Material matters Flashcards

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an advertisement covering one page in a newspaper or magazine

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a full page spread

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2
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a digital billboard

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digital hoarding

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3
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a small brochure

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pamphlet

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4
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repetition of a sound

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alliteration

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5
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the best

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second to none

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6
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a businessman who sells products to costumers

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retailer

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7
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a type of business that buys goods in large amounts and resells them to other businesses in smaller lots

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wholesale

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8
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a trick

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a ploy

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9
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a useful or valuable thing

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a commodity

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10
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an entrance hall

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a foyer

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11
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misleading or dishonest

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deceptive

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12
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causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited.

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intrusive

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13
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an advertising phrase easy to remember

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a catchy slogan

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14
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an advertisement for buying/selling sth in a newspaper

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a classified ad

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15
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to let myself enjoy sth

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to indulge myself

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16
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an advertisement on a small piece of paper distributed in the streets

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a flyer

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prosperous, wealthy

18
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interesting

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compelling

19
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to be involved in

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be implicated in

20
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native

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indigenous

21
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obtaining money and goods

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material acquisition

22
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a shopper that looks after cheap products

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bargain hunter

23
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tto argue with determination to achieve a favourable deal

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to haggle over the price/ to drive a hard bargain/ to negotiate the price

24
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an ATM

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an automatic teller machine

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to remove money from a bank account
withdraw (n. withdrawal)
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to take more money out of a bank account than the account contained
to overdraw
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a check written for an amount more than in your account
a bounced check
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direct exchanges of goods without the use of money
barter trade
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sth given without a charge
freebie
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to waste money
to squander money
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a seller
a vendor
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the income of a government from taxation, customs, excise duties and other sources
revenue
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indirect taxes on the sale or use of specific products such as alcohol, tobacco and energy
excise duties
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uncertain, doubtful
dubious
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relevant
pertinent
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to make your way deeper into sth
to penetrate
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a poor person
a pauper
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a very strong argument
a compelling argument
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a small amount of money that one pays at specific times instead of all at once (eg. buying on credit)
instalment (eg. instalment payment)
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managing your money in a responsible way
financial accountability