Shopping and money matters Flashcards
money that is valuable and can be exchanged easily because it comes from a powerful country
hard currency
an index (= a system for comparing values) of the prices of shares in the 30 most important companies on the New York Stock Exchange
Dow Jones
A _______ object has such a high value, especially because it is rare, that the price of it cannot be calculated
priceless
not worth any money
valueless
the interest percent that a bank or other financial company charges you when you borrow money, or the interest percent it pays you when you keep money in an account
interest rate
a general, continuous increase in prices (once every year/once every month)
annual/monthly inflation
the total value of a company’s sales before an amount has been subtracted for costs such as returned, damaged, or missing goods, and any price reductions, taxes, etc
gross salary
the total value of a company’s sales after amounts for costs such as returned, damaged, or missing goods, and any price reductions, taxes, etc. have been subtracted
net salary
an amount of money paid regularly by the government or a private company to a person who does not work any more because they are too old or have become ill
pension
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
when a company suspends salary or wage increases for a temporary period of time
frozen wages
time when you have stopped working because you have reached a particular age
pension age
a written promise from a company to repair or replace a product that develops a fault within a particular period of time, or to do a piece of work again if it is not satisfactory
warranty
the money that the government gives to people who are unemployed
on the dole
something such as a piece of paper or message proving that money, goods, or information have been received
receipt
an amount of money that is given back to you, especially because you are not happy with a product or service that you have bought
refund
a room where people can change their clothes, for example before and after sports or, in a shop, where people can try on clothes before buying them
changing room
a time when many stores have a sale
in the sale
a card that is given to a customer by a business, used by the business to reward the customer for buying goods or services and to record information about what they buy
loyalty card
a shop where meat is prepared and sold
butcher’s
a shop that sells fresh vegetables and fruit
greengrocer’s
a place where bread and cakes are made and sometimes sold
bakery/baker’s
the shop where a grocer works
grocer’s
a shop or part of a shop in which medicines are prepared and sold
pharmacy/chemist’s
a shop that sells cut flowers and plants for inside the house
florist’s
a shop that sells stationery
stationer’s
a shop that sells newspapers and magazines, as well as some foods and things that people often buy such as cigarettes
newsagent’s
a bank account that pays you interest, in which you usually leave money for a long time
deposit account
an account in a bank or similar financial organization that earns interest
savings account
something, especially money, that is owed to someone else, or the state of owing something
debt
a general, continuous increase in prices
inflation
utility bills, credit card bills, insurance bills, loan payments, magazine or newspaper subscriptions, and recurring home delivery of milk…
household bills
a printed form, used instead of money, to make payments from your bank account
cheque
to collect a large number of things over a long period of time
to accumulate
to give something, especially money, in order to provide or achieve something together with other people
to contribute
If something that lasts for a fixed length of time expires, it comes to an end or stops being in use
to expire
having taken more money out of your bank account than the account contained, or (of a bank account) having had more money taken from it than was originally in it
overdrawn
For one’s benefit or advantage
in interest of
