English Words for "Money and Shopping" | B1 Vocabulary

To afford

[ Verb ]

a

ə

ff

f

o

ɔ:

r

d

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to be able to pay the cost of something

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If you save consistently, you may eventually afford a house.

Budgeting wisely helps individuals afford their desired lifestyle without overspending.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Change

[ noun ]

ch

ʧ

a

eɪ

n

g

ʤ

e

the money that is returned to us when we have paid more than the actual cost of something

To charge

[ Verb ]

ch

ʧ

a

ɑ:

r

g

ʤ

e

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

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

Coin

[ noun ]

c

k

oi

ɔɪ

n

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

Currency

[ noun ]

c

k

u

ɜ

rr

r

e

ə

n

c

s

y

i

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

Discount

[ noun ]

d

i

ɪ

s

c

k

o

a

u

ʊ

n

t

the amount of money that is reduced from the usual price of something

Inexpensive

[ Adjective ]

i

ɪ

n

e

ɪ

x

ks

p

e

ɛ

n

s

i

ɪ

v

e

having a reasonable price

expensive

Mall

[ noun ]

m

a

ɔ:

ll

l

‌a large building or enclosed area, where many stores are placed

Stall

[ noun ]

s

t

a

ɔ:

ll

l

a stand or a small table or shop with an open front where people sell their goods

To return

[ Verb ]

r

e

ɪ

t

u

ɜ

r

n

to bring back a purchased item to the seller in order to receive a refund

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Buyer

[ noun ]

b

u

y

aɪ

e

ə

r

a person who wants to buy something, usually an expensive item

Seller

[ noun ]

s

e

ɛ

ll

l

e

ə

r

a person or company that sells something

Shopper

[ noun ]

sh

ʃ

o

ɑ:

pp

p

e

ə

r

someone who goes to shops or online platforms to buy something

Product

[ noun ]

p

r

o

ɑ:

d

u

ə

c

k

t

something that is created or grown for sale

Goods

[ noun ]

g

oo

ʊ

d

s

z

items made or produced for sale

uncountable

Checkout

[ noun ]

ch

ʧ

e

ɛ

ck

k

o

a

u

ʊ

t

a place in a supermarket where people pay for the goods they buy

Account

[ noun ]

a

ə

cc

k

o

a

u

ʊ

n

t

an arrangement according to which a bank keeps and protects someone's money that can be taken out or added to

To owe

[ Verb ]

o

oʊ

w

e

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

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive

Credit

[ noun ]

c

k

r

e

ɛ

d

i

ə

t

the ability to buy something from a shop or receive money from a bank based on trust, without paying for it immediately

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Debt

[ noun ]

d

e

ɛ

b

t

an amount of money or a favor that is owed

To donate

[ Verb ]

d

o

oʊ

n

a

eɪ

t

e

to freely give goods, money, or food to someone or an organization

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Balance

[ noun ]

b

a

æ

l

a

ə

n

c

s

e

the sum of money that is left in a bank account

Expense

[ noun ]

e

ɪ

x

ks

p

e

ɛ

n

s

e

the amount of money spent to do or have something

Value

[ noun ]

v

a

æ

l

u

ju

e

the worth of something in money

Sum

[ noun ]

s

u

ʌ

m

a total of money, typically owed in a financial transaction

Total

[ noun ]

t

o

oʊ

t

a

ə

l

the whole amount of something

Bargain

[ noun ]

b

a

ɑ:

r

g

ai

ə

n

an item bought at a much lower price than usual

Tax

[ noun ]

t

a

æ

x

ks

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

Possession

[ noun ]

p

osse

əzɛ

ss

ʃ

i

o

ə

n

(usually plural) anything that a person has or owns at a specific time

To belong

[ Verb ]

b

e

ɪ

l

o

ɔ:

n

g

to be one's property

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Saving

[ noun ]

s

a

eɪ

v

i

ɪ

n

g

an amount of money not spent

Production

[ noun ]

p

r

o

ə

d

u

ʌ

c

k

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

the act or process of transforming raw materials or different components into goods that can be used by customers

Worth

[ Adjective ]

w

o

ɜ

r

th

θ

equal to a specified amount of money, etc.

Cut

[ noun ]

c

k

u

ʌ

t

a reduction in something such as size, amount, etc.

Luxury

[ noun ]

l

uxu

ʌgʒə

r

y

great pleasure and comfort afforded by expensive food, places, or clothes

Overpriced

[ Adjective ]

o

oʊ

v

e

ə

r

p

r

i

aɪ

c

s

e

d

t

expensive in way that is not reasonable

Penny

[ noun ]

p

e

ɛ

nn

n

y

i

a unit of currency or coin used in several countries, equal to one hundredth of a dollar or pound

Check

[ noun ]

ch

ʧ

e

ɛ

ck

k

‌a printed form that we can write an amount of money on, sign, and use instead of money to pay for things

Sale

[ noun ]

s

a

eɪ

l

e

the act of selling something

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