to owe more money than you have; your account is in debit

to be/go into the red

to have a particular amount of money to buy the things that you need to live

to live on something

the cost required for something; the money spent on something.

expense(s)

to use up a supply of money so there is no more available

run out of money

an estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time.

budget

manage to survive / live (usually on not much money)

to get by

v. reduce the amount of money etc. of something

to cut back on

save for a special purpose

to set aside

to buy

to pick up

to sell all of what was for sale, so that there is nothing left

to be sold out

amount to a total

to come to

to ask for money and getting it, that needs to be paid back later

to borrow money

to give money to someone for a short period of time, expecting it to be given back

to lend money

to have debt, having borrowed money and now the lender is waiting for the money back

to owe money

when you pay more money back than you borrowed

to pay interest on a loan

to buy something that is on offer at a lower price

to buy something in a sale

to "break" a big note into smaller denominations or into coins

to have/get change for (a note)

to put aside money for future use, to keep money separately and not spend it

to save up for something

to give money as a payment for something with the help of credit card

to pay by credit card

to pay for something using coins or paper money

to pay in cash

to give money for something

to pay for

to give money as a payment for something

spend money on

to borrow money from a bank

take out a loan

extra

spare

able to be maintained at a certain rate or level

sustainable

to be very valuable

to be worth its weight in gold

to use less money than usual

to tighten (one’s) belt

to save money over a period of time

to squirrel away money

A penny. The smallest amount of money. A small sum of money

a red cent

saves money on cheap things, but spends lots of money on expensive things. This is an expression that describes a person who is careful with small amounts of money, but careless or wasteful with large amounts of money

penny-wise and pound foolish

money is valuable and shouldn't be wasted

money doesn’t grow on trees

to make a lot of money

to make a killing

having a lot of money

to be loaded

to be in debt

to be in the hole

to spend a lot of money on things that are not necessary

to have money to burn

to pay a bribe in order to get a special favor

to grease (someone’s) palm

to pay for something

to foot the bill

to have absolutely no money at all

to be flat broke

spend all of one's savings

to break the bank

to cost a lot of money

to cost a pretty penny

to be 100% sure about something

bet one's bottom dollar

whatever it takes

at all costs

a small amount of (money)

chicken feed

to be very expensive

cost an arm and a leg

fake; false, not genuine (usually money)

counterfeit

an item that is a fake or the act of making a duplicate of someting and passing it on as the original

forgery

to spend a lot of money on buying things, especially things that are pleasant to have but that you do not need

splash out on something

Physical objects, items to be bought such as clothes or shoes, food etc

goods

Exchange goods without involving money (maybe offer a service for the goods)

to barter

dispute or argue over a price in a petty way; bargain; wrangle

haggle

without value; not worth anything

worthless

Not generous with money, reluctant to spend or give

stingy

amount of money you have to pay a bank for the services that they give you

bank charges/fees

the price paid for the use of borrowed money

interest

n. a container used mainly by children to store coins.

piggy bank

a metal piece (usually a disc) used as money

coin

to get something (usually money) by working

earn

to take money out of a bank account

withdraw money

to give something/money for temporary use

lend

occurs when money is withdrawn from a bank account and the available balance goes below zero

overdraft

get into a situation in which you owe money to other people

get into debt

bank account that you can take money out of when you want

current account

money or product that has been borrowed

loan

to use money to buy stuff

spend

to use something that someone else owns and return it later

borrow

to pay (usually money) in return for something received at a later time

owe

a request for payment of money owed, or the piece of paper on which it is written

bill

money paid to others for their services

fee

an unnecessary or wrong use of money

waste

a period when a shop is charging less than usual for goods

sale

the act of returning money received previously

to refund

A business form giving written acknowledgment for cash received for services or products

receipt

a reduction in price

discount

to take something you have bought back to a shop and exchange it for something else

to change

Money in the form of bills or coins

cash

something that is sold for less than its usual price or its real value

bargain

to be able to pay for

afford

machine that gives you money when you put a bank card in it

ATM/cashpoint