Il libro Total English - Pre-intermedio - Unità 12 - Riferimento

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

contratto

the act of reducing the usual price of something

sconto

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

moneta

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

banconota, 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

bancomat, cassa automatica

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

fino

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

carta di credito

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

soldi, denaro

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

valuta

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

tasso

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

ricevuta

a piece of printed paper that shows the amount of money a person has to pay for goods or services received

bolletta

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

borsetta

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

borsa

to be able to pay the cost of something

permetters

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

prendere in

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

guadagnare, ricevere

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

prestare

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

essere in debito di

to keep money to spend later

economizzare

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

spendere

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

vincere

to remove something from a specific location or situation

ritirare, rimuovere

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

pensione

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

andare in pansione, ritirarsi

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

mancia

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

tariffa

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

imposta

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

interesse, tasso d'interesse

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

contributo, borsa di studio

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

prestito

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

borsa di studio

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

tassa

to participate in something, such as an event or activity

partecipare

to hold the same opinion as another person about something

essere d'accordo

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

scusa

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

candidarsi, fare domanda

to speak to someone often angrily because one disagrees with them

discutere

to be one's property

appartenere a

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

dipendere