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terrible poverty
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abject poverty
not to do/produce/pay sth in time
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to be/fall behind with sth
the amount of money you need to start a business
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a capital
nearly, can be used with the verbs: cost charge buy spend sell invest etc.
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close on
false money
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counterfeit money
related to a country's economy
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economic
cheap to use - used particularly for cars
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economical
a country's financial framework, its money, what it produces, its trade etc
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the economy
cheap food and drinks
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economy food and drinks
to earn just enough money to survive
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to eke out a living
so expensive that very few people can afford to go to/use/buy
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exclusive
spending more money than you can afford
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extravagant
funds/ capital, to provide funds/capital
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finance
related to government or public money, especially taxes
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fiscal
to owe sb/an institution a lot of money
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to be heavily in debt
a bill sent to you by a company or organisation to tell you how much you owe for a service or sth that you have bought
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invoice
to barely manage financially
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to live from hand to mouth
to have lots of money and lead a very comfortable life
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to live in the lap of luxury
to manage financially
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to make ends meet
a debt that you have not paid
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an outstanding debt
to be in debt to the banks because you have spent more money than you have in your account
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to be overdrawn
to pay the money you owe
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to pay off/clear your debts
to earn a vary low salary
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to earn a pittance
rich, wealthy
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prosperous
the profit one makes on an investment
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return on an investment
to be very rich - only used after a noun
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to be rolling in it
the money a writer/musician receives annually from the sales of their books/music
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royalties
to save as much money as you can, even though you earn very little
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to scrimp and save
an amount of money
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a large/small/considerable sum of money
to try to sepnd less than usual
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to tighten ones belt
to be mean, to dislike spending money
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to be tight-fisted
to store sth valuable e.g. money
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to have sth tucked away
the amount of money earned y a business during a particular period of time
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the turnover
rich and often belonging to a high social class
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well-to-do
rich
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well-heeled
a large amount of money you receive unexpectedly
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a windfall

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