Money phrasal verbs

chip in

contribute a small amount of money towards a collective purchase

We'll _________ in and buy you some shoes.

sell out/be sold out

there are no more items available at the moment, because they have all been sold to other customers

Tickets to preview films _______out within two days.

snap up

buy or get something quickly and enthusiastically because it is cheap or exactly what you want

If shares go lower, you'll _______ them up at cheaper levels and be well placed to profit from any future recovery.

scrape by

survive with very little money

Even with both of us working, we earn just enough to ________ by.

splurge on

spend a lot of money on something - especially a luxury, not a necessity

I feel like __________ on a new dress.

dip into (savings/funds)

spend money that you had been saving for a different purpose

I had to _____ into my savings to pay for the repairs.

save up for

save money to do something specific in the future

She's saving up for a new car.

pay off (loans)

pay money you owe in a series of payments over time

We should be able to ______off the debt within two years.

set aside

save something, usually money or time, for a special purpose

I set ________ half an hour every evening to hear Erik read.

pay someone back

pay someone the money that you owe them

I'm happy to lend you the money, but when will you pay me __________?

cough up (money)

pay money that you don't want to pay

If he doesn't cough up the money, the loan sharks will kill him.

add up

accumulate into a large total

She added the bill _____.

shop around

check or visit various stores and compare their prices

When you're buying a flight, you should always shop ________ for the best deal.

rip-off

something that is more expensive than it should be

This looks like a cynical __________

rip someone off

charge someone more than the product is really worth

Bob's tickets cost much less than ours - I think we've been ________ off.

skimp on something

use or spend too little on that object (usually with poor-quality results)

We strongly recommend that all companies not ________ on cloud backup systems.

stock up on

buy a lot of it, so that you have a supply that you can use for a long time without needing to buy more

Fortunately, baking soda has a fairly long shelf-life so one can ___________ up on it for future use.

save up

to accumulate money over time for a specific purpose.

They are ________________ for a long-awaited vacation to Europe next summer.

shell out

to spend a large amount of money on something.

We had to ________________ a hefty sum for the concert tickets, but it was worth it.

splash out on

to spend a large amount of money on something enjoyable or luxurious.

They want to ________________ on a luxurious spa weekend to celebrate their anniversary.

run out of

to use up or deplete all of something, especially money.

After paying all the bills, I ________________ money and couldn't afford to go out this weekend.

make ends meet

to have enough money to cover basic expenses.

Despite working two jobs, she's struggling to ________________ due to the high cost of living.

cut back on

to reduce expenses or spending.

We decided to ________________ unnecessary subscriptions to save more money each month.

pay off

to settle a debt or loan.

He was thrilled to finally ________________ his mortgage and own his house outright.

fork out for

to reluctantly spend or give money.

She had to ________________ a substantial amount for emergency dental surgery last week.