Finance & Money vocabulary

Vocabulary for banking, investing and personal finance

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Income & Expenses · 27

WordLevelDefinition
affordB1to have enough money to buy something
billA2a paper that shows how much you must pay
budgetB1a plan for how to spend money
cashA2money in coins or paper, not a card
cheapA1low in price, not much money
costA2to have a particular price
currencyB1the money used in a country
discountA2a lower price than the usual one
expensiveA1high in price, needing a lot of money
fineA1money you pay when you break a rule
moneyA1coins and paper you use to buy things
payA1to give money for something
priceA1the amount of money asked for one thing in a shop
saveA1to keep something safe or keep money for later
spendA1to use money to buy things or use time
valueB1how much something is worth
bargainB1something you buy at a very good low price
earnA2to get money for work you do
expenseB1money you spend on something
feeA2money you pay for a service
incomeB1money you get from working
receiptA2paper showing you paid for something
tipA2extra money given for good service
refundB1money given back when you return something
salaryB1money you get for your work each month
savingsB1money you have kept over time
wageB1money you get for work, paid by the hour or week

Banking & Credit · 18

WordLevelDefinition
accountB1record of money or online profile
balanceB1the amount of money in a bank account
bankA1a place where you keep your money safe
borrowA2to take something and give it back later
creditB1a way to buy now and pay later
debtB1money that you must pay back to someone
interestA2money paid for using someone else's money
depositB1money you put into a bank account
lendA2to give something for a time, then get it back
loanB1money you get and must pay back later
statementB1a document that shows money going in and out of your account
oweB1to need to pay money back to someone
transferB1money sent from one account to another
mortgageB1money you borrow from a bank to buy a house
withdrawB1to take money out of your bank account
overdraftC1money borrowed from a bank when your account is empty
installmentB2one part of a payment made over time
transactionB1act of doing business, buying, or selling

Investing & Economy · 23

WordLevelDefinition
bondB1money lent to an organization that pays interest back
lossB1money that is gone instead of gained in a business
marketA1a place where people buy and sell things
shareA2a small part of a company that people can buy
tradeB1buying and selling things or a type of work
economyB2the system of money and business in a country
exchangeB1the act of giving something and getting another thing back
exportB1the act of sending goods to another country to sell
fundB1money saved or collected for something
importB1the act of bringing goods from another country to sell
investB1to put money into something to get more later
profitB1money you get more than what you spent
riskB1chance that something bad could happen
stockB1a small part of a company that people buy and sell
assetB1something useful or worth money
commodityB1material or product that can be bought and sold
revenueB1money a company or government gets
yieldB1money that an investment produces regularly
inflationB2when prices keep going up over time
liabilityB2money that a company or person must pay back
recessionB2a time when a country's economy becomes weak
dividendC1money paid to people who own shares in a company
portfolioC1collection of work or investments a person has

Business Finance · 21

WordLevelDefinition
charityB1a group that helps people who need it
fortuneB1very large amount of money
grantB1money given for a special purpose
insuranceB1money plan that helps pay if bad things happen
rentA2money you pay regularly to use something that belongs to someone else
taxB1money you must pay to the government
accountantB1person whose job is to keep money records
auditB1careful check of money records
landlordB1person who owns a building and rents it out
pensionB1money paid to old people who stopped working
povertyB1being very poor and having very little
tenantB1person who pays to live in a home
wealthyB1having a lot of money, rich
bankruptcyB2the state of having no money to pay debts
donationB1something given to help others, especially money
entrepreneurB1a person who starts and runs their own business
tariffB2a tax on goods brought in from another country
invoiceC1paper that lists things you bought and their prices
quotaC1fixed amount that is allowed or expected
subsidyC1money given by government to keep prices low
brokerB2person who buys and sells things for others

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