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18 Cards in this Set
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Currency |
the money that is used in a particular country at a particular time
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foreign currency In the UK the currency is sterling |
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Note |
a piece of paper money:
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a €20 note He took a wad of notes from his pocket. |
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Coin |
a small, round piece of metal, usually silver or copper coloured, that is used as money: |
UK a 10p/ten pence coin a pound coin gold coins I asked for £10 in 20p coins. |
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Bank account |
an arrangement with a bank in which the customer puts in and removes money and the bank keeps a record of it |
I closed my Edinburgh bank account when I came to London. |
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In credit |
Having money in the account |
I make sure my account is always in credit |
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Cashpoint |
A cash machine |
I go to the cashpoint once a week |
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Cashpoint |
A cash machine |
I go to the cashpoint once a week |
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Cash |
Money in the form of notes and coins |
I always have some cash with me |
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Cashpoint |
A cash machine |
I go to the cashpoint once a week |
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Cash |
Money in the form of notes and coins |
I always have some cash with me |
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Check my account |
Look at the details of it |
I check my account once a week to see how much money I have got |
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Student loan |
Money you borrow to pay for your studies |
When I went to university, I had to get a student loan to pay my fees |
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Student loan |
Money you borrow to pay for your studies |
When I went to university, I had to get a student loan to pay my fees |
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Fees |
an amount of money paid for a particular piece of work or for a particular right or service: |
legal fees university fees an entrance/registration fee We couldn't pay the lawyer's fee. The entrance fee is six pounds, two pounds for the unwaged. |
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Waste money |
Use it badly |
I had to be careful and make sure I didn’t waste money |
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Owe |
Pay back a lot of money
to need to pay or give something to someone because they have lent money to you, or in exchange for something they have done for you:
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I owe Janet $50. We still owe $1,000 on our car (= we still need to pay $1,000 before we own our car). I owe you a drink for helping me move. I think you owe (= should give) me an explanation/apology. |
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Save up |
Keep money to buy something in the future |
It took me months to save up enough money to go travelling. She's saving up for a new bike. |
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Rent |
We use rent when we pay to use something for a long period of time - we use hire when we pay to use something for a short period of time I hired a bike for the day |
We rented/hired a car when we were on holiday I rented a car from a garage so that I could get about. The old lady rented me her spare bedroom for £200 a week. My Dad has a villa that he rents (out) to tourists. |
