Nouns, noun expressions
a bank account, a bargain, cash, a credit card, currency, debt, expenses, income, a loan, a mortgage, a moneybox, a note, pocket money, a salary, taxes
Verbs
to afford, to borrow, to buy, to charge smb. (for), to cost, to earn, to gamble, to inherit, to invest, to lend, to owe smb., to save, to sell, to spend (on), to waste/to blow, to withdraw
Adjectives
things: cheap, free, incredibly expensive, inexpensive, reasonably priced, quite expensive, very expensive/exorbitant (price)
people: extravagant, frugal
Verbal expressions
to be in debt, to be on a tight budget, to cost a fortune, to create a budget, to get into debt, to keep track of finances, to manage one’s finances, to pay bills, to pay by credit card, to pay in cash, to save for a rainy day, to stick to a budget
Phrasal verbs
to chip in (for), to come into (money), to cut back (on), to get by, to pay back, to pay off, to put aside, to rip sb off, to save up (for), to splash out (on)
Idioms
‘To be poor/ to be in need/ not to have enough money’:
to make ends meet, to live from hand to mouth
‘To be rich, wealthy/ to have enough or much money’:
to have money to burn, to roll in money
Other
to spend money like there is no tomorrow
to cost an arm and a leg (= to cost a fortune)
to pay over the odds/through the nose (=’a lot’)
