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materialistic /mp.twria'listik^./ [adj] someone who is materialistic thinks that money and possessions are more important than anything else: Bill has become so materialistic since he got that job - all he talks about is how much money he earns.
having no money
see also poor
bankrupt •■''bsgkrApt/ [adj] a company or person that is bankrupt does not have enough money to pay their debts, and so they have to stop doing business: Five years ago she was a success/u/ actress. but now she is bankrupt, go bankrupt (=become bankrupt) Many small businesses will go bankrupt unless interest rates fall.
<Q broke brookf [adj not before noun| spoken someone who is broke has no money or very little money: "Can you lend me some money9" ''Sorry, I'm broke." I When I was a student I was always broke.
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to have just enough money to live
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get by /.get 'bai' [phrasal verb I] to have just enough money to buy the things you need, but no more: She does cleaningjobs in the evenings, and makes just enough to get by
+ on My grandmother gets by on just
£50 a week.
make ends meet meik ,endz mi:t'
informal to have just enough money to buy what you need - use this when someone has so little money that life is very difficult for them: Many families struggle to make ends meet, especially during the winter. I How am I supposed to make ends meet on $150 a month7
live on sth Iiv on (sth) [phrasal uerb T] if you live on a particular amount of money, this is all the money that you have to buy everything you need: You can't live on less than $25,000 a year in New
York. I My salary doesn't really give me enough to live on.
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^ opposite less
^ if you want to know about using adjectives for comparing things, go to the essential grammar, section 1 4
^ see also most, add, increase,
another
II more of the same thing, or another one of the same things
more irnf [quanti/ier] more of something in addition to what is already there: I gave him $200 last week and he's already asking for more. I We have enough tables but we need more chairs. + of I forced myself to swallow more of the medicine. I Do you have any more of those delicious cookies? three more/100 more etc They walked for two more miles before they found a telephone. I Some of the students arrived today, and about 20 more of them are arriving tomorrow, some more fa few more/any more Do you want any more tea? I Vou may need to buy some more books.
another /э'плдэ7 [determiner/pronoun] one more thing, person, or amount that is the same as one you already had: Look, your glass is cracked. I'll get you
another. I Would you like another
drink? I Could you get another loaf of bread while you're out? another ten minutes/jive miles/two gallons etc Add the pasta and heat the soup for another ten minutes.
another one There were two cars in the driveway and another one in the garage. + of Is this another of your crazy ideas for making money?
extra ekstr? [adyadv] more of something. in addition to the usual amount or number: You'c/ better get some extra milk if Steve and Richard are staying the weekend. I Residents can use the hotel swimming pool at no extra cost. an extra ten minutes/three pounds/four litres etc I asked for an extra day to finish my assignment, be/cost/earn extra (=extra money) Dinner costs $15, but wine is extra.
additional a'dipnol/ (adj only before
nounj more than the amount that was agreed or expected at the beginning: Our own car broke down, so we had the additional expense of renting a car. an additional £10/10 miles/10 minutes etc They 've extended his contract for an additional 12 months.
further ТлчЪг/ \adj only before noun] for ma i more, in addition to what there is already or what has happened already. The doctors are keeping her in the hospital to do further tests. ! For further information, contact the help line, a further £10/10 miles/10 minutes Strike action will continue for a further 24 hours.
Ed more than a number or amount
more тэ:г/ [quantifier] more than a number or amount: Salaries are in the region of $200,000 a year, with top executives earning even more.
+ than I've been working here for more
than ten years. I More than 50,000
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people attended the open-air concert. much more/far more/a lot more Diane earns much more than I do. 10/100/$50 more (=more than another number) It's a better hotel, but it costs about £50 more than the other one.
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or more There must haue been 200 people or more, all trying to crowd into the hall.
over 'oov3r' [prepositiorv'adv] more than a number or amount. I've been waiting over half an hour for you. I Jackson receives over 2000 fan letters a week. I The train was travelling at speeds of over 150 mph.
just over (=slightly over) She weighs just over 120 pounds.
8/10/12 etc and over The club is for children aged 10 and over.
above /эЪлу/ ipreposition/adv} more than a number or level on a scale that can be exactly measured: The temperature was just 2 degrees above zero. I Anyone earning above $80,000 will pay more tax.
3 years/6 metres/80% etc and above
Babies of 6 months and above need to be vaccinated.
outnumber /аш'плтЬэг/ [u T] if one type of person or thing outnumbers another, there are more of the first type than of the second: Women teachers outnumber their male colleagues by two to one.
a growing number/an increasing
number /з .grauir] 'плтЬэг, эп in.kriisH]
плтЬэг/ use this when the number of people that are doing something is not yet very large, but is increasing all the time + of A growing number of refugees was entering the country. in growing/increasing numbers Doctors are leaving the profession in increasing numbers.