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mon‧ey /ˈmʌni/
mort‧gage /ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ/
ma‧chine /məˈʃiːn/
p. 15
word rhymes
noth‧ing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not have a clue (where/why/how etc)
informal
a) to not have any idea about the answer to a
question, how to do something, what a situation is etc
‘Do you know
how to switch this thing off?’ ‘I haven’t a clue.’
instalment BrE, installment
AmE /ɪnˈstɔːlmənt/ UK US sustantivo
1
cuota, plazo
to pay for sth in/by instalments
pagar algo a plazos
fi‧nance /ˈfaɪnæns, fəˈnæns $ fəˈnæns,
ˈfaɪnæns/
budget /ˈbʌdʒɪt/ UK
US sustantivo, verbo
& adjetivo
• sustantivo
presupuesto
over
budget por encima de lo presupuestado
keep to something phrasal verb
1 to stay on a particular road, course, piece of
ground etc
It’s best to
keep to the paths.
2 to do what has been decided in an
agreement or plan, or what is demanded by law
Keep to the
speed limits.
spend‧er /ˈspendə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
someone who spends money → saver
The new casino
hopes to attract big spenders (=people who spend a lot of money).
Make sure
cheeky /ˈtʆiːki/ UK US adjetivo (-kier, -kiest)
caradura, descarado -a
Don't be cheeky!
¡No seas caradura!
He's so cheeky to his mother.
Es
un insolente con su madre.
Mean -> tight fisted
NOT GENEROUS British English not wanting to spend
money, or not wanting to use much of something
SYN stingy, cheap American English
He’s too mean
to buy a present for his wife.
mean with
He’s always
been mean with his
money.
Something comes along
that I need to buy.
->to appear or arrive
A bus should
come along any minute now.
Good at holding on to
it.
When I do have some...
Keep my computer always up to date = updated
Money dissapears as soon as I get it
I always end up buying
something
end up phrasal verb
to be in a particular situation, state, or place after
a series of events, especially when you did not plan it
He came round
for a coffee and we ended up having a meal together.
end up doing something
Most slimmers
end up putting weight back on.
I’m careful about money
The best (that)
I can get for that price
bargain /ˈbɑːgɪn/ UK
US sustantivo & verbo
• sustantivo
1 ganga
This skirt was a real bargain.
Esta
falda fue una verdadera ganga.
Try them on
p.16
read money:
Decimals
The book cost €12.99 (spoken – twelve euros, ninety nine cents – or
just – twelve ninety-nine).
NOTE: If you are not talking about money then say –
twelve point nine nine.
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