terrible poverty
abject poverty
to fall behind / to be behind
The bank may give you the loan to ________ your start-up
finance
to be generous with your money / to like spending money
to be tight-fisted
related to government or public money, especially taxes
fiscal
informal, rich with good social class
well to-do
the amount of money you need to start a business
capital
After losing his job, he had to take on two part-time positions just to _______________
make ends meet
to not try to save money, instead you spend it without much concern
to tighten your belt
tell me the difference between 'well-to-do' and well-heeled'
well-to-do is used to talk about the social status of a particular individual/family/group of people, and well-heeled only refers to the financial situation
both are used informally
informal, rich
well-heeled
to barely manage financially
to live from hand to mouth
you must pay these ____________ debts immediately
outstanding
give me 2 antonyms for marginally
1. substantially
2. sharply
3. dramatically
give me 2 situations where you can receive a windfall
1. unexpected death in the family
2. winning a lottery
remained stable
levelled off
to earn just enough money to survive
to eke out a living
She didn’t realize her account was __________ until the bank charged her an overdraft fee.
overdrawn
give me two antonyms for peaked
1. dipped
2. plummeted
give me two statements to describe this chart
n/a
false money (spell the answer)
counterfeit money
to save as much money as you can
to scrimp and save
Despite working long hours at the café, he earned a ________ and could barely cover his rent.
pittance
1. fluctuated
2. oscillated
create 2 sentences to compare the different countries shown in this bar graph
n/a