the average cost of basic necessities, such as housing and food
cost of living
to not have sufficient money for something
can't afford
money owed to someone
in debt
a sum of money or other payment given for a particular purpose
grant
100 pounds
a ton
(informal) short of money
hard up
a society in which the buying and selling of goods and services is the most important social and economic activity.
consumer society
very rich
wealthy
an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law
fine
(BrE) a pound
quid
money or goods that are given to help a person or organization, or the act of giving them
donation
500 pounds
monkey
the value of a currency in one country compared with the value in another
exchange rate
to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need
make ends meet
a sum of money placed or kept in a bank account, usually to gain interest; an amount of money that you pay as the first part of the total payment for something
deposit
(often used in negative sentences) rich
well-off
money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments
income
mean with money
tight-fisted
to be very expensive
cost an arm and a leg (idiom)
(formal) expensive and luxurious
opulent
having no money at all
(flat) broke
20 pounds
a bobby, a score
(n) the money that you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc.
fare
(rather formal) rich and with good
affluent
an estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time
budget
50 pounds
a bullseye
the degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community (életszínvonal)
standard of living
successful, usually by earning a lot of money
prosperous
A system for buying and selling shares of companies
stock market
25 pounds
a pony
to agree to share the cost of something, especially a meal
go Dutch (idiom)
the money you keep, esp. in a bank or other financial organization
savings
to have money in your bank account
be in the black
the cost required for something; the money spent on something
expenses
£5
a fiver
(informal) having a lot of money
flush
he was a famous tenor so a Pavarotti is a tenner (£10)
a Pavarotti
be wealthy
be in the chips
having no money
penniless
something you say that means that since you have started something or are involved in it, you should complete the work although it has become more difficult or complicated than you had expected
in for a penny in for a pound (idiom)
equal portions of a corporation's stock
shares
extremely poor, affected by poverty
poverty-stricken
to spend more money than one can afford
live beyond one's means
money paid to others for their services
fee
to be unable to pay one's debts
go bankrupt
period of reduced economic activity
recession
(informal) rich
loaded
the inability to pay debts when they are due
insolvency
an official statement of what a person has decided should be done with their money and property after their death
will
to owe money to a bank
be in the red
the price paid for the use of borrowed money
interest
one of a number of payments that are paid regularly until sth has been paid for
instalment
an amount of money that is borrowed, often from a bank, and has to be paid back
loan
a person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business
entrepreneur
overcharged, overpriced
a rip-off
to be very rich
be rolling in it
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