Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 5) - Finance

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the act of exchanging or trading one thing for another

the amount of money spent to do or have something

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