Unit 4

Words

Words


E. K.
This set of flashcards helps learners at the vocational school level expand their English vocabulary, focusing on financial and business terms. It includes words like "prosperous," "overdrawn," and "break even," which are essential for understanding economic contexts. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from English to their native language or vice versa. This flashcard set is ideal for students and professionals aiming to improve their fluency in business English, making it particularly useful for those at an intermediate to advanced level who need to communicate effectively in financial settings.
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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

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