Lesson 10 – Step 2 – Vocabulary: Money

Money

Verbs:

1. be worth: to have a value in money.

• e.g: That picture is worth £80,000.

2. can afford: have enough money to pay for something.

• e.g: I can’t afford that car. It’s too expensive!

3. charge (for): ask money for something.

• e.g: The hotel charges £100 a night for a single room.

4.  cost: to have a particular price.

• e.g: That TV will cost you £400.

5.  earn: to receive a particular amount of money for the work that you do.

• e.g: She earns nearly £25,000 a year

6.  inherit: to receive money, property, etc. from someone after they have died.

• e.g: She inherited a fortune from her grandfather.

7.  invest (in): to buy shares, property or products hoping that the value will increase and you can make a profit.

• e.g: Jane made a fortune by investing in that new tech company.

8. borrow (from): take and use something (like money) that belongs to someone else, with the intention of returning it.

• e.g: The company borrowed £100,000 from the bank.

9.  lend: to let someone borrow money or something that belongs to you for a short time.

• e.g: My parents lent me the money to make home improvements.

10. owe: to need to give someone back money that they have lent you.

• e.g: I owe my sister $100

11. raise (prices): increase.

• e.g: Many shops had to raise their prices.

12. spend (on): To use money to pay for something.

• e.g: He spent about $200 on some trainers.

13. save:  to keep money in a bank so that you can use it later.

• e.g: They managed to save enough to buy a small house.

14. waste: not used in a way that is effective, useful or sensible.

• e.g: You shouldn’t waste your money on parties and eating out.

15. make ends meet: to have only just enough money to buy the things you need.

• e.g: Old people on pensions are finding it hard to make ends meet.

16. pay (for, by): to give someone money for something.

• e.g: Mum paid for my driving lessons by credit card.