Finance & Money vocabulary
Vocabulary for banking, investing and personal finance
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Income & Expenses · 27
| Word | Level | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| afford | B1 | to have enough money to buy something |
| bill | A2 | a paper that shows how much you must pay |
| budget | B1 | a plan for how to spend money |
| cash | A2 | money in coins or paper, not a card |
| cheap | A1 | low in price, not much money |
| cost | A2 | to have a particular price |
| currency | B1 | the money used in a country |
| discount | A2 | a lower price than the usual one |
| expensive | A1 | high in price, needing a lot of money |
| fine | A1 | money you pay when you break a rule |
| money | A1 | coins and paper you use to buy things |
| pay | A1 | to give money for something |
| price | A1 | the amount of money asked for one thing in a shop |
| save | A1 | to keep something safe or keep money for later |
| spend | A1 | to use money to buy things or use time |
| value | B1 | how much something is worth |
| bargain | B1 | something you buy at a very good low price |
| earn | A2 | to get money for work you do |
| expense | B1 | money you spend on something |
| fee | A2 | money you pay for a service |
| income | B1 | money you get from working |
| receipt | A2 | paper showing you paid for something |
| tip | A2 | extra money given for good service |
| refund | B1 | money given back when you return something |
| salary | B1 | money you get for your work each month |
| savings | B1 | money you have kept over time |
| wage | B1 | money you get for work, paid by the hour or week |
Banking & Credit · 18
| Word | Level | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| account | B1 | record of money or online profile |
| balance | B1 | the amount of money in a bank account |
| bank | A1 | a place where you keep your money safe |
| borrow | A2 | to take something and give it back later |
| credit | B1 | a way to buy now and pay later |
| debt | B1 | money that you must pay back to someone |
| interest | A2 | money paid for using someone else's money |
| deposit | B1 | money you put into a bank account |
| lend | A2 | to give something for a time, then get it back |
| loan | B1 | money you get and must pay back later |
| statement | B1 | a document that shows money going in and out of your account |
| owe | B1 | to need to pay money back to someone |
| transfer | B1 | money sent from one account to another |
| mortgage | B1 | money you borrow from a bank to buy a house |
| withdraw | B1 | to take money out of your bank account |
| overdraft | C1 | money borrowed from a bank when your account is empty |
| installment | B2 | one part of a payment made over time |
| transaction | B1 | act of doing business, buying, or selling |
Investing & Economy · 23
| Word | Level | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| bond | B1 | money lent to an organization that pays interest back |
| loss | B1 | money that is gone instead of gained in a business |
| market | A1 | a place where people buy and sell things |
| share | A2 | a small part of a company that people can buy |
| trade | B1 | buying and selling things or a type of work |
| economy | B2 | the system of money and business in a country |
| exchange | B1 | the act of giving something and getting another thing back |
| export | B1 | the act of sending goods to another country to sell |
| fund | B1 | money saved or collected for something |
| import | B1 | the act of bringing goods from another country to sell |
| invest | B1 | to put money into something to get more later |
| profit | B1 | money you get more than what you spent |
| risk | B1 | chance that something bad could happen |
| stock | B1 | a small part of a company that people buy and sell |
| asset | B1 | something useful or worth money |
| commodity | B1 | material or product that can be bought and sold |
| revenue | B1 | money a company or government gets |
| yield | B1 | money that an investment produces regularly |
| inflation | B2 | when prices keep going up over time |
| liability | B2 | money that a company or person must pay back |
| recession | B2 | a time when a country's economy becomes weak |
| dividend | C1 | money paid to people who own shares in a company |
| portfolio | C1 | collection of work or investments a person has |
Business Finance · 21
| Word | Level | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| charity | B1 | a group that helps people who need it |
| fortune | B1 | very large amount of money |
| grant | B1 | money given for a special purpose |
| insurance | B1 | money plan that helps pay if bad things happen |
| rent | A2 | money you pay regularly to use something that belongs to someone else |
| tax | B1 | money you must pay to the government |
| accountant | B1 | person whose job is to keep money records |
| audit | B1 | careful check of money records |
| landlord | B1 | person who owns a building and rents it out |
| pension | B1 | money paid to old people who stopped working |
| poverty | B1 | being very poor and having very little |
| tenant | B1 | person who pays to live in a home |
| wealthy | B1 | having a lot of money, rich |
| bankruptcy | B2 | the state of having no money to pay debts |
| donation | B1 | something given to help others, especially money |
| entrepreneur | B1 | a person who starts and runs their own business |
| tariff | B2 | a tax on goods brought in from another country |
| invoice | C1 | paper that lists things you bought and their prices |
| quota | C1 | fixed amount that is allowed or expected |
| subsidy | C1 | money given by government to keep prices low |
| broker | B2 | person who buys and sells things for others |
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