El libro Total English - Pre-intermedio - Unidad 12 - Referencia

an agreement between two people or a group of people, based on which they do something particular for one another

trato

the act of reducing the usual price of something

descuento

a piece of metal, typically round and flat, used as money, issued by governments

moneda

paper money issued by a government or financial institution that is used to buy goods and services

nota

a machine, usually located outside a bank or in a public place, where customers can withdraw cash using a bank card or credit card

cajero automático

a machine that is used in restaurants, stores, etc. to calculate the overall price of something, store the received money, and record each transaction

caja registradora

a plastic card, usually given to us by a bank, that we use to pay for goods and services

tarjeta de crédito

money in bills or coins, rather than checks, credit, etc.

efectivo

the type or system of money that is used by a country

moneda

the value of a country's currency compared to another country's currency

tipo de cambio

a written or printed document that shows the payment for a set of goods or services has been made

recibo

a piece of printed paper that shows the amount of money a person has to pay for the meal they have had in a bar or restaurant

cuenta

a pocket-sized, folding case that is used for storing paper money, coin money, credit cards, etc.

cartera

a small bag that is used, particularly by women, to carry personal items

cartera

to be able to pay the cost of something

permitirse

to use or take something belonging to someone else, with the idea of returning it

pedir prestado

to get money for the job that we do or services that we provide

ganar

to give someone something, like money, expecting them to give it back after a while

prestar

to have the responsibility of paying someone back a certain amount of money that was borrowed

deber

to keep money to spend later

ahorrar

to use money as a payment for services, goods, etc.

gastar

to become the most successful, the luckiest, or the best in a game, race, fight, etc.

ganar

to remove something from a specific location or situation

retirar

a regular payment made to a retired person by the government or a former employer

pensión

to leave your job and stop working, usually on reaching a certain age

jubilarse

the additional money we give someone such as a waiter, driver, etc. to thank them for the services they have given us

propina

the amount of money we pay to travel with a bus, taxi, plane, etc.

tarifa

a sum of money that has to be paid, based on one's income, to the government so it can provide people with different kinds of public services

impuesto

the cost of borrowing money, usually expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed

interés

an amount of money given by the government or another organization for a specific purpose

beca

a sum of money that is borrowed from a bank which should be returned with a certain rate of interest

préstamo

anything that is given as a reward to someone who has done very good work or to the winner of a contest, game of chance, etc.

premio

a sum of money given by an educational institution to someone with great ability in order to financially support their education

beca

the money that is paid to a professional or an organization for their services

tasa

to participate in something, such as an event or activity

participando en algo

to hold the same opinion as another person about something

acordar

to express regret or remorse for one's actions or words that have caused harm or offense to others

disculparse

to formally request something, such as a place at a university, a job, etc.

presentarse

to speak to someone often angrily because one disagrees with them

argumentar

to be one's property

ser de

to be based on or related with different things that are possible

depender de