CEFR C1 Vocabulary - Lesson 60
Here you will learn some English words about money, such as "bankrupt", "broke", "stake", etc. prepared for C1 learners.
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free market
[noun]
an economic system that is not operated by the government rather by free competition and supply and demand
bankrupt
[adjective]
(of organizations or people) legally declared as unable to pay their debts to creditors
stake
[noun]
an amount of money invested in a business; a share or part in a business, system, etc. that may yield money
market economy
[noun]
an economic system in which private businesses determine production, prices, and salaries not the government
to hoard
[verb]
to gather and store a large supply of food, money, etc., usually somewhere secret
extravagant
[adjective]
costing a lot of money, more than the necessary or affordable amount
to freeze
[verb]
to legally prevent money, property, or a bank account from being used or sold
to level off
[verb]
to reach a state of balance and stability after a time of rising or falling
fundraising
[noun]
the process or provision of financial aid for something such as a charity or cause, usually through holding special events
depression
[noun]
a time of little economic activity and high unemployment, which lasts for a long time
monopoly
[noun]
a situation in which one organization or entity exclusively controls the production, distribution, or trade of a product or service, making other rivals unable to compete
index
[noun]
a system that provides the amount of prices, costs, etc. so that one can compare them with their previous value
near-field communication
[noun]
a technology that allows short-range data transfer between cell phones and other electronic devices to do things such as paying for a purchase, etc.
to privatize
[verb]
to change the ownership of an industry, service, or business from public to private
subsidy
[noun]
an amount of money that a government or organization pays to lower the costs of producing goods or providing services so that prices do not increase
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