MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND by monica https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur How much money vocabulary do you know? Please write one term per category including the word/expression, definition, an example and if possible a photo. Don't forget to write your name! en-us 2020-03-17 16:27:06 UTC 2024-11-21 20:54:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4b6.png LOAN monicaredondoeo https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/463414310 An amount of money that is borrowed, often from a bank, and has to be paid back, usually together with an extra amount of money that you have to pay as interest.
"In order to settle all my debts, I had to ask for a loan".]]> 2020-03-17 16:39:31 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/463414310 TO FRITTER AWAY monicaredondoeo https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/463423645 To waste money, time or an opportunity.
"She can't help frittering away all the money she makes, she's a shopaholic".]]> 2020-03-17 16:45:47 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/463423645 COSTLY monicaredondoeo https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/463428965 Too expensive.
"The coronavirus is going to have some serious costly setbacks for the economy".]]> 2020-03-17 16:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/463428965 MONEY TALKS monicaredondoeo https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/463434102 It is used to say that money influences people or that people with money tend to be listened to. 
" Money talks in politics".]]> 2020-03-17 16:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/463434102 BALANCE https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/463571621 The amount of money somebody has in their bank account. 

“I went to the cash mac
hine to get some money and then I saw my balance to see how much money I had left” (Sonia)

]]> 2020-03-17 18:33:02 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/463571621 CAN´T AFFORD https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/463579144 Not have enough money to be able to purchase or to do something.

“I can´t afford to stay in that luxurious hotel this Easter. I didn´t save enough money” (Sonia)


]]> 2020-03-17 18:38:42 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/463579144 WEALTHY https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/463585931 Rich.

“A lot of wealthy people live in this part of the city” (Sonia)]]> 2020-03-17 18:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/463585931 WINDOW-SHOPPING https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/463590025 Look at stuff in a shop without expecting to buy anything.

“She hates going to shopping center only to window-shopping”. (Sonia)

]]> 2020-03-17 18:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/463590025 INSTALMENT https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464315644 One of a number of payments that we regurlarly have to make for paying a thing we bought (e.g. a car).
"Oh, I forgot to pay to the bank the instalment of this month". (Nicolas)]]> 2020-03-18 11:56:35 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464315644 EARN (MONEY) https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464324578 Get money. We are paid for working.
"I earn 1000€ per month in my job". (Nicolás)

]]> 2020-03-18 12:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464324578 STEEP https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464329801 Means expensive.
"I think this car is steep. If I were you I shouldn't buy it". (Nicolás)]]> 2020-03-18 12:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464329801 TO COST AN ARM AND A LEG https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464336676 Something very expensive.
"This yatch may cost an arm and a leg! " (Nicolás).

]]> 2020-03-18 12:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464336676 MALL https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464784544 You can go shopping or eating etc,  it is similar to a shopping center, I think American people say mall more than British people.
Mariló]]> 2020-03-18 16:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464784544 TO BORROW https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464791855 When you need money from a bank or it could be something else you don´t have and ask someone else for it.
Mariló.]]> 2020-03-18 16:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464791855 OVERPRICED https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464798004 When an article you are buying is not worth what they have priced it at.
Mariló]]> 2020-03-18 16:54:11 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464798004 SHOPLIFTING https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464804400 When someone is stealing,  not paying for something that is getting in a shop.
Mariló.]]> 2020-03-18 16:58:13 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464804400 FINE https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464842895 It's the money you pay as punishment for breaking the law.

"You would have paid half of the fine if you had paid it as soon as you got the notice" (Miguel Ángel)

]]> 2020-03-18 17:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464842895 PAY OFF DEBTS https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464861914 To give all the money you owe to the one (maybe a bank, maybe a friend...) that gave it to you

"Jerry was so relieved when he paid off his debt, that he invited us to dinner" (Miguel Ángel)

]]> 2020-03-18 17:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464861914 STINGY https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464881120 Someone who doesn't spend one penny. A mean person.

"You are so stingy, perhaps more than Uncle Scrooge" (Miguel Ángel)


]]> 2020-03-18 17:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464881120 IN FOR A PENNY, IN FOR A POUND https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464896517 I've learned this not long ago. It means once you start something, finish it ! ... in my opinion, this is the English idiom for Spanish 'from lost to the river'... - jejeje, I've always wanted to say that, so... mission accomplished!

"Don't worry. In for a penny, in for a pound. I'll help you " (Miguel Ángel)


]]> 2020-03-18 17:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/464896517 TO SET UP A DIRECT DEPOSIT https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/465330973 Your payroll checks are automatically deposited into your bank account.

"They decided to set up a direct deposit in order to avoid going to the bank every month."

Laura]]> 2020-03-18 21:21:27 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/465330973 HEIRESS https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/465377910 A woman who inheriting and continuing the legacy of a predecessor.

"She was the heiress of all David´s properties."

Laura]]> 2020-03-18 21:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/465377910 A RIP-OFF https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/465395168 Something very very very expensive.

"The government purchases a rip-off masks for our care system."

Laura

]]> 2020-03-18 21:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/465395168 ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/465415053 All things are not  as good as they look.

Laura]]> 2020-03-18 22:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/465415053 A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/466245217 It is used when you want to know what another person is thinking, usually because they have been quiet for a while. 

"You are very quiet. A penny for your thoughts!"

Belén Gómez]]> 2020-03-19 13:20:41 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/466245217 DONATION https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/466272772 Something that is given to a charity, especially a sum of money. 
"She made a personal donation to the fund"
Belén Gómez]]> 2020-03-19 13:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/466272772 TO CUT DOWN https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/466445206 To reduce something, as a price. 
"They are cutting down all the prices at the mall."

Belén Gómez]]> 2020-03-19 15:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/466445206 GENEROUS https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/466469571 Willing to give money, help, kindness...especially more than is usual or expected.
" Amancio Ortega has been very generous in donating so much money for coronavirus research."

Belén Gómez]]> 2020-03-19 15:19:14 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/466469571 SAVINGS https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/466547349 It is the money that you keep or save, especially in a bank or in a money box. 
"I have a savings account in the bank with 2.000 euros"
(Mercedes)]]> 2020-03-19 15:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/466547349 TO GO BANKRUPT https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/466579996 It refers to the situation to lose all your money.
"The company went bankrupt two years after being created".
(Mercedes)]]> 2020-03-19 16:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/466579996 AFFORDABLE https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/466644791 Is something that is able to be bought by the majority of people.
"I'm looking for an affordable house in my city".
(Mercedes)]]> 2020-03-19 16:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/466644791 CHICKEN FEED https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/466660101 It is little amount of money.
"To a millionaire, 1.000 euros is chicken feed".
(Mercedes)]]> 2020-03-19 16:58:15 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/466660101 GRANT https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/468750932 A sum of money given by a government or other organization for a particular purpose. E.g. education...
Marta Lara


]]> 2020-03-21 09:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/468750932 TO BE IN THE RED. https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/468761025 To owe more money than you have.
(Marta Lara)]]> 2020-03-21 09:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/468761025 PRICEY. https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/468762589 An informal way to say that something is very expensive.
(Marta Lara)

]]> 2020-03-21 09:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/468762589 TO MAKE ENDS MEET. https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/468767204 To earn just enough money to live on.
(Marta Lara).

]]> 2020-03-21 09:44:16 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/468767204 Profitable https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/469075443 This adjective is used when some business, sale, trade... generates benefits. 
Ex: That transaction was highly profitable. The company made a considerable amount of money.
(Elena)]]> 2020-03-21 17:01:47 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/469075443 MONEY DOESN'T GROW ON TREES https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/469089701 This idiom is related to being careful with your money because you usually make a huge effort to earn it.
Ex:  The typical scene with a child in a toy shop and he/she wants everything...so, you exclaim: "Sweetie, choose only one. Money doesn't grow on tress.."
(Elena P)]]> 2020-03-21 17:18:08 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/469089701 TO RAISE MONEY FOR https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/469100239  To increase benefits or to collect  some money. For instance, in order to help some charity organization.
Ex. We raised 100millions for the victims of that tragedy.
(Elena)]]> 2020-03-21 17:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/469100239 THE LAW OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/469118198 It is the base of capitalism. A theory about the basic market. If you have a lot of demand of a kind of products, the price of this will raise.

Ex.  The price of face masks has increased during the coronavirus crisis due to the law of supply and demand.
(Elena)]]> 2020-03-21 17:53:40 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/469118198 To spend like a sailor https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/469615192 This idiom means to spend money excessively, wastefully.
(Ángela)]]> 2020-03-22 13:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/469615192 To spend a penny https://padlet.com/monicaredondoeo/nqp52jdhv7ur/wish/470801891 Sorry, I had done the exercise. However, I've just found this easy and useful idiom and I've wanted to share it. It means going to the toilet.(Elena)

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