the act of making something, or of something becoming, smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc
Reductions
something on sale at a lower price than its true value
Bargain
unable to pay what you owe, and having had control of your financial matters given, by a law court, to a person who sells your property to pay your debts
Bankrupt
to compare the price and quality of the same or a similar object in different shops before you decide
To shop around
an agreement that allows you to borrow money from a bank or similar organization, especially in order to buy a house, or the amount of money itself
Mortgage
a business that lends you money if you want to buy a house, or pays you interest on money you invest there
Building society
careful when using money or food, or (of a meal) cheap or small in amount
Frugal
money that is earned in trade or business after paying the costs of producing and selling goods and services
Profit
the total amount of money that a government or person spends
Expenditure
to pay money into a bank account
To credit
to take money out of an account
Withdraw
a bank account that pays you interest, in which you usually leave money for a long time
Deposit account
a situation in which a business spends more money than it earns
Loss
a reduction in the usual price
Discount
spending too much money, or using too much of something
Extravagant
the amount of money that a company has through selling shares to people
Stocks
a tax on some types of goods such as alcohol, cigarettes, or petrol paid to a national or state government
Excise duty
money that is earned from doing work or received from investments
Income
having no value in money
Worthless
an amount of money that is borrowed, often from a bank, and has to be paid back, usually together with an extra amount of money that you have to pay as a charge for borrowing
Loan
too expensive
Overpriced
without money
Broke
a tax that you have to pay on your income, usually higher for people with larger incomes
Income tax
a general, continuous increase in prices
Inflation
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