Buying & Selling
A piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something
receipt
I _______ on a new pair of expensive shoes last week.
To take money out of a bank account or ATM
withdraw
How much did the laptop and printer ________?
come to
What's the difference between a savings account and a current account?
A savings account is a bank account in which you keep money that you want to save for a period of time.
A current account is a bank account that you can take money out of at any time.
A reduction in the normal price of something
discount
We need to _______ on eating at restaurants each week.
cut back
To let someone borrow money or something that belongs to you for a short time
lend
I attempted to buy the new iPhone 13, but it was already _________.
sold out
What's the difference between a discount and a bargain?
A discount is a reduction in the normal price of something.
A bargain is something you buy cheaply or for much less than its usual price.
Used when saying that something is worth the amount of money you pay for it
value for money
I'm _________ some money so we can go to Paris next summer.
setting aside
The amount of money that you pay for the services that your bank provide
bank charges/fees
Thank you so much. I'll _____ you _____ back tomorrow, I promise.
pay back
What's the difference between a coin and change?
A coin is piece of metal, usually flat and round, that is used as money.
Change is the money that you get back when you have paid for something with more money than it costs.
An amount of money that is given back to you if you are not satisfied with the goods or services that you have paid for
refund
If you look carefully, you can sometimes _________ some real bargains at street markets.
pick up
The amount of money you owe to a bank when you have spent more money than you had in your account
overdraft
We haven't got much money but we are able to _________ each month.
get by
What's the difference between debt and waste?
Debt is a sum of money that a person owes to another person or bank.
To waste means to use more money, time, energy etc than is useful/necessary.
Something you buy cheaply or for less than its normal price
bargain
You should buy this dress now because they're ________ fast.
selling out
The extra money that you must pay back when you borrow money
We need to really __________ on the amount of money we spend each month on Netflix, HBO, Spotify, etc.
cut back
What's the difference between bank charges/fees and overdraft?
Bank charges/fees are the amount of money that you pay for the services that your bank provide.
Overdraft is the amount of money you owe to a bank when you have spent more money than you had in your account.