Money Vocabulary

Replace the words in bold in the sentences with the following words or phrases:
compose - paupers - sage - temerity - countenance - at length - stupefied - implicitly
1. The village children listened to the elder as he was considered to be wise .
2. The slaves were treated poorly and had to obey their masters completely .
3. In the city's slums, disease spread rapidly among the poor people .
4. No one had the boldness to question the chairman's decisions.
5. The public was astonished and shocked by the greed of the conspirators.
6. After a long time , his lecturing on my spending habits ended.
7. The Mona Lisa is a portrait of a woman with a mysterious facial expression .
8. The refugee wiped the tears from her eyes and struggled to calm herself.

Complete the sentences with the following words in the correct form:
compensate - finance - gamble - incur - maximise - offset - reimburse - soar - squander - value
1. Keep you receipts for paper and pens because office supplies are one of the expenses that you can against tax.
2. Some airlines remodel plane interiors in order to squeeze in more seats and thus their profits.
3. I was overcharged for an online purchase, but the retailer me when I brought it to their attention.
4. Although the house was at one million dollars, a bidding frenzy at auction saw it sell for double that.
5. Plans for the new city rail link were shelved when the federal government backtracked on the project.
6. The young man his inheritance on cars and holidays, and within just a few years he was in debt.
7. The government will people whose life savings were stolen in the elaborate investment scam.
8. In setting up our new business venture we a lot of expenses, but thankfully our company is doing well.
9. Families can no longer afford to buy a home as house prices have by 30 per cent in the last five years.
10. Anyone who on the stock exchange should be prepared to lose money, as there is no guarantee of a profit.

Write the correct words:
1. An investigative journalist exposed the blackmail/bribery scandal in which a politician received money in return for issuing government contracts.
2. Increased tourism provided a much-needed settlement/stimulus to the economy when the mining industry slowed down.
3. In parliament, the chancellor/treasurer had to field questions from the opposition about government spending.
4. Shareholders are expected to vote on the proposed fusion/merger of the two companies next week.
5. As the tycoon had no children of his own, he named his only nephew as the heir/proxy to his considerable fortune.
6. The elderly, the unemployed, students and low-income families receive government concessions/cuts on medicines.
7. In order to buy their own home, the couple took out a lease/mortgage payable over 30 years.
8. In a shocking development, the mayor was charged with abuse/misuse of public money.

Replace the words in bold in the sentences with the following words or phrases:
bribe - broke - bureaucracy - expensive - miser - money
1. We were taken to a very posh restaurant and poor Jack had no idea which pieces of cutlery to use.
2. 'I'm skint ', said Alex and, in order to give weight to his words, he pulled out his trouser pockets to prove it.
3. Apparently, the building contract was awarded to the company that had given a sizable backhander .
4. Even when it had become painfully obvious that Chris needed financial help, his tight-fist of an uncle refused outright.
5. 'Have you got any dosh on you?' 'Just a tenner, but I need it to get a taxi home later.'
6. Setting up his business took Nate longer than he thought it would because of all the red tape .

Write the odd word out next to each line:
1. entitled - moneyed - privileged - wanting
2. extravagant - thrifty - lavish - opulent
3. well-kept - well-heeled - well-off - well-to-do
4. aboveboard - corrupt - crooked - shady
5. stingy - miserly - spendthrift - penny-pinching

Complete the sentences with the words you wrote in the previous exercise:
1. I can assure you that all of our business dealings and transactions are strictly .
2. Be careful with your money; remember, it's better to be than broke.
3. Hundreds of poor families were left for money and food after the earthquake.
4. I'm certain that one of these days, his ways will land him in the bankruptcy court.
5. They live in a home with manicured lawns, a tennis court and a swimming pool.

Complete the sentences with the following words:
bet - corner - egg - lane - line - red - resort - side
1. I'm in a tight . Is there any way you can help me out?
2. Having saved wisely all his working life, Reg had a nice nest to retire on.
3. If the bank declines our request for a loan, we'll ask our parents as a last .
4. Life in the fast doesn't come cheap, as Josh found out to his dismay.
5. She makes a little money on the by working in her spare time.
6. It's a safe that once interest rates drop, more people will want to borrow.
7. The company is in the and I really wonder if it will ever make a profit.
8. The bottom is that we need another ten thousand pounds to finish the job.

Decide if these adjectives and expressions are used to describe someone who is rich (R) or someone who is poor (P):

minted
flush
strapped for cash
rolling in it
weatlhy
destitute

penniless
indigent
skint
flat broke
affluent
well-off

For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which word best fits each gap:
1. golden / silver / large / expensive
2. grimy / filthy / dirt / earth
3. humble / timid / low / shy
4. wealth / money / value / worth
5. richer / riches / rich / richly
6. peace / presence / frame / cast
7. wrong / other / worst /opposite
8. bother / horror / shame / curse
Accruing wealth
Wealth tends to generate more wealth, but being born with a (1) spoon in one's mouth is not the only way to the top. Some of the world's wealthiest people started out (2) poor. People from very (3) beginnings have not only risen to the top of their industries, but have also become some of the wealthiest people in the world.
The rich get richer and their net (4) continues to grow. This seems unfair to many, but the personal stories of those who have gone from rags to (5) have much to teach us about success. They remind us that through grit and the right (6) of mind, it's possible to overcome even wretched circumstances.
Growing up on the (7) side of the tracks is no blessing. However, it needn't be a (8) either. In the cases of many it has provided the impetus needed to get ahead.

Money Vocabulary

Gap-fill exercise