Boek English File - Intermediate - Les 2A

something that we use to buy and sell goods and services, can be in the form of coins or paper bills

geld, munten

important or good enough to be treated or viewed in a particular way

waardevol, belangrijk

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

lenen, ontlenen

to be able to pay the cost of something

zich veroorloven, kunnen betalen

to ask a person to pay a certain amount of money in return for a product or service

in rekening brengen, vragen

an amount we pay to buy, do, or make something

kosten, prijs

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

verdienen, krijgen

to receive money, property, etc. from someone who has passed away

erfgen, erf ontvangen

to buy houses, shares, lands, etc. with the hope of gaining a profit

beleggen, in investeren

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

lenen, uitlenen

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

schuldig zijn, een schuld hebben

an amount of money added to our regular payment for the job we do

verhoging, salarisverhoging

to keep money to spend later

sparen, opslaan

to use something without care or more than needed

verspillen, verkwisten