Money Transfers by Mobile Flashcards
ping
v
to make a short, sharp sound:
We heard a small stone ping against our window.
tout
v
to advertise, talk about, or praise something or someone repeatedly, especially as a way of encouraging people to like, accept, or buy something:
The minister has been touting these ideas for some time.
He is being widely touted as the next leader of the party.
A local car dealership was touting its services/wares on the radio.
syn:
advertise
talk about
praise
exclude
v
to prevent someone or something from entering a place or taking part in an activity:
Women are still excluded from the club.
Microbes must, as far as possible, be excluded from the room during an operation.
Tom has been excluded from school (= he is not allowed to go to school) for bad behaviour.
syn:
keep out deny access to shut out debar disbar bar ban
sector
n
one of the areas into which the economic activity of a country is divided:
In the financial sector, banks and insurance companies have both lost a lot of money.
The country has a new policy of transferring state industries from the public sector to the private sector.
Salaries in the public sector are expected to fall by 15% this year.
Many scientists working for the government have left for the private sector.
The finance for the project will come from both the government and the private sector .
Much of the workforce in the banking sector is affected by the new legislation.
There is a trend towards healthier eating among all sectors of the population.
syn:
ECONOMIC AREA
keep up
v
to be able to understand or deal with something that is happening or changing very fast:
I read the papers to keep up with what’s happening in the outside world.
syn: keep pace keep abreast keep pace with keep abreast of rival
shilling
a unit of money used in Britain until 1971, equal to twelve old pence
virtual
เสมือน
urban
ในเมือง
Compare
rural
relative
n
a member of your family:
I don’t have many blood relatives (= people related to me by birth rather than by marriage).
All her close/distant relatives came to the wedding.
syn:
your relatives
relative; All my relatives gather every year for a family reunion.
extended family; He has a very large extended family.
relation; She is a distant relation of his, though I don’t quite remember how.
kin; He remained true to his kin.
mother’s/father’s side (of the family)I have aunts and uncles on my mother’s side of the family.
handset
n
a component of a telephone that a user holds to the ear and mouth to receive audio through the receiver
so far
จนถึงตอนนี้, จนกระทั่งเดี๋ยวนี้”
tiny
adj extremely small: a tiny flower a tiny helping of food a tiny baby a tiny bit late
Synonyms diminutive little (SMALL) midget small (LITTLE)
syn:
not great in size, amount, etc.
small; I live in a small town.
little; She’s a good little girl.
a little; I just want a little ice cream.
a little (bit)I was a little bit upset that she ate the last piece of cake.
tiny; His body was covered in tiny red spots.
denomination
n
a unit of value, especially of money:
It always takes time to get used to the different denominations of coins when you go to a foreign country.
Coins come in denominations of 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p and £1 and £2.
They would no longer accept banknotes of certain denominations.
It’s useful to have a few small denomination coins and notes.
The stamps come in various denominations.
executive
n
someone in a high position, especially in business, who makes decisions and puts them into action:
She is now a senior executive, having worked her way up through the company.
syn: chief head principal senior official senior manager
telephony
n
the activity or process of communicating by phone:
We provide support for users of mobile and fixed-line telephony.
hand sth over
v
to give something to someone else:
We were ordered to hand over our passports.
See also
handover
Why should we hand over the money to the Russians?
Trembling with fear, she handed over the money to the gunman.
The two boys scared the old man into handing over his wallet.
Hey - that’s my special chocolate! Hand it over!
Give it back now! She won’t hand over my book, Mum!
registered
adj
จดทะเบียน
a registered nurse/charity/trademark
retailer
n
1.a person or business that sells goods to the public in relatively small quantities for use or consumption rather than for resale.
“the big supermarkets have forced many independent retailers out of business”
2.
a person who relates the details of a story or incident to others.
“as a writer I see myself as a retailer of Big Ideas”
credit
v
1.to pay money into a bank account:
They credited my account with $20 after I pointed out the mistake.
2.to believe something that seems unlikely to be true:
He even tried to pretend he was my son - can you credit it?
It was hard to credit some of the stories we heard about her.
syn:
to believe someone or something
believe; Can we believe a word of what this man says?
accept; Most people accept what the newspapers say as being correct.
credit; UK It’s hard to credit that she’s 87.
swallow; I personally find it hard to swallow the official narrative.
buy; When it comes to global warming, he doesn’t buy it, and is out to discredit the whole theory.
via
prepผ่านทาง
traveling through (a place) en route to a destination.
“they came to Europe via Turkey”
by way of; through.
“they can see the artists’ works via a camera hookup”
by means of.
“a file sent via electronic mail”
desired
adj that is wanted: His words had the desired effect. Synonym sought after
recipient
n
a person who receives something:
Former Nobel Peace Prize recipients include Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama.
He was a recipient of the Civilian Service Award.
syn: beneficiary receiver donee giftee legatee grantee devisee
commission
v
to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work, or to formally ask for a special piece of work from someone:
The newspaper commissioned a series of articles on the worst excesses of the fashion industry.
She’s commissioned an artist to paint her portrait.
A set of stamps has been commissioned in commemoration of Independence Day.
They commissioned me to write a series of articles on language.
He commissioned a report into the disaster.
n
a group of people who have been formally chosen to discover information about a problem or examine the reasons why the problem exists:
a commission on alcohol abuse/racial tension
The government has set up/established a commission to investigate the problem of inner city violence.
n
a payment to someone who sells goods that is directly related to the amount sold, or a system that uses such payments:
Is she paid a regular wage or is it on/by commission only?
She gets a 15 percent commission on every machine she sells.
favourably
adv
in a way that shows someone or something is liked or approved of:
New recruits are usually desperate to be judged favourably by their superiors.
Patients comment more favourably about hospitals when they have recently undergone treatment.
syn: positively approvingly well sympathetically agreeably
levy
n
an amount of money, such as a tax, that you have to pay to a government or organization:
They imposed a five percent levy on alcohol.
v
(of a government or organization) to demand an amount of money, such as a tax, from a person or organization:
A new tax was levied on consumers of luxury goods.
The City Council can levy a fine of $250 for a first offence.
More examples
The proposal would allow the school to levy additional fees.
US citizens are charged $20 on arrival, in retaliation for a similar charge levied for US visa applications.
The system would levy significant penalties on hospitals that don’t report medical errors.
syn: n tax tariff toll excise duty fee imposition impost
v impose charge exact demand raise collect gather tax
extensive
adj
covering a large area; having a great range:
a school with extensive grounds
extensive repairs to the motorway
Her knowledge of music is extensive (= she knows a lot about music).
The wedding received extensive coverage in the newspapers (= it was written about a lot).
Synonyms
across-the-board
blanket
syn:
greater than the average size or amount
big; They live in a big house in the country.
large; A large number of people were crowded into the room.
great; The party was a great success.
enormous; They bought an enormous house in the suburbs.
compete
v
to try to be more successful than someone or something else:
It’s difficult for a small shop to compete against/with the big supermarkets.
Both girls compete for their father’s attention.
figurative Turn the music down - I’m not competing against/with that noise (= I can’t/won’t try to speak louder than that music)!
syn: take part play be a contestant be a competitor participate
void
n
a large hole or empty space:
She stood at the edge of the chasm and stared into the void.
Before Einstein, space was regarded as a formless void.
purchase
v
to buy something:
Tickets must be purchased two weeks in advance.
Except under clearly defined circumstances, it is illegal in Britain for a company to purchase its own shares.
She purchased her first house with the money.
Synonyms acquire buy (PAY FOR) pick sth up (BUY) snap sth up
syn:
to buy something
buy; I need to buy some new shoes.
get; I need to go to the supermarket and get some bread.
purchase; She purchased a new computer.
pick something up; Can you just pop in the shop and pick up some eggs?
insist
v
to say firmly or demand forcefully, especially when others disagree with or oppose what you say:
[ + (that) ] Greg still insists (that) he did nothing wrong.
Please go first - I insist!
She insisted on seeing her lawyer.
More examples
She’s 85 now, but she will insist on doing all her own housework.
The men at City Hall insist that big spending cuts are just not practical.
The police insist that they are not relaxing their campaign against drugs.
They insisted that all swear words be deleted from the article.
She insisted on telling me every single detail of what they did to her in hospital.
syn: stand firm be firm stand one's ground make a stand stand up for oneself
Unauthorized
adjไม่ได้รับอนุญาต
without someone’s official permission to do something or be in a particular place:
Unauthorized personnel are not admitted beyond this point.
This unauthorized biography of the star has sold over 10,000 copies in its first week in print.
withdrawal
n
when you take money out of a bank account:
The bank became suspicious after several large withdrawals were made from his account in a single week.
syn:
redeem
v
to get something back:
She managed to save enough money to redeem her jewellery from the pawn shop.
dominate
v
to have control over a place or person:
He refuses to let others speak and dominates every meeting.
They work as a group - no one person is allowed to dominate.
It’s astonishing to think that only a few years ago Communism dominated eastern Europe.
The skyline is dominated by smoking factory chimneys.
a political party dominated by populists
Despite dominating the game, United couldn’t score and lost 2-0.
syn: control influence exercise control over be in control of command
remittance
n
an amount of money that you send to someone:
She sends a small remittance home to her parents each month.
the act of sending payment to someone:
remittance advice/information
syn: payment settlement money fee check money order transfer of funds negotiable instrument monies allowance sum of money consideration
migrant
n
a person that travels to a different country or place, often in order to find work:
The cities are full of migrants looking for work.
Association
n
a group of people who work together in a single organization for a particular purpose:
The Football Association
The British Medical Association is/are campaigning for a complete ban on tobacco advertising.
The school is affiliated with a national association of driving schools.
It falls to me to thank you for all you have done for the association.
The association needs to win back former members who have allowed their subscriptions to lapse.
As chairman of the association, he held office for over 20 years.
The aim of the association is to perpetuate the skills of traditional furniture design.
quadruple
v
to become four times as big, or to multiply a number or amount by four:
The number of students at the college has quadrupled in the last ten years.
We expect to quadruple our profits this year.
