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C1/C2 Buying & Selling Vocabulary

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  • a business agreement (informal)
    deal
  • a strong metal box in which you can keep valuables
    safe(ty deposit box)
  • everything that a shop has that is available to buy
    stock
  • the money returned to you buy a shop when you pay with a higher quantity
    change
  • ______ payment, the deposit paid for something
    down
  • connected with trade and the wealth of a country
    economy
  • the system of money that a country uses
    currency
  • providing good value in relation to the money spent
    economical
  • phrasal verb - to become successful quickly
    take off
  • relating to buying in big quantities
    bulk
  • a person who spends too much time and money in shops
    a shopaholic
  • to exchange goods or services for other goods or services
    barter
  • phrasal verb - to diversify a business
    branch out
  • to sell or buy things illegally
    hustle
  • a regular payment as a part of a total price
    installment
  • to leave a valuable object at a shop in exchange for money, this item can later be bought back
    pawn
  • to sell things illegally
    peddle
  • to negotiate a price in order to buy something cheaper, particularly at a market (informal)
    haggle
  • formal permission given by a company to somebody that wants to trade in its name
    franchise
  • to offer more money for something than someone else
    outbid
  • phrasal verb - to resign
    step down
  • phrasal verb - to ask someone´s opinion on something
    run by
  • phrasal verb - to employ new staff or agree to a new project
    take on
  • the money that an organisation has lent
    loan
  • the activity of buying and selling goods
    trade
  • a public event at which things are sold to the person who offers the most money
    auction
  • a synonym for a bill
    invoice
  • the business of selling goods in large quantities to other businesses
    wholesale
  • tax that is paid on items like alcohol and tobacco
    duty
  • the _______ industry (the business of shops)
    retail
  • to offer a price for something against other people
    bid