Here we are in the freezing cold December. To divert you out of this unpleasant weather conditions, I intend to improve your vocabulary related to money. You know two weeks ago I wrote an entry on the song Price Tag by Jessie J. I thought it would be a fantastic idea to complement that entry with one dealing with money vocabulary. Here we go !
Actions
related to money
- Pay IN
cash.
- Pay BY credit
card .
- Lend money TO
someone = give money to someone
- Borrow money FROM
someone = receive money FROM someone.
- You owe
money to someone when you’re in debt
/ have got into debt. You have to pay them back.
- Pay
FOR something.
- Save
money (put money aside)
- Inherit
money from a loved one who died
- You spend money ON
things, but invest money IN the stock market.
- When you spend a lot of money on useless things, you
waste money or SPLASH OUT money.
- You take
money out of a cash machine / ATM
or you withdraw money from a cash
machine / ATM
- You can’t
afford to buy something when you don’t have enough money.
- That computer costs
/ is worth €500. / In the shop, they charged
me € for that computer.
- Volunteers raise
money for a charity / an NGO. You can also donate
money.
- Every month, you earn your salary (not win).
- Make ends
meet = get to the end of the month
- Get by with
€200 a month (manage to live on that money).
- You can live
off a person (teenagers usually live off their parents)
- You can live
on a salary.
- You can buy/ purchase
things by using money. You can exchange
money for goods and you can shop FOR
things.
- In some countries it is compulsory to tip the waiters.
- If you are an entrepreneur, you make money.
Adjectives
related to money
- You can be wealthy
/ rich / loaded (informal)
- You can be well-off
(and have no problems related to money) / in the black
- You can be poor
/ broke/ penniless / in the red
- You
can be a charitable person
(generous) or you can be mean /
tight-fisted / stingy/ cautious with money.
- You can be a
spender or a saver.
- If you waste money, you are spendthrift or extravagant.
- Articles can be expensive
/ pricey or cheap / inexpensive.
Really cheap articles are bargains. In
some countries like Egypt you need to bargain
to get your products.
Nouns related
to money
- You
can open a bank account and deposit your
savings. To use it you can withdraw
it from a cash machine / ATM or take out money from your account. You can also keep your savings in a money box or in a piggy bank.
- If
you have a lot of expenses, you’ll
need to try and save your money.
- If you live in a city you have to pay taxes like VAT (Value Added Tax).
- Children usually receive pocket money.
- The
money of a country is the currency, for example, in Spain, the currency is
Euro, in the UK is the pound… Money includes coins and notes.
- When you don’t have money, you can ask the bank for
a loan. If that loan is to buy a
house, that is called mortgage. If you don't pay your mortgage installments, you'll get evicted.
- You have a certain amount of money.
- Gratuities /
tips are not included in some countries.
- You have to pay the bill every time you go to a restaurant. In America, the bill is the
check.
- When you want to take something back to
the shop, you need the receipt. They
will offer you a refund.
- To rent a house, you need to pay a deposit.
- When you want someone to do some repairs at home,
you must ask for a budget first, that
is, the total amount of money that person thinks will cost the repairs.
- The price tag is the paper where you can see the price of an item.
IDIOMS RELATED TO MONEY
- To be in the red : When you have less than 0 euros in your bank account (bankruptcy). The opposite is to be in the black.
- To be a soft touch : Be overly generous with money. My father used to be a soft touch. every time I asked him money, he would give it to me.
- If you pay peanuts you get monkeys : It means that if you buy inexpensive things, you will get a useless product. You have to pay the right value of things.
- Foot the bill : In informal English, that means 'pay the bill'.
- Go on a shopping spree : To but things compulsively
- Be shopaholic : Be addicted to shopping
- Be shopaholic : Be addicted to shopping
Well, you know money is important in life but don't let that cloud your judgement. Try to enjoy life without thinking too much of financial problems ! Please, post comments with more expressions and vocab related to money that you find interesting.
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