Chapter 11 - Business III Flashcards
add up to __
added up to
total, equal (= amount to)
ex. Our expenses of the month are usually added up to the sum.
amount to __
amounted to
total, equal (= add up to)
ex.
buy … out …
bought out
purchase all of
ex. When my friend enters a shop, she would like to buy everything out!
buy … up …
bought up
buy, purchase all that one can of
ex. My friend had many things to buy up.
carry on with __
carried on with
continue, keep doing
ex. I carried on with my life. I don’t need to waste my time on you anymore!
carry … over …
carried over
(as a business term) hold or keep for future sale
ex. Door-to-door sellers always carry over their merchandise.
close … out …
closed out
sell all of (usually at a lower price)
ex. Many clothing stores close out summer clothing in August.
come into __
came into
enter (= come in)
ex. There are not many people who want to come into our shop. It looks a bit old and ugly from the outside.
count … out …
counted out
count one by one
ex. The little girl carefully counted out seven pennies.
deal in __
dealt in
buy and sell (certain kind of things)
ex. The small shop deals only in decorated flower pots.
dispose of __
disposed of
sell, give away, or trade get rid of
ex. Value Village dispose of the already used clothes.
do without __
did without
live without, manage without
ex. I did without my microwave for a week before buying another one.
figure … out …
figured out
find (an answer or a solution), decide, learn, understand
ex. I figured out your secret a long time ago. You are obvious.
give … up …
gave up
stop (doing something), abandon, relinquish
ex. Never give up your dream! You’ll achieve it one day!
hand … out …
handed out
give one by one, hand to others one by one
ex. The teacher handed out the exam to his students.
keep … down …
kept down
hold as low as possible (costs or prices)
ex. This shop tries to keep their prices down. They have tough competition this year with importation.
live on __
lived on
exist on, have enough food, etc., survive on
ex. My family lives on my parents’ salary.
mark … down …
marked down
reduce or lower (prices), change a price tag to show a lower price
ex. I had to mark down the t-shirts so they were under 15$ each. What a sell!
mark … up …
marked up
increase or raise (prices), change a price tag to show a higher price
ex. The company decided to mark the prices of the pants up.
pay … out …
paid out
spend, expend, pay (an amount of money)
ex. Boys pay out more car insurance than girls do.
put … up …
put up
build, construct, erect
ex. The boy put up his own lego building.
sell … off …
sold off
sell, sell all of, dispose of
ex. Farmers sold off their cattle because feeding them was expensive.
send away for __
sent away for
order from a (usually) distant place
ex. Some people like fashion and will send away for their clothing.
send out for __
sent out for
call or send a message asking someone to bring (something)
ex. When there is a round of coffee going on, friends are sent out for everyone’s coffee.
settle … up …
settled up
pay (an amount that one owes); pay off everything owed
ex. Many people settle up their bills on the first of each month.
sum … up …
summed up
summarize, say briefly, say or write in a dew words ex. She sums up pretty well what we learned in class the other day.
take … in …
took in
receive (money, etc.), get, obtain, secure (said especially of a store or other business)
ex. With my new job I will take in more money for the next year.
take … off …
took off
deduct, subtract from
ex. I took off a few dollar from the original price.
total … up
totaled up
add up, find the total of
ex. Whenever I go shopping, at the end I total up the sum of my expenses.
work on __
worked on
repair, try to correct something broken, spend time on
ex. I work on my resume so it was perfect for the interview.
write … off …
wrote off
cancel, accept as a loss
ex. Maria never paid me back so I wrote it off as a bad debt.
