vocabulary II: money matters

LAY OUT

to spend money, especially a large amount

SPLASH OUT

to spend a lot of money on something you don’t need, it’s very pleasant

RUN UP

to create a large debt

FORK OUT/OVER:

to pay for something, usually something you’d rather not have to pay for

SHELL OUT

another phrasal verb for fork out/over

GET BY

to have just enough money for your needs

SCRAPE BY

to manage to live on very little money

BAIL OUT

to help a person or organization out of a difficult situation

PAY BACK

to return money owed to someone

PAY OFF

to finish paying all money that is owed

SAVE UP

to keep money for a large expense in the future

PUT ASIDE

to save money for a specific purpose

CUT BACK (ON)

to reduce expenses on a particular item

DIP INTO

to spend part of your saved money

BREAK INTO

to start to use money that you have saved

OVERDRAFT

an amount of money that a customer with a bank account is temporarily allowed to owe to the bank

ASTRONOMICAL (money related)

extremely large (pricey, expensive, exorbitant)

BARTER

to exchange goods, work, or services for other goods or services rather than for money

TO ISSUE

to officially produce something such as new stamps, coins, or shares and make them available to buy

CURRENCY

the system or type of money that a country uses

TRADES PERSON

to buy and sell goods, services etc as your job or business

PURCHASE

(formal) to buy something

TO MINT

to make a coin

DENOMINATION

(technical) the value shown on a coin, paper money, or a stamp