MONEY

afford v /fd/ permitirse I cant afford to go on holiday this year.

bank account n /bk kant/ Cuenta del banco How much money do you have in your
bank account?
bill n /bl/ factura The electricity bill came through the post today.
borrow v /br/ pedir prestado Can I borrow some money, please?
cash machine n /k min/ cajero automtico I took 30 out of the cash machine.
charge v /td/ cobrar How much do you charge for a haircut?
coin n /kn/ moneda I found a 10p coin on the pavement.
cost v /kst/ costar These shoes cost 70.
credit card n /kredt kd/ tarjeta de crdito The payment had been taken from my
credit card.
debt n /det/ deuda I had a lot of debt when I left university.
earn v /n/ ganar How much do doctors earn in your
country?
inherit v /nhert/ heredar She will inherit a lot of money when her
parents die.
invest v /nvest/ invertir You should invest some money in the stock
market.
lend v /lend/ prestar Can you lend me 30 until tomorrow?
live off v /lv f/ vivir de I have to live off my parents while Im at
university.
live on v /lv n/ mantenerse If I lose my job, Ill have no money to live
on.
loan n /ln/ prstamo I need a loan from the bank to start my
own business.
mortgage n /md/ hipoteca The bank gave me a mortgage so that I
could buy a house.
note n /nt/ billete / nota I left a 20 note on my desk.
owe v // deber You owe me 10.
pay back v /pebk/ devolver I pay back 50 of the loan to the bank
every month.
raise v /rez/ aumentar, subir How much money did you raise for
the school?
salary n /slri/ salario Lawyers get a good salary.
save v /sev/ ahorrar I try to save some money every month.
take out v /tek at/ Sacar, extraer I never take out more than 50 at a
cash machine.
tax n /tks/ impuesto How much tax do you have to pay
every month?
waste v /west/ despilfarrar Dont waste your money on things
you dont need.
worth adj /w/ valor How much is your house worth?
154. 1. Verbs
My uncle is going to leave me 2,000. Im going to inherit 2,000.
I put some money aside every week for a I save money every week.
holiday.
My brother has promised to give me 50 until He has promised lend 50.
next week.
I need to ask my mum to give me 20 until I need to borrow 20 from my mum.
Friday
I often spend money on stupid things. I often waste money.
I dont have enough money to buy that car. I cant afford to buy that car.
I usually have to pay thee mechanic 100 to The mechanic charges me 100.
service my car.
These shoes are quite expensive. They are 200. They cost 200.
Jim gave me 100. I havent paid it back yet. I owe Jim 100.
I want to put money in a bank account. Theyll I want to invest some money.
give me 5% interest.
I work in a supermarket. They pay me 1,000 a I earn 1,000 a month.
month.
I could sell my house for about 200,000 My house is worth about 200,000
We need to get people to give money to build a We want to borrow money for the new
new hospital. hospital
2. Prepositions.
1. Would you like to pay in cash or by credit card?
2. I paid for the dinner last night. It was my birthday.
3. I spent 50 on books yesterday.
4. My uncle invested all his money in property.
5. I dont like lending money to friends.
6. I borrowed a lot of money from the bank.
7. They charged us 60 for a bottle of wine.
8. I can only lend you the money if you pay me back next week.
9. I never get into dent. I hate owing people money.
3. Nouns.
note A piece of paper money.
coin A piece of money made of metal
bill A piece of paper which shows how much money you have to pay for something.
salary The money you get for the work you do.
tax Money that you paid to the government.
loan Money that somebody (or a bank) lends you.
mortgage Money that a bank lends you to buy a house.
Cash machine A machine where you can get money.