Shopping & Money
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- afford/əˈfoɹd/verb · B1To have enough money to buy something without trouble.
- affordable/əˈfɔː(ɹ).də.bəl/adjective · B2+Cheap enough for ordinary people to buy.
- aisle/aɪ̯l/noun · B1One long walking lane between the shelves of a supermarket.
- auction/ˈɔːkʃən/noun · B2The sale where the thing goes to whoever shouts the highest price.
- auto-renewalnoun · B2A subscription that continues unless you stop it.
- back ordernoun · C1An order waiting until stock arrives again.
- bagging areanoun · B2The space where you pack what you have bought.
- banknote/ˈbæŋknəʊ̯t/noun · B1+A piece of paper money.
- bankrupt/ˈbæŋk.ɹəpt/adjective · B2Legally unable to pay your debts — the money is gone.
- barcode/ˈbɑː.kəʊd/noun · B1The black stripes on a product that the till scans with a beep.
- bargain/ˈbɑːɡən/noun · B2Something good bought for much less than it is worth.
- barter/ˈbɑː.(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/verb · B2+To trade goods for other goods rather than money.
- basket/ˈbɑːskɪt/noun · A2+The small container you carry your shopping in around the store.
- bill/ˈbɪl/noun · A1The paper saying how much your meal costs.
- brand/ˈbɹænd/noun · B1The famous name and logo a company puts on its products.
- break evenphrase · C1To end with exactly as much as you started with.
- budget/ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪt/noun · B2The plan for how much money can be spent on something.
- budgetingnoun · B2+Planning carefully how your money will be spent.
- bulk buynoun · B2Buying a large quantity at once for a lower price.
- buy one get one freephrase · B1An offer giving a second item at no charge.
- cancellation feenoun · B2A charge for ending an agreement early.
- cash/ˈkæʃ/noun · A2Real paper money and coins, not a card.
- cashbacknoun · B2Money returned to you after a purchase.
- change/ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/noun · A2The money the cashier gives back when you pay too much.
- chargebacknoun · C1Reversing a card payment after a dispute.
- checkout/ˈt͡ʃɛkˌaʊt/noun · B1+The place in a shop where you stand in line and pay.
- clearance/ˈklɪə̯.ɹəns/noun · B2A sale at slashed prices to empty the shelves of old stock.
- click and collect/klɪk ənd kəˈlɛkt/phrase · B2Ordering online and picking the goods up in person.
- coin/ˈkoɪ̯n/noun · B1A small round piece of metal money.
- consumer/kənˈsjuːmə/noun · B2+Anyone who buys and uses products — that is, everyone.
- consumer rightsnoun · B2The protections the law gives to buyers.
- conveyor beltphrase · B2The moving loop where you wait for your suitcase to appear.
- cost of livingnoun · B2How much it takes to pay for everyday needs.
- counterfeit/ˈkaʊn.tɚˌfɪt/adjective · B2+Made as an illegal fake copy of the real branded thing.
- coupon/ˈkuːˌpɒn/noun · B1+A slip of paper or code that cuts the price at the till.
- courier/ˈkʊ.ɹi.ə/noun · B1+A service that carries urgent packages by hand.
- credit card/ˈkɹɛdɪt ˌkɑɹd/phrase · A1The plastic rectangle you tap or swipe to pay without cash.
- currency/ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/noun · B1+The kind of money one country uses — euros, dollars, or yen.
- customer/ˈkʌs.tə.mə/noun · A2+The person buying something in a shop.
- debt/ˈdɛt/noun · B2Money you have borrowed and still must pay back.
- delivery/dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/noun · A2The bringing of what you ordered right to your door.
- delivery slotnoun · B2The period during which your order will arrive.
- deposit/dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/noun · B1The money you pay up front and get back if you leave the flat undamaged.
- discount/dɪˈskaʊnt/noun · B1+A cut in the price — twenty percent off!
- discount codenoun · B1A word or number typed in to reduce a price.
- dollar/ˈdɒl.ə/noun · A1The money used in the United States.
- donation/dəʊˈneɪʃən/noun · B2Money or goods given freely to help a cause.
- duty/ˈdjuː.ti/noun · B1Something you must do because it is your job or your moral obligation.
- economy/ɪˈkɒ.nə.mi/noun · B1+All the buying, selling, and working of a country seen as one machine.
- estimate/ˈɛs.tɪ.mət/noun · B2A written statement of what a piece of work will probably cost.
- euro/ˈjʊəɹəʊ/noun · A2+The shared money of France, Germany, and their neighbors.
- exchange/ɛksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/verb · B1To give one thing and receive another — money, gifts, or words.
- expense/ɪkˈspɛns/noun · B2One of the things your money regularly goes out on.
- extravagant/ɪkˈstɹævəɡənt/adjective · B2Spending or showing off far beyond what is sensible.
- faulty goodsnoun · B2Products that do not work as they should.
- fee/fiː/noun · B2The fixed price charged for a service or membership.
- flea marketphrase · B2The open market of old and used treasures at tiny prices.
- free trialnoun · B1A period of using something without paying.
- frugality/fɹuːˈɡæləti/noun · C2The habit of spending as little as possible.
- generic/dʒɪˈnɛɹ.ɪk/adjective · C1Plain and unbranded; typical of a whole class rather than special.
- gift cardnoun · B1A card loaded with money to spend as a present.
- gift wrapphrase · B1The colorful paper a present is covered in.
- groceries/ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/noun · A2+The food and household goods you carry home from the supermarket.
- guarantee/ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/noun · B2A promise to put things right if a product fails.
- haggle/ˈhæɡəl/verb · C1To argue the price down at a market stall.
- half pricephrase · A2Costing only fifty per cent of the usual amount.
- home deliverynoun · B1Having what you bought brought to your door.
- identity theftnoun · B2Using somebody else's details to borrow or buy.
- impulse buynoun · C1Something bought on the spur of the moment.
- in the blackphrase · C1Having money left over rather than owing.
- in the redphrase · C1Owing money; overdrawn.
- inflation/ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/noun · B2+Prices creeping up everywhere until money buys less and less.
- installment/ɪnˈstɔːl.mənt/noun · B2+One of the regular part-payments that add up to the full price.
- instalment plannoun · C1Paying for something in regular parts over time.
- interest/ˈɪn.tɹɛst/noun · B1The extra percentage a bank pays on savings or charges on loans.
- interest-freeadjective · B2Borrowed without any charge for the credit.
- inventory/ˈɪn.vən.tɹi/noun · B2The complete counted list of goods a business holds.
- invoice/ˈɪnˌvɔɪs/noun · C1The formal bill one business sends another for work done.
- jewel/ˈd͡ʒuːəl/noun · B1A precious stone, cut to sparkle.
- label/ˈleɪ.bəl/noun · B1The small paper on a product with its price or size.
- loan/ləʊn/noun · B2Money a bank gives you now that you pay back with extra later.
- loyalty cardnoun · B2The shop card that collects points toward rewards each visit.
- loyalty pointsnoun · B2Rewards collected each time you shop somewhere.
- luxury/ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/noun · B1+Expensive comfort far beyond what anyone needs.
- mall/mɔːl/noun · B1The huge indoor building full of shops, cafes, and escalators.
- market/ˈmɑːkɪt/noun · A1The open place with many small stands selling fruit, fish, and flowers.
- money/ˈmʌn.i/noun · A1What you pay with — coins, notes, or numbers on a card.
- ombudsman/ˈɒmbədzmən/noun · C1The official who settles complaints against businesses.
- order/ˈɔː.də/verb · A1To ask for something to be brought to you — food or a parcel.
- out of stockphrase · B1Sold out — the shelf is empty until the next delivery.
- outstanding balancenoun · C1The amount still left to pay.
- overpricedadjective · B1+Costing far more than it is honestly worth.
- own brandnoun · B2A product sold under the shop's own name.
- phishing/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/noun · B2Tricking somebody into giving their details away.
- piggy bankphrase · B1The little animal-shaped box children drop coins into.
- plastic bagphrase · A2The light throwaway carrier a shop packs your things in.
- price/ˈpɹaɪ̯s/noun · A1How much money you must give for something.
- price freezenoun · C1An agreement not to raise prices for a period.
- price risenoun · B1An increase in what something costs.
- price tagnoun · A2The little label on an item that tells you its cost.
- proof of purchasenoun · B2Evidence that you bought something where you say.
- purse/pɜːs/noun · B1A small bag for carrying money and cards, often a woman's.
- quality/ˈkwɒlɪti/noun · A2+How good or bad something is made.
- queue upphrase · B1To stand in line waiting your turn.
- quote/kwəʊt/verb · B1To repeat someone's exact words, giving them the credit.
- receipt/ɹɪˈsiːt/noun · B1The little paper the shop gives you to prove you paid.
- recession/ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩/noun · B2+The months when a whole economy shrinks and jobs disappear.
- refund/ɹɪˈfʌnd/noun · B1+Your money given back when you return what you bought.
- restockverb · B2+To fill the shelves again.
- retail/ˈɹiˌteɪl/noun · B2Selling goods one at a time to the public.
- returns policynoun · B2The rules about bringing goods back.
- sale/seːl/noun · A2The time when a shop drops its prices and crowds come running.
- sale railnoun · B2The rack holding reduced clothing.
- save upphrase · B1To put money aside until you have enough.
- savings/ˈseɪvɪŋz/noun · B1The money you keep and do not spend, growing slowly for later.
- scam/ˈskæm/noun · B1A dishonest scheme to take somebody's money.
- scrimp/skɹɪmp/verb · C2To spend as little as you possibly can.
- secondhand/ˌsɛk(ə)n(d)ˈhænd/adjective · B1+Already owned by someone else before you bought it.
- security tagnoun · B2The device that sounds an alarm if goods leave unpaid.
- self-checkoutnoun · B1The machine you scan and pay at yourself.
- service plannoun · B2An agreement covering repairs for a fixed monthly sum.
- shelf edge labelnoun · B2The small card on the shelf giving the price.
- shop/ʃɒp/noun · A1The place where things are sold.
- shopaholicnoun · B2A person who simply cannot stop buying things.
- shopliftingnoun · B2+Secretly taking goods from a shop without paying.
- shopping listnoun · A2The written note of what you set out to buy.
- shopping spreephrase · B2A wild happy afternoon of buying far too much.
- small printnoun · C1The conditions written where nobody reads them.
- special offernoun · B1A temporary reduction to attract buyers.
- splash outphrase · C1To spend generously on something special.
- splurge/splɜːd͡ʒ/verb · B2+To spend big on a treat you don't strictly need.
- stingy/ˈstɪnd͡ʒi/adjective · B2Hating to spend or give even the smallest amount.
- store creditnoun · B2Money held for you to spend in the same shop.
- subscription/səbˈskɹɪpʃən/noun · B1+A regular payment for ongoing access to a service or magazine.
- subsidy/ˈsʌbsɪdi/noun · C1Government money paid to keep a price low or an industry alive.
- supermarket/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/noun · A1The big food shop with long shelves and rolling baskets.
- tariff/ˈtæɹɪf/noun · B2+The tax a country charges on goods crossing its border.
- tax/tæks/noun · B1The share of money everyone must pay to the government.
- terms and conditionsnoun · B2The full rules attached to an agreement.
- thrifty/ˈθɹɪfti/adjective · B2+Clever at saving money without being unkind about it.
- till/tɪl/noun · B1The machine at the checkout where the shop keeps its money.
- till pointnoun · B2The place in a shop where payment is taken.
- tip/tɪp/noun · A2The extra money you leave for a waiter who served you well.
- tracking/ˈtɹækɪŋ/noun · B1Following where your order has got to.
- trading standardsnoun · C1The body that checks traders deal fairly.
- transaction/tɹænˈzækʃən/noun · C1One completed act of paying and receiving.
- trolleynoun · B2The big metal basket on wheels you push around a supermarket.
- vat/væt/noun · B2+A very large open container for liquid.
- voucher/ˈvaʊt͡ʃə(ɹ)/noun · B1+The paper or code that gives you money off your purchase.
- wallet-friendlyadjective · C1Costing little enough that your bank account stays happy.
- warranty/ˈwɒɹ.ən.ti/noun · B2+The promise that a product will be repaired free if it breaks soon.
- warranty periodnoun · B2The length of time a repair promise lasts.
- wealth/wɛlθ/noun · B2A large amount of money and valuable things owned.
- weekly shopnoun · B1The main food shopping done once a week.
- wholesale/ˈhoʊlseɪl/noun · B2+Selling goods in bulk to the shops, not to the public.
- window shoppingphrase · B2Walking past shops just looking, buying nothing at all.
- withdrawal/wɪðˈdɹɔː(ə)l/noun · C1Taking your money out of the bank.