Check your english vocabulary for rawdon Wyatt

Don’t forget to keep a record of the words and expressions that you have learnt, review
your notes from time to time and try to use new vocabulary items whenever possible.

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Money & finance
topic-specific vocabulary
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For reference, see the 
Easier English Dictionary for Students
(978 0 7475 6624 3)
A. Use a dictionary to find the differences between the words and expressions in 
bold
in the
following groups.
1. make 
a profit 
& make 
a loss
2.
extravagant 
& 
frugal / economical
3. a 
current account
& a 
deposit account
4. a 
loan
& a 
mortgage
5. to 
deposit
money & to 
withdraw money
6. a 
wage
& a 
salary
7.
broke
& 
bankrupt
8.
shares, stocks,
and
dividends
9.
income tax
& 
excise duty
10. to 
credit
& to 
debit
11. a 
bank
and a 
building society
12. a 
discount
& a 
refund
13. something which was a 
bargain
, something
which was 
overpriced
and something which
was 
exorbitant
14.
worthless
& 
priceless
15.
save money
and 
invest money
16.
inflation
and 
deflation
17.
income
and 
expenditure
18. to 
lend
and to
borrow
B. Match the sentences in column A with the sentences in column B. Use the words in 
bold
to
help you.
Column A
1. The managing director believes the company
should start producing pocket computers.
2. I always put my money in a building society and
not in a bank.
3. I can’t afford to buy a new car right now. 
I don’t have enough money.
4. I find Christmas a very expensive time.
5. I came into a lot of money recently when my
uncle died.
6. Look at this cheque that came in the post this
morning from the Inland Revenue.
7. I’ve been spending too much recently.
8. In my country, there are a lot of very poor
people and only a few rich ones.
9. I lost my job last month.
10. I retire next month.
11. Prices are rising quickly everywhere.
12. The January sales start tomorrow.
Column B
A. I’m really looking forward to spending my
pension.
B. The 
cost of living 
seems to go up every day.
C. Of course, it’s always so difficult to 
economise.
D. Shops all over the country are making huge
reductions 
on just about everything.
E. I always seem to run up a huge 
overdraft 
at the
bank.
F.
Of course, the potential global 
market 
for them
is enormous.
G. Fortunately I receive 
unemployment benefit.
H. There is a very uneven 
distribution of wealth.
I.
The