Basic Academic IELTS Words for "Finance"

capital

noun

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money or property owned by a person or company that is used for investment or starting a business

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They raised enough capital to launch their new tech startup.

Investors are always looking for opportunities to put their capital into promising ventures.

cost

noun

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

income

noun

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the money that is regularly earned from a job or through an investment

outgo

investment

noun

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the act or process of putting money into something to gain profit

profit

noun

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the sum of money that is gained after all expenses and taxes are paid

share

noun

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any of the equal portions of a company's stock that is available for public to buy and gain benefit

finance

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a type of business activity that involves providing money or other resources, such as capital, to support economic transactions, investments, and other financial activities

Dialect

British

financing

American

economy

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the system in which money, goods, and services are produced or distributed within a country or region

interest

noun

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

inflation

noun

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the ongoing increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time

deflation

exchange

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the act of exchanging or trading one thing for another

expense

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the amount of money spent to do or have something

fund

noun

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a sum of money that is collected and saved for a particular purpose

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