Words Flashcards

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To bagsy

A

To claim something because you told first
- Bagsy the pick one

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Banter /Bants

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Enjoyable conversation where makes jokes about your friends
- oh no , it’s just banter
Don’t be offended

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3
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Toast (verb)

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Raise a glass in honor of something special

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4
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Wage

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A particular amount of money that is paid to an employee (specially one who does physical work )
-the worker make minimum wage

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5
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Earn money

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Make money
-He doesn’t earn enough money to buy that car

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Salary

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A fixed amount of money made yearly split up into a bi-weekly or monthly payment
-She was offered a salary of $60000 a year

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7
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Income

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Money earned from doing work or from investments
-You have to adjust your spending to your income

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Overtime

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Time worked in addition to one’s normal working hours, usually with higher pay rates
-when I work on weekends, I get paid overtime

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9
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Pay cut

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A decrease in pay or salary
-She agreed to take a pay cut so that she could work the day shift

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Paid time off (PTO)

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Accumulates hour a that employees can use as personal time off from work
-Every 3 months, I accrue 2 days of PTO

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My hands are tied

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Unable to act or help usually because a rule, or the law, is preventing it

-I’d live to help you out but I talked to our lawyer and my hands are tied

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Reach out / touch base

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Contact someone, check in on someone
-He is going to reach out to the customer and offer them a discount
Let’s touch base next week and go over the new proposal

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