a statement of how much money a particular piece of work will cost
quote
they are spending more money than they can afford
they live beyond their means
a fraud or swindle, especially something that is grossly overpriced
a rip-off
the rise in the prices of goods and services in a particular country which results in a fall in the value of money
inflation
having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs
poor
the business of buying and selling shares in companies and the place where this happens
stock market
money that you give to an organization such as a charity in order to help them
donation
the percentage of extra money that you pay back when you borrow money
interest rates
any of the units of equal value into which a company is devided and sold to raise money
shares
in debt, spending more money than you earn
be in the red
the system of money that a country uses
currency
the amount of money and level of comfort that a particular person or a group has
standard of living
(often used in negative sentences) rich
well-off
(informal) having very little money, especially for a short period of time
broke
the amount of money sb has in their bank account at a particular time
balance
deal with their money in the bank
manage their accounts
money that is given by the government or other organization for a particular purpose
grant
a difficult time for the economy in a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people are unemployed
the recession
a legal document that says what is to happen to sb's money and property after they die
will
an amount of money that is paid at one time and not on separate occasions
lump sum
to be without money to pay what you owe
go bankrupt
not have enough money to buy or do something
can't afford
(rather formal) rich with a good standard of living
affluent
(not before noun) (informal) having no money
hard up
very expensive
cost an arm and a leg
move money from one place to another
make transfers
the money sb earns from work, from investing money, or from business
income
money that a bank lends and somebody borrows
loan
the amount of money you get when you change one currency into another
exchange rates
one of a number of payments that are made regularly until sg has been paid for
instalment
the money that is available to a person or organization and a plan of how it will be spent
budget
said to warn someone to be careful how much money they spend, because there is only a limited amount
money doesn't grow on trees
(literary) having no money; very poor
penniless
money paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule
fine
spend less money and manage without things because you have less money than you used to have
tighten our belts
the first part of a larger payment
deposit
a society where buying and selling goods is considered very important
consumer society
not willing to spend or give much money
tight-fisted
a legal agreement by which a bank or similar organization lends you money to buy a house, etc, and you pay the money back over a particular number of years
mortgage
an amount of money you pay for professional advice or service
fee
the money that you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc.
fare
earn just enough money to live on
make ends meet
the amount of money people need to pay for food, clothing and somehere to live
cost of living
pay a sum of money
make payments
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