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Word List: Money basics - list 3
- bill, bills [bɪl]
(noun) - Definition:
- a written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge
- Example:
- Can we have the bill, please?
- Synonym(s):invoice
- settle a bill
(Chunk) - Example:
- When I got my salary, I could finally settle the bill.
- Synonym(s):settle one's debt
- cheque, cheques [tʃek]
(noun) - Definition:
- a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity
- Example:
- I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a cheque for the amount.
- Synonym(s):check (AE)
- pay by cheque
(Chunk) - Example:
- Can I pay by cheque?
- Synonym(s):pay by check (AE)
- receipt, receipts [ɹɪsiːt]
(noun) - Definition:
- a written acknowledgment that a specified article or sum of money has been received
- Example:
- You can only return your items when you have the receipt.
- charge, charges [ˈʧɑːʤ]
(noun) - Definition:
- the amount of money required for a service
- Example:
- The charge for the car rental was 30 euros per day.
- charge [ˈʧɑːʤ]
(verb) - Definition:
- to demand a payment
- Example:
- Will I get charged for this service?
- Synonym(s):debit
- owe [əʊ]
(verb) - Definition:
- to be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone
- Example:
- You still owe me 200 bucks!
- Synonym(s):to be in debt
- debt, debts [dɛt]
(noun) - Definition:
- money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another, generally as a result of a loan or other financial transaction
- Example:
- He's devastated because he's got so many debts.
- bankrupt ['bæŋ.kɹʌpt]
(adjective) - Definition:
- having been legally declared insolvent because there's no money left at all
- Example:
- The insurance company went bankrupt.
- amount, amounts [əˈmaʊnt]
(noun) - Definition:
- the total, aggregate or sum of something
- Example:
- The amount of money he still owes me is huge.
- value, values [ˈvæl.juː]
(noun) - Definition:
- the amount of money or goods or services that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else; the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
- Example:
- The Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world.
- Synonym(s):worth
- worth [wɜːθ]
(adjective) - Definition:
- having a value of; proper to be exchanged for; making a fair equivalent of
- Example:
- My house is now worth double what I paid for it.
- expenditure, expenditures
(noun) - Definition:
- act of paying out a certain amount of something, e.g. money
- Example:
- The expenditure of time, money, and political capital on this project has been excessive.
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/public-life/money-finance-and-economy/money-basics/list-3/
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