Unit 4
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affluent adj.
Having a lot of money or owning a lot of things
back out
To decide not to do something that you said you would do
bail out
to help a person or organisation than is in difficulty, usually by giving or lending them money
bankrupt
Declared by law as unable to pay what you owe
the bid
an offer of a particular amount of money for something that is for sale
break even
To have no profit or loss at the end of a business activity
by and large
when everything about s situation is considered together
to deduct
to take away an amount or part from a total
first and foremost
More than anything else
for a start
First, or as the first in a set of things
for good
For ever
gross adj. (before tax)
A gross amount of money has not haf taken taxes or other costs taken from it
interest (money charged on loan)
money that is charged by a bank or other financial organisation for borrowing money
let alone
used after a negative statement to emphasise how unlikely a situation is because something much more likely has never happened
Make ends meet
To have just enough money to pay for the things that you need
other than
In a negative scentence, used to mean except
overdrawn
Having taken more money out of your bank account than the account contained
pay-as-you-go
Describes a system in which you pay for s service before you use it and cannot use more than you have paid from
procedure
A set of actions that is the official or accepted way of doing something
prosperous
Successful usually by earning a lot of money
rip-off (informal)
Something that is not worth what you pay for it
Splash out on
To spend a lot of money on buying things, especially on things that are pleasant to have but you do not need
subject to
Likely to be affected by something
well off
Rich
With a view of doing something
With the aim of doing something