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Business and consumerism
Pairs
make a profit a loss
extravagant & frugal / economical
a current account & deposit account
a loan & a mortgage
to deposit money & to withdraw money
a wage & a salary
broke & bankrupt
shares, stocks, & dividends
income tax & excise duty
to credit & to debit
a discount & a refund
worthless & priceless
save money & invest money
inflation & deflation
income & expenditure
to lend & to borrow
Business news
to announce record profits
a slight decline in demand for products
fierce competition in a sector
to boost sales and profits
to stimulate growth
to allocate a part of budget
to generate more business for local firms
to have unique selling points
to maintain quality
to promote the interests of shareholders
to satisfy the demands of target market
a hike in prices
prices soared
to operate on narrow profit margins
to balance the books
fiscal policy
Describing business activity
to go under
to wind up the company
to step down/aside
to tighten our (company’s) belts
to go down that road
to wriggle out of obligation
to lure someone/to entice someone
not to take situation lying down
to tip the balance
to fuel fears/inflation
General terms
transaction
bank statement
capital
overall revenue
private enterprises
blue-collar
to be on a salary of
bought it for close on £25,000
to cost in the neighbourhood/region of
to cost a (small) fortune/a bomb/the earth
to pay/buy smth in instalments
counterfeit money
to put forward a business plan
sales/profits/the market/exports/imports
showed/saw/experienced
a rise/a fall/a decline/a growth
Spending
Being rich
extravagant lifestyle
to be rolling in it
to be well-to-do:
to live in the lap of luxury
to squander large sums of money
to fork out a lot of money on something
to have more money than sense
to splash out (on sth)
to cost an arm and a leg
money is no object
to have money to burn
Being poor
to live beyond your means
to eke out a living
to be heavily in debt
an outstanding debt
to be up to one's ears In debt
to pay off/clear your debt
to live from hand to mouth
to make ends meet
to tighten one’s belts
to be tight-fisted
to earn a pittance
to scrimp and save
to be on a (strict/tight) budget
to be overdrawn
to be thrifty
to be on the breadline
have/haven’t got penny to your name
abject poverty
Savings, pension, etc.
to receive lump sum compensation
a golden handshake
an annual bonus
life savings
to left a sum in a will
to put aside a bit of money
A company
In trouble
to shore up a company
management buyout
plan falls through
thanks to government bailout
to go to the wall
to miss the boat
false economy
to cut your losses
to be in deep water
to face stiff competition
A success story
decision paid off
a roaring success
to rest on your laurels
to plough the profits back into the company
company is going strong
to keep one step ahead of your competitors
to expand
to branch out (into sth)
to make a comeback
be in the doldrums of a business
Phrasal verbs (business)
to start up business
to set up a company
profits run into thousands
a spin-off business
a set-up (business arrangement)
to take over a company
to wind down
to pour money into smth
Phrasal verbs (shopping)
to be ripped off
a real rip-off
to shop around
to fork out for smth
to club together
to knock % off the price