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money nuni [n U] what you use to buy things, what you earn by working etc: We don't have enough money for a vacation this year.
money to do sth (-money you can use to pay for something) Dad, can I have some money to buy some new jeans? spend money I spent far too much money on Christmas presents, save money (=not spend much money) "Are you coming out with us on Saturday?" "No, Tm trying to save
money."
earn money Accountants can earn a lot of money.
make money (=earn money) The res taurant makes a lot of money in the summer.
lose money (=fail to make a profit in business, so that you spend more than you earn) The state railway has been losing money for years.
cash /к a* J [n U] money, especially money that is available for you to spend: J don't have much cash at the moment. Could I pay you next week9 I She earns extra cash by working as a waitress.
Cash is more informal than money
a fortune /э fVtpn' [n singular] informal a lot of money: That dress must have cost a fortune - where does she get the money from?
be worth a fortune They bought their house really cheaply but it's worth a fortune now.
sum sAm In C] an amount of money - use this to say how large or small an amount is: Stars like Chaplin earned $2000 a week, which ioas an enormous sum in those days.
sum of money My uncle left me a small sum of money when he died.
money in the form of notes and coins
money тлт [n U] notes and coins that you use for buying things: He counted the money carefully before putting it in his pocket. I The Queen never carries any
money.
cash ka'J jn Uj money - use this to
emphasize that you mean coins and notes, and not cheques, bank cards etc: Thieves escaped with cash and computer equipment worth over $100.000. in cash (=using cash) I'll give you £50 in cash and a cheque for the rest. pay (in) cash There's a 5% discount,»/ you pay cash.
currency 'kAronsill'k'jir- [n C/U] the money used in a particular country ftafian/Maiaysian/Japanese etc currency
I was carrying about £300 in Malaysian
currency.
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foreign currency (=the currency of another country) Tm taking £200 in traveller's cheques and £100 in foreign currency, plural currencies
money that you receive regularly
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income 1Г]клт, in- [n C/U] all the money that you receive regularly, for example from your job or from the government: Their combined income is more than £250,000 a year. I Most of her income comes from savings and investments.
an income of Ј800/$2000 etc The whole family lives on an income of less than $400 a month.
be on a low income (=earn very little money) Families on low incomes get free medical care.
pension /'penj>n/ (n C; an amount of money that old people receive regularly after they have stopped working: Many elderly people find it very difficult to live on their pensions. I Bill gets a big pension from General Motors - he worked there for 30 years.
Social Security /,soopl si'kjo^ti, In U] money that people receive from the government in the US when they have finished working at 65: Payirg the rent uses all his Social Security money
A In American English, you usually say benefits rather than benefit, and it is a more formal word than in British English.
welfare /'welfe9r/ [n U] especially american money that the government pays to people who are very poor, do not have jobs etc: We don't get welfare because I have a pari!-Јime fob.
on wel/are (=receiving this money from the government) Over 50% of the families in this neighborhood are on welfare.
Д Vou can also use welfare before a noun, like an adjective: welfare payments I
the welfare system
allowance /a'lauans/ [n Cj an amount of
money that children get from their parents every week or every month: My porents give me an allowance of $50 a month.
pocket money /'pok^t ,тлш|'ра:-/ [n U
British an amount of money that children get from their parents every week: How much pocket money do you get?
qrant /grain t|graent,/ [n C] an amount of money that a government or other organization gives to someone to help pay for something good or useful, such as their education: It's very difficult to get о grant to go to college. I You can get с grant from the council to repair your roof.
scholarship skDhr|ip||'ska:- In CI
money that a student receives from their school, college etc to pay for their education, especially because they have passed an examination
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change AJemds (n Uj money in the form
of coins, or the money you get back when you pay for something with more money than it cost: He emptied all the change out of his pockets. I The sales clerk handed me my change. in change Hn the form of coins) I've got a £10 note and about £5 in change.
change for $10/Ј5 etc (=coins in exchange for a note) Do you have change for a $5 bill?
win a scholarship (=by passing an exam) When she was 18, she won a scholarship to study at the Conservatoire in Paris.
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In British English, Social Security is sometimes used to mean the same as benefit.
benefit /'benefit; [n C/U] money that the government gives to people who are very poor, who do not have, jobs etc unemployment/sickness/maternity benefit Vou cannot receive unemployment benefit unless you are looking for a job. on benefit receiving benefit) After I became too ill to work I was forced to live on state benefits.
money that you make by doing business
profit 'ртЗДрга:-/ [n C/U] money that you make by doing business, for example when you sell something for more than it cost you
to buy it or to produce it: We aim to
increase our profits by at least 5% every year. I For the first time, the company's annual profits were over $1 million. make a pro/it They made a huge profit when they sold the business.