Big spender Flashcards
spendthrift
n. one who spends money wastefully
- He’s in poor health and the spendthrift habits he picked up during his glory years have left him deep in debt.
- There are those with spendthrift genotypes and those with thrifty genotypes.
cheapskate
adj. tacaño
* The team’s cheapskate owner refuses to provide a decent locker room.
tightwad
n. tacaño
- I am a notorious tightwad and I will avoid paying for a haircut for as long as possible.
- Sullivan, a notorious tightwad, got permission to use the character for free and it became the team’s logo, appearing on everything from stationery to stock certificates.
penny-pincher
n. a miserly person
- You expect to get a raise from that penny-pincher?
- Zane’s penny-pinching aunt gave him five dollars as a wedding gift.
rip off
estafa
- Some restaurants try to rip off foreign tourists.
- Four ways banks rip off savers
apparel
(n.) clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration; (v.) to put clothes on, dress up
- What sort of apparel do you need for winter in Budapest?
- You’ll find that in children’s apparel on the third floor.
start from scratch
v. empezar desde cero
- I wish I could move and start from scratch.
- I decided today I was going to start from scratch so I could learn to draw bodies properly
fare
pasaje
- We can’t afford the air fare.
- I can´t afford the bus fare.
big spender
gasta bastante
- I got a free tshirt from the ACC bookstore for being a big spender.
tuition
n. matricula
- Every year, I have to borrow thirty-thousand dollars to pay my college tution.
- The college will raise its tuition again next year.
- A school offering private tuition in languages.
pay off
v. Amortizar
- I’ve nearly paid off my mortgage.
- Hard work and careful planning always pay off.
squander
v. Spend/use money, time or resources wastefully
- You mustn’t squander this opportunity to meet the King.
- He squandered his entire inheritance on gambling.
splurge
v. malgastar grandes cantidades
- They splurged on a trip to Europe.
- He splurged thousands on the party.
change
money you gave back when yo pay for something
- Do you have change for a fifty-dollar bill?
- Gus keeps a lot of change in his pocket.
miser
n. stingy person
- As anyone surely knows, Scrooge is a nasty miser.
- Before he began giving money away, people complained that he was amiser.
fee
pago para entrar a un lugar
- The admission fee to the zoo is cheap.
- There is a fee for getting your driving licence.
- The lawyer charges a fee for his services.
resort
(n,v) Recurrir
- We stayed at a beautiful resort in the Caribbean.
- I couldn’t type, so I resorted to writing with a pen.
- He resorted to eating tuna after he ran out of other food.
sustain
(v.) to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of
- This thought had sustained him throughout the years.
- A sustaining breakfast of bacon and eggs.
bargain
regatear
- The Government made some kind of bargain with the Opposition.
- He bargained with the Council to rent the stadium.
fed up
Harto
- Joan was fed up with being sent from one office to another.
- They were fed up with the same old routine.
inherit
v. Heredar
- She inherited a fortune from her father
- Often properties are inherited by several heirs.
mortgage
(n,v). hipoteca
- Mr. Aarts mortgaged this property to provide part of the funds used to purchase the home.
- High home prices require bigger mortgage s, with higher rates.
spending habits
n. Habitos de gasto
- I have to become rich because my pay checks don’t match my spending habits.
- I’m disgusted with my spending habits.
currency
money of a particular country
- I need to get some foreign currency for my holidays.
- The new British currency has been approved.
max out
v. Llegar al limite
- In her last job she maxed out at $25,000 a year.
- He spent so much I thought he would max out his credit card!
- Max Out Your PC Performance.
make ends meet
v. Hacer alcanzar
- For anyone who is looking for extra income to make ends meet.
- For those people who are struggling to make ends meet.
shopaholic
le gusta comprar
- I’m a shopaholic on the road to recovery. Just kidding I’m on the road to the shopping centre
worth it
adj. Lo vale
- I was going to go to the shops but I decided it wasn’t worth it in the end.
- No one said starting up and growing a business was easy…but it’s worth it.
- Nobody said it was gonna be easy, but they did say it would be worth it
- Never let a man tell you you’re not worth it.
