Vocab unit 14 - quantity & money

AMPLE

ENOUGH AND OFTEN MORE THAN YOU NEED

BATCH

A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARIVE OR ARE DEALT WITH AT THE SAME TIME/ TO GROUP THINGS TOGETHER

BULK

SMTH THAT IS VERY LARGE, WIDE AND SOLID/ THE MAJORITY OF OR LARGEST PART OF SMTH

CONSIDERABLE

LARGE IN SIZE, AMOUNT OR DEGREE

DIMINISH

TO MAKE SMTH BECOME LESS: the delay make have diminished the whole campaign

EQUATION

THE DIFFRENT ASPECTS THAT YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER IN A SITUATION

EQUIDISTANT

AT THE SAME DISTANCE FROM TWO PLACES

EXTENT

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PROBLEM, THE SIZE OR AREA OF SMTH

FINITE

EXISTING ONLY IN LIMITED NUMBERS OR AMOUNTS OR CONTINUING ONLY FOR A LIMITED TIME OR DISTANCE: the worlds finites resources must be used wisely

FRACTION

A SMALL PART OR AMOUNT OF SMTH

HEAP

A LARGE PILE OF SMTH, ESPECIALLY UNTIDY PILE

IMMENSE

EXTREMLEY LARGE

MAGNITUDE

GREAT SIZE, IMPORTANCE OR EFFECT

MASS

A LARGE QUANTITY OR NUMBER

MINUTE

VERY SMALL

QUANTIFY

TO MEASSURE OR DESCRIBE SMTH AS QUANTITY

RATION

A LIMITED AMOUNT OF SMTH ESPECIALLY FOOD THAT YOU ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE FOR EXAMPLE WHEN THERE IS NOT MUCH AVELIABLE OR WHEN SMONE ELSE IS CONTROLLING IT

SUFFICIENT

AS MUCH AS IS NEEDED

VAST

EXTREMLEY LARGE

VOLUME

AMOUNT OF SMTH

WIDE SPREAD

HAPPENING OR EXISTING IN MANY PLACES OR AFFECTING MANY PEOPLE

DAMAGES

MONEY THAT A COURT ORDERS YOU TO PAY SOMEONE BECAUSE YOU HAVE HARMED THEM

DEBT

THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT YOU OWE

DEDUCT

TO TAKE AN AMOUNT OR A NUMBER FROM A TOTAL:

DIRECT DEBIT

AN ORDER TO A BANK TO REGULARLY PAY MONY FROM YOUR ACCOUNT TO A PERSON OR ORGANISATION

DIVIDEND

SHARE OF THE RPOFITS OF A COMPANY, PAID ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR TO THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THE COMPANY'S SHARES

DOWN PAYMENT

A FIRST PAYMENT THAT YOU MAKE WHEN YOU ARE BUYING SMTH AND WILL PAY THE REST LATER

LUMP SUM

MONEY IN A SINGLE LARGE PAYMENT RATHER THAN SMALL SEPERATE PAYMENTS: are you going to pay the whole amount in one lump sum?

MORTGAGE

A LEGAL AGREEMENT IN WHICH YOU BORROW MONEY FROM A BANK IN ORDER TO BUY A HOUSE

OVERDRAFT

AN AGREEMENT WITH YOUR BANK THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SPEND MONEY WHEN YOU HAVE NO MONEY LEFT IN YOUR ACCOUNT

PENSION

AN AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT SMONE WHO NO LONGER WORKS BECAUSE OF THEIR AGE OR ILLNESS IS PAID REGULARLY

SHARE

ONE IF THE EQUAL PARTS OF A COMPANY THAT YOU CAN BUY IN ORDER TO EARN MONEY

SPECULATE

TO TAKE THE RISK OF INVESTING YOUR MONEY IN A COMPANY IN THE HOPE THAT YOU CAN MAKE A BIG PROFIT LATER BY SELLING THE SHARES YOU BUY: Have you been speculating the stock market?

WITHDRAW

TO TAKE MONEY FROM A BANK ACCOUNT

A DROP IN THE OCEAN

A VERY SMALL AMOUNT THAT WILL NOT HAVE MUCH EFFECT

BREAK EVEN

IF A PERSON OR COMPANY BREAKS EVEN THEY NEITHER MAKE A PROFIT NOR LOOSE MONEY

FALL SHORT

FAIL TO ACHIEVE SMTH YOU WERE AIMING AT

GO HALVES

SHARE THE PAYEMNT WITH SMONE SO THAT EASH SPENDS 50%

IT'S AS BROAD AS IT'S LONG

USED FOR SAYING THAT YOU CANNOT CHOOSE BETWEEN TWO THINGS OR ACTIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE EQUAL

KEEP UP WITH THE JONESES

TRY TU BE AS RICH, SUCCESSFUL AS YOUR NEIGHBOURS

KNEE-HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER

VERY SMALL BECAUSE, BECAUSE YOU WERE VERY YOUNG

LINE YOUR POCKETS

OBTAIN MONEY, ESPECIALLY BY ACTING DISHONESTLY

LOCK, STOCK AND BARREL

INCLUDING EVERY PART OF A PARTICULAR THING, SITUATION, PLACE

SIX OF ONE AND HALF A DOZEN OF THE OTHER

USED FOR SAYING THAT TWO THINGS ARE EQUALLY GOOD OR BAD

TIDY SUM/ AMOUNT

LARGE SUM/ AMOUNT

ADD UP TO

IF SEPARATE AMOUNTS ADD UP TO A TOTAL AMOUNT, TOGETHER THEY FORM THAT TOTAL/ COMBINE TO PRODUCE A PARTICULAR RESULT OR EFFECT

BREAK DOWN

DIVIDED SMTH SUCH AS A TOTAL AMOUNT INTO SEPERATE PARTS

BUILD UP

INCREASE SMTH/ GRADUALLY DEVELOP/ TALK ABOUT SMTH IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY SO THAT PEOPLE ARE IMPRESSED WITH THEM/ MAKE SMONE BIGGER, HEALTHIER BY MAKING THEM EAT MORE

BUY OFF

GIVE SMONE MONEY SO THAT THEY DONT ACT AGAINS YOU

BUY OUT

PAY MONEY TO YOUR BUSINESS PARTNER SO THAT YOU CAN CONTROL ALL OF A BUSINESS YOU PREVIOUSLY OWNED TOGETHER

BUY UP

BUY A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMTH PR ALL OF IT THAT IS AVAILABLE

CARRY OVER

TAKE SMTH THAT YOU EARN OR ARE GIVEN IN ONE YEAR OR PERIOD OF TIME INTO THE NEXT ONE

CLOCK UP

REACH A PARTICULAR AMOUNT OR NUMBER

CLUB TOGETHER

IF PEOPLE CLUB TOGETHER EACH OF THEM GIVES SOME MONEY SO ALL THE MONEY COLLECTED CAN BE USED TO BUY SMTH

DRUM UP

TRY TO MAKE PEOPLE SUPPORT YOU OR BUY SMTH FROM YOU

MOUNT UP

GET MUCH LARGER

PAY OUT

SPEND OR PAY A LOT OF MONEY/ PROVIDE MONEY FROM AN AMOUNT INVESTED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME

SIZE UP

THINK CAREFULLY AND FORM AN OPINION ABOUT A PERSON OR SITUATION

WEIGH DOWN

MAKE SMONE HEAVY AND UNABLE TO MOVE EASILY/ CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR SMONE OR SMTH OR MAKE SMONE WORRIED