Great Thinkers, unit 5 vocab

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ATM, cashpoint

machine that gives you money when you put a bank card in it

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Bank charge/ fee

sum of money paid by a customer for a bank's services

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bargain

deal

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change

to give or get smaller money in exchange for

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credit/debit card

A rectangular piece of thin plastic often with an electronic chip which is used for paying for goods or services. (noun)

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discount

The amount by which the regular price of an item is reduced

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(bank)note

a piece of paper money

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receipt

A business form giving written acknowledgement for cash received

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refund

money that is given back; money that is yours again

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sale

the passing of title from the seller to the buyer for a price

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save

to set (money) aside for later use or need

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take out (money)

to withdraw money

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waste (money)

to spend money on things you don´t need

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account

an amount of money deposited with a bank

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afford

to be able to pay for

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allowance

an amount or share set aside for a purpose

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budget

A plan for making and spending money

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cash

Money in the form of bills or coins

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coin

a piece of metal stamped and issued by a government as money.

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get into debt

to owe (money)

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payment

the act of paying money

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purchase

to buy something

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spend on

to use money to pay for something

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spending habits

The ways a person tends to spend money

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swipe

to slide (a magnetic card) quickly through an electronic device that reads data.

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tax

a required payment to a local, state, or national government

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value

equivalent worth in money, material, or services

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snap up a bargain

to buy something quickly that is being sold cheaply

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cost an arm and a leg

very expensive

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spend a fortune

pay a lot of money

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tighten your belt

spend less money than usual

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throw money down the drain

to waste money

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set aside (money)

to save money

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cut down on

to reduce spending on

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pay back

to return money that you borrowed from somebody

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splash out

spend a lot of money on things you don't need/don't usually buy

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get by

to survive

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comes to (money)

to reach a particular total when everything is added together

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chip in

to contribute (money)

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shop around

to go to different shops (online or otherwise) to compare prices

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sell out

to sell all of it and have no more left for people to buy.

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run out of

to no longer have sth because you've used it all

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rip off

charge sb too much for something/cheat sb by making them pay too much

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