unit 4 - vocabulary Flashcards
having a lot of money or owning a lot of things
affluent
a usually public sale of goods or property, where people make higher and higher bids for each thing, until the thing is sold to the person who will pay most
auction
to decide not to do something that you said you would do
back out
to help a person or organisation that is in difficulty, usually by giving or lending them money
bail out
declared by law as unable to pay what you owe
bankrupt
an offer of a particular amount of money for something that is for sale
bid
to have no profit or loss at the end of a business activity
break even
when everything about a situation is considered together
by and large
to take away an amount or part from a total
deduct
more than everything else
first and foremost
first, or as the first in a set of things
for a start
for ever
for good
a particular period of time for which something has been happening, or that is needed for something
for the time being
money needed or available to spend on something
funds
(before tax) A … amount of money has not had taxes or other costs taken from it.
gross
(money charged on loan) money that is charged by a bank or other financial organisation for borrowing money
interest
use after a negative statement to emphasise how unlikely a situation is because something much more likely has never happened
let alone
to lose more money than you make
make a loss
to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need
make ends meet
in a negative sentence, use to mean “except”
other than
(of a person) having taken more money out of your bank account than the account contained, or (or of a bank account) having had more money taken from it than was originally in it
overdrawn
describes a system in which you pay for a service before you use it and you cannot use more than you have paid for
pay-as-you-go
a set of actions that is the official or accepted way of doing something
procedure
successful, usually by earning a lot of money
prosperous
(informal) something that is not worth what you pay for it
rip-off
to spend a lote of money on buying things, especially on things that are pleasant to have but that you do not need
splash out on
likely to be affected by something
subject to
an occasion when someone buys or sells something, or when money is exchanged or the activity of buying or selling something
transaction
too expensive for people to be able to buy or pay for
unaffordable
rich
well off
