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💸Wealth💰
wealth noun [uncountable]
a large amount of money, property etc that a person or country owns
🔮 The country’s wealth comes from its oil.
🔮 the distribution of wealth
🔮 The purpose of industry is to create wealth.
COLLOCATIONS
VERBS
have/ make/earn / spend money (on something)/ cost money/save/ make / lose/ pay money (for something)/ lend somebody money/ borrow/ owe somebody money/ waste money (on something)/ raise money (=do something to get money for a charity, school etc)/ save up money/ give somebody their money back (also refund somebody’s money) (=give money back to a customer)/ money goes on something (=is spent on something)/ money comes in (=is earned and received)/ money comes from something (=used to say how someone makes their money)
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + MONEY
💶 good money (=a lot of money)
💴 big money [informal] (=a very large amount of money)
💸 easy money (=money that you earn easily)
💸 spending money (=an amount of money that you can spend on anything you want)
💵 pocket money/spending money [British English] (=a small amount of money that parents regularly give their children)
💶 government/taxpayers’/ public money
PHRASES
a sum of money (also an amount of money)
be a waste of money
be value for money [British English] (=used when saying that something is worth the amount of money you pay for it)
COMMON ERRORS
❌ Don’t say ‘gain money’.
✅ Say make money.
IDIOMS
👉 tighten your belt: If you need to tighten your belt, you must spend your money carefully because there is less available.
👉 born with a silver spoon in your mouth: born into a very rich family.
👉 on the breadline: People who live on the breadline have a very low income or barely enough money to survive.
👉 chicken feed: An amount of money considered small or unimportant
👉 cut one's losses: The project is heading for failure. Let's cut our losses before it's too late.
👉 deep pockets: A person or organisation who has deep pockets has a lot of money.
👉 down payment: When someone makes a down payment, they pay part of the total amount agreed when signing a purchase deal or contract.
👉 gravy train: If someone is on the gravy train, they have found an easy way to make money, one that requires little effort and is without risk.
👉 ill-gotten gains: Money, profit or benefits that are made in a dishonest or illegal manner
👉 itching (itchy) palm: Someone who has an itching palm is greedy for money
👉 live beyond means: If someone lives beyond their means, they spend more money than they earn or can afford.
👉 live from hand to mouth: If you live from hand to mouth, you don't have any money to save because whatever you earn is spent on food and other essentials.
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♨️ Today's Topic ♨️
💸Wealth💰
wealth noun [uncountable]
a large amount of money, property etc that a person or country owns
🔮 The country’s wealth comes from its oil.
🔮 the distribution of wealth
🔮 The purpose of industry is to create wealth.
COLLOCATIONS
VERBS
have/ make/earn / spend money (on something)/ cost money/save/ make / lose/ pay money (for something)/ lend somebody money/ borrow/ owe somebody money/ waste money (on something)/ raise money (=do something to get money for a charity, school etc)/ save up money/ give somebody their money back (also refund somebody’s money) (=give money back to a customer)/ money goes on something (=is spent on something)/ money comes in (=is earned and received)/ money comes from something (=used to say how someone makes their money)
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + MONEY
💶 good money (=a lot of money)
💴 big money [informal] (=a very large amount of money)
💸 easy money (=money that you earn easily)
💸 spending money (=an amount of money that you can spend on anything you want)
💵 pocket money/spending money [British English] (=a small amount of money that parents regularly give their children)
💶 government/taxpayers’/ public money
PHRASES
a sum of money (also an amount of money)
be a waste of money
be value for money [British English] (=used when saying that something is worth the amount of money you pay for it)
COMMON ERRORS
❌ Don’t say ‘gain money’.
✅ Say make money.
IDIOMS
👉 tighten your belt: If you need to tighten your belt, you must spend your money carefully because there is less available.
👉 born with a silver spoon in your mouth: born into a very rich family.
👉 on the breadline: People who live on the breadline have a very low income or barely enough money to survive.
👉 chicken feed: An amount of money considered small or unimportant
👉 cut one's losses: The project is heading for failure. Let's cut our losses before it's too late.
👉 deep pockets: A person or organisation who has deep pockets has a lot of money.
👉 down payment: When someone makes a down payment, they pay part of the total amount agreed when signing a purchase deal or contract.
👉 gravy train: If someone is on the gravy train, they have found an easy way to make money, one that requires little effort and is without risk.
👉 ill-gotten gains: Money, profit or benefits that are made in a dishonest or illegal manner
👉 itching (itchy) palm: Someone who has an itching palm is greedy for money
👉 live beyond means: If someone lives beyond their means, they spend more money than they earn or can afford.
👉 live from hand to mouth: If you live from hand to mouth, you don't have any money to save because whatever you earn is spent on food and other essentials.
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