B1 UNIT 15

advertisement

(n) an announcement in a newspaper, on television, on the Internet,… that is designed to persuade people to buy a product or service, go to an event, or apply for a job

afford

(v) to have enough money to pay for something

bargain

(n) something you buy that costs much less than normal

brand

(n) a product or group of products that has its own name and is made by one particular company

catalogue

(n) a book that contains pictures of things that you can buy

change

(n) coins rather than notes

coin

(n) a flat round piece of metal used as money

cost

(v) if something costs an amount of money, you need that amount to pay for it or to do it

cost

(n) the amount of money that you need in order to buy something or to do something

customer

a person or company that buys goods

debt

(n) an amount of money that you owe

demand

(v) to say strongly that you want something

export

(v) to send a product to another country so that it can be sold there

fee

(n) money that you pay to a professional person or institution for their work

fortune

(n) a large amount of money

import

(v) to buy a product from another country and bring it to your country

invest

(v) to use your money with the aim of making a profit from it

obtain

(v) to get something that you want or need

owe

(v) to have to give someone a particular amount of money because you have bought something from them or have borrowed money from them

own

(v) to legally have something, especially because you have bought it

profit

(n) money that you get when you sell something for a price that is higher than the cost of making it or buying it

property

(n) the things that you own

purchase

(v) to buy something

purchase

(n) something that you buy

receipt

(n) a document that you get from someone showing that you have given them money or goods

require

(v) to need someone or something

sale

(n) an event or period of time during which a shop reduces the prices of some of its goods

save

(v) to regularly put money in a bank, or to invest it so that you can use it later

select

(v) to choose someone or something from a group

supply

(v) to provide someone or something with something that they need or want

supply

(n) an amount or quantity of something that is available to use

variety

(n) a number of different people or things

waste

(v) to use more of something than is necessary, or to use it in a way that does not produce the best results

waste

(n) the failure to use something that is valuable or useful in an effective way