English Voci Unit 4

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affluent (adj)

having a lot of money or owning a lot of things

auction (n)

a usually public sale of goods or property, where people make higher and higher bids (= offers of money) for each thing, until the thing is sold to the person who will pay most. --> Die Versteigerung

back out (pv)

to decide not to do something that you said you would do

bail out (pv)

to help a person or organisation that is in difficulty, usually by giving or lending them money

bankrupt (adj)

declared by law as unable to pay what you owe

bid (n)

an offer of a particular amount of money for something that is for sale --> Das Angebot

break even (exp.)

to have no profit or loss at the end of a business activity

by and large (exp.)

when everything about a situation is considered together

deduct (v)

to take away an amount or part from a total --> Rabatt ziehen

first and foremost (exp)

more than anything else

for a start

first, or as the first in a set of things

for good (exp)

for ever

for the time being (exp)

a particular period of time for which something has been happening, or that is needed for something

funds (n)

plural: money needed or available to spend on something --> Kapital

gross (adj) --> before tax

A gross amount of money has not had taxes or other costs taken from it.

interest (n) --> money charged on loan

money that is charged by a bank or other financial organisation for borrowing money

let alone (exp)

used after a negative statement to emphasise how unlikely a situation is because something much more likely has never happened

make a loss (exp)

to lose more money than you make

make ends meet (exp.)

to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need

other than (exp)

in a negative sentence, used to mean 'except'.

overdrawn (adj) --> of a person

having taken more money out of your bank account than the account contained, or (of a bank account) having had more money taken from it than was originally in it --> Konto überzogen

pay-as-you-go (adj)

describes a system in which you pay for a service before you use it and you cannot use more than you have paid for --> Prepaid-System

procedure (n)

a set of actions that is the official or accepted way of doing something

prosperous (adj)

successful, usually by earning a lot of money

rip-off (n) --> informal

something that is not worth what you pay for it

splash out on (pv)

to spend a lot of money on buying things, especially on things that are pleasant to have but that you do not need

subject to (exp)

likely to be affected by something

transaction (n)

AN OCCASION WHEN SOMEONE BUSY OR SELLS SOMETHING, OR WHEN MONEY IS EXCHANGED OR THE ACTIVITY OF BUYING OR SELLING SOMETHING

unaffordable (adj)

too expensive for people to be able to buy or pay for

well off (adj)

rich

with a view to doing something (exp)

with the aim of doing something