de Pobre a Rico

to fleece

Verbo

/flis/ or /flis/

f

f

l

l

ee

i

c

s

e

esquilar

to rob someone of their money by either overcharging or tricking them

to incorporate

Verbo

/ɪn.kɔr.pɜ.reɪt/ or /in.kawr.pē.reit/

i

ɪ

n

n

c

k

o

ɔ

r

r

p

p

o

ɜ

r

r

a

eɪ

t

t

e

constituir en sociedad

to legally form a company or organization and to give it a separate legal identity from its owners

to levy

Verbo

/lɛ.vi/ or /le.vi/

l

l

e

ɛ

v

v

y

i

recaudar

to enforce a type of payment, such as fees, taxes, or fines and collect them

to mulct

Verbo

/məlkt/ or /mēlkt/

m

m

u

ə

l

l

c

k

t

t

timar

to use deception to obtain someone's money or goods

to slack

Verbo

/slæk/ or /slāk/

s

s

l

l

a

æ

ck

k

holgazanear

to not put in the required amount of effort, care, energy, or attention toward one's responsibilities or obligations

to speculate

Verbo

/spɛk.jə.leɪt/ or /spek.yē.leit/

s

s

p

p

e

ɛ

c

k

u

j

ə

l

l

a

eɪ

t

t

e

especular

to make a risky investment while hoping to profit from it

hedge

Sustantivo

/hɛʤ/ or /hej/

h

h

e

ɛ

dg

ʤ

e

protección

a thing or method that protects one against potential problems, particularly financial ones

illiberality

Sustantivo

/ɪl.lɪ.bɜ.ræ.lə.ti/ or /il.li.bē.rā.lē.ti/

i

ɪ

ll

l

i

ɪ

b

b

e

ə

r

r

a

æ

l

l

i

ɪ

t

t

y

i

tacañería

the quality of being against generosity and the freedom of thought, action, and expression

lagniappe

Sustantivo

/lænp/ or /lānp/

l

l

a

æ

g

n

n

i

a

pp

p

e

atención

something a merchant gives a customer as a bonus after a purchase

offset

Sustantivo

/ɑf.sɛt/ or /aaf.set/

o

ɔ

ff

f

s

s

e

ɛ

t

t

compensación

a thing that reduces or neutralizes the effect of another thing

pittance

Sustantivo

/pɪ.təns/ or /pi.tēns/

p

p

i

ɪ

tt

t

a

ə

n

n

c

s

e

miseria

a sum of money that is very insufficient

sinecure

Sustantivo

/saɪn.kjʊr/ or /sain.kyoor/

s

s

i

aɪ

n

n

e

c

k

u

jʊ

r

r

e

sinecura

a position that is not demanding or difficult but pays well

spendthrift

Sustantivo

/spɛnd.θrɪft/ or /spend.thrift/

s

s

p

p

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

th

θ

r

r

i

ɪ

f

f

t

t

despilfarrador

an individual who is in the habit of spending money in a careless and wasteful way

stipend

Sustantivo

/staɪ.pənd/ or /stai.pēnd/

s

s

t

t

i

aɪ

p

p

e

ə

n

n

d

d

asignación

a fixed amount of money given to a person regularly as an allowance or salary

venality

Sustantivo

/vɪ.næ.lɪ.ti/ or /vi.nā.li.ti/

v

v

e

ɪ

n

n

a

æ

l

l

i

ɪ

t

t

y

i

venalidad

the willingness to do something that is immoral or dishonest for money

impecunious

Adjetivo

/ɪm.pɪ.kju:.nɪəs/ or /im.pi.kyoo.niēs/

i

ɪ

m

m

p

p

e

ɪ

c

k

u

ju:

n

n

iou

ɪə

s

s

indigente

Formal

severely lacking money

insolvent

Adjetivo

/ɪn.sɑl.vənt/ or /in.saal.vēnt/

i

ɪ

n

n

s

s

o

ɑ

l

l

v

v

e

ə

n

n

t

t

insolvente

incapable of fulfilling financial obligations due to a lack of money

internecine

Adjetivo

/ɪn.tɜr.nə.sin/ or /in.tēr.nē.sin/

i

ɪ

n

n

t

t

e

ɜ

r

r

n

n

e

ə

c

s

i

i

n

n

e

interno

(of a conflict, struggle, or fight) taking place among the people that are from the same country, belief system, group, organization, etc.

net

Adjetivo

/net/ or /net/

n

n

e

e

t

t

neto

final amount after the deduction of all costs

parsimonious

Adjetivo

/pɑr.sə.moʊ.niəs/ or /paar.sē.mooo.niēs/

p

p

a

ɑ

r

r

s

s

i

ə

m

m

o

oʊ

n

n

iou

iə

s

s

mezquino

spending money very reluctantly

pecuniary

Adjetivo

/pɛ.kju.niɛ.ri/ or /pe.kyoo.nie.ri/

p

p

e

ɛ

c

k

u

ju

n

n

ia

iɛ

r

r

y

i

pecuniario

involving or about money

penurious

Adjetivo

/pɛ.nju.riəs/ or /pe.nyoo.riēs/

p

p

e

ɛ

n

n

u

ju

r

r

iou

iə

s

s

muy pobre

Formal

extremely poor or unwilling to spend money

prodigal

Adjetivo

/prɑ.dɪ.gəl/ or /praa.di.gēl/

p

p

r

r

o

ɑ

d

d

i

ɪ

g

g

a

ə

l

l

pródigo

habitually spending money or other resources in a reckless, extravagant, and wasteful way

provident

Adjetivo

/prɑ.vɪ.dənt/ or /praa.vi.dēnt/

p

p

r

r

o

ɑ

v

v

i

ɪ

d

d

e

ə

n

n

t

t

previsor

planning and preparing for the future, particularly by managing one's finances

thrifty

Adjetivo

/θrɪf.ti/ or /thrif.ti/

th

θ

r

r

i

ɪ

f

f

t

t

y

i

ahorrativo

(of a person) careful with money and resources, avoiding unnecessary spending

to consolidate

Verbo

/kən.sɑ.lɪ.deɪt/ or /kēn.saa.li.deit/

c

k

o

ə

n

n

s

s

o

ɑ

l

l

i

ɪ

d

d

a

eɪ

t

t

e

consolidar

to merge several financial accounts, debts, funds, into one