Vocabulary

Afford

Bargain

Bargain

Become

Bill

borrow

v to have enough money to buy or pay for something or to do something to afford to do smth (not doing!)

• We can 't afford to go on vacation this year.

n smth bought cheaply or for less than its usual price

• I might buy a TV, if I can find a bargain in the'sales.

be a bargain

I got this shirt when I was in Thailand - it was areal bargain.

• These shoes are a bargain at $ 22.

bargain hunting (= looking for things to buy at a cheap price)

bargain basement (= a part of a large shop, usually in the floor below ground level, where goods are sold at

reduced prices)

v Syn: negotiate

to discuss the conditions of a sale, agreement

bargain for BrE/ on AmE

• He always manages to bargain for better pay.

bargain with

v 1. to begin to be something, or to develop in a particular way

• After the death of her father she became the richest woman in the world.

2. formal to suit someone or be suitable for them

• This sort of behaviour hardly becomes a person in your position.

• This dress becomes you.

1. a written list showing how much you have to pay services you have received, work that has been

The bill for the repairs came to $ 650.

2. a list showing how much you have to pay for food you have eaten in a restaurant BrE; check AmE

Could we have the bill, please? 3. apiece of paper money

A five-dollar bill.

Alice took out a ten-pound note.

v Opp: lend

to use smth that belongs to smb else and that you must give back to them later

She asked if she could borrow 50 cents to get a coffe.

I borrowed some money from my sister (=my sister lent me some money)

Borrow heavily (=borrow a lot of money from a bank or financial organisation)

They borrowed heavily from the bank to start their new business.

Buy

v Syn: acquire (fml), get, purchase

1. to get something by paying money for it

Where did you buy that dress?

Let me buy you a drink.

Sally’s buying newcurtains for the bedroom.

I bought this from an old guy in the market.

To buy smth for a song (= to buy smth very cheaply)

I bought tis dress for a song.

To buy smth on credit (= to buy smth and pay for it later, usually by small regular payments)

In 1991, 56% of new cars were bought on credit.

Cash

n 1. money in the form of coins or notes rather than cheques, credit cards

May I pay by Visa? – I’m sorry, we only take cash.

in cash

I’m bringing $400 in traveller’s checks and $100 in cash.

pay (in) cash (=not by cheque)

Is there any discount if I pay in cash?

cash desk (=the desk in a shop where you pay)

cash register (AmE)/till(BrE) (= a machine used in shops to keep the money in and record the amount of money received from each sale)

cashier (= smb whose job is to receive or pay out money in a shop, bank, hotel, etc)

Change

n 1. the money that you get back when you have paid for smth with more money than ir costs

I waited for the shopkeeper to hand me my change.

2. money in the form of coins

in change

I have about a dollar in change.

change for £ 1/$10 (=coins that you give smb in exchange for the same money in a larger unit)

Excuse me, have you got change for a pound?

small change (= coins of low value)

• When travelling by bus in a strange place, have small change ready.

Cheap

Cheer up

cheque BrE

check АтЕ

Clothes

Clothing

Syn: inexpensive '

1. not at all expensive or lower in price than you expected

• My shoes were really cheap - they only cost $ 15.

2. charging a low price

• Which store do you suppose is cheaper?

3. low in price and quality, or not worth much

• You don 't think these earrings look too cheap?

to get smth cheap (= buy smth for a lower price than you expected)

• The jacket was slightly damaged, so 1 got it cheap.

v to become less sad, or to make someone feel less sad

• He 'll cheer up if you get him an ice. cheer smb up

• I'm taking Angie out to cheer her up.

• Grace needs cheering up.

Cheer up! spoken used to tell someone not to be so sad

n one of a set of printed pieces of paper that you can sign and use instead of money to pay for things

A cheque for £ 200.

write a cheque

• How much should I write the cheque for?

by cheque (= with a cheque)

• Can I pay by cheque? cash a cheque (= get cash by writing a cheque)

cheque book BrE; check book AmE

n (pl) the things that people wear to cover their body or keep warm

• I need some new clothes.

work/ school clothes (= clothes suitable for work or school)

n 1. clothes considered as a group, especially the clothes someone is wearing, or a particular type of clothes

• Remember to bring a change of clothing.

2. item/article of clothing

Bring several warm items of clothing. waterproof/ protective clothing

• Lab workers should wear protective clothing.

Cost

Cost

Choice

Choose

Consumer

Counter

n the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy, do, or produce smth

• The cost of bread went up by 200%.

at a cost of

• The new building's going up at a cost of 82 million.

the cost of living (= the amount of money you need for things such as food, clothes, and rent)

• The cost of living rose two percent in the last year.

v to have a particular price

• How much did that coat cost?

to cost smb smth

• The sofa cost me nearly $ 1000.

• What did it cost you?

to cost a (small) fortune/ the earth (= cost a lot of money).

• It’ll cost a fortune to buy that house.

• The meal cost a small fortune, but it was wel worth it.

it will cost you spoken fused to say that smth will be expensive)

• It will cost you to buy that car.

n Syn: selection

the range of things that you can choose from

• There is a wide choice of tea in that shop.

• There is a small general store in town, but I don’t think there will be much choice.

• There is a choice of dozens of magazines aimed at women readers.

a wide/poor choice

v Syn: select

to decide which one of a number of things that you want because it is the best or most suitable

• Will you help me choose a present for Warren?

n smb who buys and uses products and services

• Consumers are demanding more environmentally friendly products. • The consumer is interested in high quality goods, not just low prices.

n Syn: desk

the place where you pay or are served in a shop, bank, restaurant

at a shop counter

over the counter (= drugs, medicines etc. that are bought over the counter are ones that you can buy in a shop without a prescription)

under tbe counter (= if you buy smth under the counter, you buy it secretly and usually illegally)

• It's risky, but you can get alcohol under the counter.

Customer

Discount

Display

display

expenses

expensive

smb who buys things from a shop or company, or who uses a restaurant, bar etc.

• We offer a 10% discount to regular customers.

• Next customer, please!

best/ biggest customer (= smb who buys the most goods or services from a shop or company)

regular customer

• Keeping the shop’ s regular customers happy.

n Syn: £ 5/ $2 /10% /etc. off, special offer

a reduction in the cost of goods that you are buying

• Do I get a discount if I buy a whole case of wine?

• A 30 % discount on all electrical goods.

at a discount (= at a reduced price)

• Air UK are currently offering tickets to students at a special discount.

n an attractive arrangement of objects for people to look at or buy

• A display of goods.

be on display

v to show goods for sale in a shop

• Shop windows are displaying the latest fashions.

n the money that you need to spend in oreder to buy the things you need

travel/ living medical expenses

• Living expensesя are much higher in London.

• John and Rachel have a new baby, so they have a lot of expenses now.

adj Syn: pricy (pricey), dear, cost a lot

• She spends most of her money on expensive clothes.

n the popular style of ctothes, hair, behaviour etc. at a particular time, that is likely to change

to be in fashion

• Hats are in fashion again this year.

to be out of fashion/go out of fashion

• Maxi skirts went out of fashion years ago.

fashionable

fit

Go together

Go with

in

Lend

Market

Match

to come into fashion

• His ideas are coming back into fashion these days.

the latest fashion

• They'll have all the latest fashion.

the fashion industry

• When I leave college I want to work in the fashion industry.

adj popular, especially for a short period of time

Pastel shades are very fashionable at the moment.

v 1.to be the right size and shape for someone or something

• The dress fits perfectly.

to fit smb

The jacket fitted me pretty well but the trousers were too small.

to fit smb like a glove (= fit the shape of smb's body perfectly)

2. to be the right size and shape for a particular space, and not be too big

to fit in/into/under etc. • Will my tennis racket fit in your bag?

phr if two things go together they look

v good when they are worn or seen with each other

• Do you think these shoes and this skirt go together?

phr if one thing goes with another, they v look, taste etc good together

That shade of blue goes with your eyes. infml clothes or colours that are in are fashionable?

• Red is definitely the in colour this year.

Opp: borrow

to let someone borrow money from you or use smth that you own, which they will give you back

to lend smb smth

I wish I'd never lent him my car.

С an you lend me $20 till Friday?

to lend smth to smb

п a place where people buy and sell goods, especially in an open area or a large building

• I usually buy all my vegetables at the market.

street market (= with a lot of different people selling things from tables, stalls etc. in the street)

flea market (= an outdoor market where inexpensive hand items are for sale)

on the market (= available for people to buy)

• There are thousands of different computer games on the market.

Match

matching

money

v 1. if one thing matches another, or if two things match, they look attractive together because they have a similar colour, pattern etc.

• The towels match the colour of the bathroom tiles.

smth to match (= something which matches)

• We bought a dining table with four chairs to match.

2. if one thing matches another or if two things match, they look the same

Your socks don't match.

well-matched / ill-matched (= very suitable / very unsuitable for each other) a well-matched pair

adj having the same colour, style or pattern as smth else

The long flowery skirt and matching blouse were just right for the garden party.

n I. what you earn by working and what you spend in order to buy things

She earns enough money to live on.

to save money

We 're not going on holiday this year we 're trying to save money.

to get/be given smb's money back

to spend money

I spent so much money at the weekend I can't afford to come.

to borrow money

Maybe you could borrow some money from the bank to pay for your course. make money

John's making a lot of money from his computergames.

to raise money (= collect money for a purpose)

• We're trying to raise money for the victims of the earthquake.

to put money into smth/ on a race/ horse etc.

2. money in the form of coins or notes

• My bag came ореn, and all my money fell on the floor.

to have money on you (= to carry money with you)

Do you have enough money on you to pay for the meal?

money doesn't grow on trees

marry (into) money (= to marry someone whose family is rich

off-the-peg BrE

off-the-rack AmE

pay

adj off-the-peg clothes are not made to fit one particular person but are made in standard sizes

Opp: made-to-measure (BrE)

made-to-order (AmE)

v to give smb money for smth you have bought, or for smth they have done for you

Please, pay at the desk.

Have you paid for the tickets?

pay smb for smth

• When can you pay me for the work? pay smb to do smth

Ray paid some kids to wash the car.

pay (in) cash

• You'd get a discount for paying cash. pay by cheque/credit card

• May I pay by credit card?

2. to pay money that you owe to a person, company

pay a debt/a bill/a tax/the rent

• I thought you already paid the phone bill.

He hardly earns enough to pay the rent.

3. to pay for smb else, for example for their meal, drink, or ticket

Let’s go to the zoo. I'll pay for you and the children.

4. to give smb money for the job they do How much do they pay you?

pay smb for (doing) smth

• Did she pay you for taking care of her kids?

be/get paid

We get paid at the end of every month.

pay smb for (doing) smth

• Programmers are paid about $200 a day.

well/highly paid (=paid a lot)

• He has a very well-paid job in finance. badly paid (= not paid much)

• Most badly paid jobs are done by women.

pay back (= to give smb the money that you owe)

How are you going to pay back all that money?

pay for itself (= smth you buy pays for itself, it makes you save as much money as you bought it for)

• A new boiler will pay for itself in two years.

pay through the nose (for smth) spoken (= to pay far too much for smth

• I had to pay through the nose for these tickets.

Price

Priceless

price list

purchase

purchase

queue BrE

line AmE

n l.the amount of money for which smth is sold, bought, or offered

• There a great new clothes store on Main Street, and the prices seem very reasonable.

• What's the price of a pack of cigarettes nowadays?

• Price $ 5 each.

half price (= half the usual price)

• I bought these jeans half price in the sale.

reduce/ cut prices

• Comet has reduced the prices of most electrical goods by 25 %.

rise/ raise prices/ increase prices

Football fans have been complaining about rising ticket prices.

at a price (= used to say that you can buy smth, but only if you pay a lot of money)

You can get goat's cheese at the local delicatessen at a price! high/ low/ reasonable/ reduced price

at a good/ fair price

a retail/wholesale price

adj so valuable that it is difficult to give a financial value

priceless antiques

n a list of prices for things being sold

price-tag (=cost)

of (great) price (= valuable)

n (usually pl)

smth that has been bought

• Thank you for your purchases!

v to buy smth, especially smth large and expensive

• A loan to purchase a new car.

n a line of people waiting to enter a building,, buy smth nine etc.

• We were stuck in a queue for half an hour.

queue up BrE

line up AmE

Receipt

Refund

Refund

sale

jump a queue (= go unfairly to the front of a queue instead of waiting)

join a queue/ line (= start waiting in it)

v Syn: stand in line/ wait in line tо form or join a line of people waiting to do smth

People queuing (queueing) for tickets.

n a written statement that you give to smb, showing that you have received money or goods from them

• Keep any receipts you are given.

n а sum of money that is given back to you

You can't have a refund unless you bring us the receipt.

to give smb a refund

We'll give you a refund if you're not

entirely satisfied.

ask tor/ apply for a refund

• The man asked for a refund.

v to give smb their money back, especially because they are not satisfied with the goods or services they have paid for

• I took the radio back, and they refunded my money.

n the act of giving property, food, or other goods to someone in exchange for money

• The house sale was completed in two weeks.

2. for sale (= available to be bought)

• Excuse me, are these for sale?

to put smth up for sale

• They put the family home up for sale.

3. a period of time when shops sell their goods at lower prices than usual

on sale AmE (=available to be bought in a shop, available to be bought at a lower price than usual)

to go on sale (= being to be available)

the sales BrE (= when all the shops have a sale)

the January/ summer/ autumn etc, sales

• I picked up some real bargains in the Januarysales this year.

garage sale AmE (= a sale of used furniture, clothes etc. from people's houses, usually held in someone's garage)

Sales-assistant

n someone who sells things in a shop

sales-clerk AmE

shop-assistant BrE

Salesman/saleswoman

n someone whose job is to persuade people, shops, and companies to buy their company’s products

Seller

n a fruit/flower/ ice-cream/soft-drink etc. seller

Second-hand

adj not new, and used by someone else before you

When I was a kid I hated wearing second-hand clothes.

get/buy smth second-hand

They get all their furniture second-hand.

second-hand shop (=a shop where you can buy cheep second-hand goods, especially clothes)

Sell

v Syn: to export, to deal in smth, to bring out smth

1. to give smth to smb in exchange for money

If you offer them another thousand, I think they’ll sell.

to sell smth for £100/$ 50 etc.

Tonny is selling her car for$700.

to sell smth at a profit/loss (=making or losing money on a sale)

2. to be bought by people in large numbers

Tickets for the concert just aren’t selling.

sell well/badly

Anti-age creams always sell well.

to sell like hot cakes (= to sell quickly and in large amounts)

to sell out

I went to the store to get some bread but they ad sold out.

to be sold out (=when all the tickets for a performance or sports event have been sold)

to sell by the kilo/by the dozen

Shoe

n be in smb’s shoes (= to be in smb else’s situation)

I’m glad I’m not in his shoes with all debts to pay off.

If I were in your shoes, I’d tell Jan to get lost!

put oneself in smb’s shoes (= to imagine what it is like to be in smb else’s position or situation)

She’s good at putting herself in other people’s shoes.

step into/fill smb’s shoes (= to do a job smb else used to do and do it as well as they did)

It’ll be hard to find smb to fill Peter’s shoes.

if the shoe fits (wear it) AmE spoken (= used to say that if a remark that has been made about you is true, then you should accept it)

“Are you saying I'm a fool?” – “ If the shoe fits...”

die in one's shoes (= by violence)

where the shoe pinches (= where one's difficulty or trouble is)

Shop

Shop

1. store A mE

a building or part of a building where things are sold to the public

The shops in town close at 5.30.

There's a store across the street that sells ice-cream.

2. a small shop that sells one particular type of thing

a self-service shop

corner shop/ coffee shop/ furniture store

• She works in a video store on Tenth Avenue.

call at a shop/ drop in /at a shop/ drop into a shop

v 1. to go to one or more shops to buy things

• I was shopping for a new dress, but I couldn't find anything I liked.

shop at

• One of those rich women who always shop at Harrods.

go shopping (= to go to look at things in shops and buy things that you do not buy regularly, such as clothes or records)

• That afternoon, Jo and Emma went shopping in Oxford Street.

do the shopping BrE (= to go shopping to buy food and other things you need regularly)

• We always do our shopping on Fridays. window shopping (= the activity of looking at goods in shop windows without intending to buy them)

• We spent the morning window shopping in all the antique stores.

shop around (= to compare the price and quality of different things before you decide which to buy)

• You could probably get the same camera cheaper if you shop around.

store detective (= smb whose job is to watch the customers in a large shop, to stop them from stealing things)

shopping bag/ carrier bag shopping list

on the shopping list

shopping spree

to go on a shopping spree (= a short period of time doing smth that you enjoy, especially spending

money or drinking)

• I am going on a shopping spree to cheer myself up.

Shop assistant BrE

Salesclerk AmE

Shopkeeper BrE

Storekeeper AmE

Shoplifter

Shopper

Shopping

centre BrE

center AmE

shopping mall AmE

shopping precinct BrE

size

n someone whose job is to help customers in a shop

n someone whose job is to help customers in a shop

n smb who takes smth from a shop without paying for it

Shoplifters will be prosecuted.

n smb who buys things in shops

• The streets were crowded with shoppers.

n a group of shops built together in one area, often under one roof

n a large, specially built covered area where there are a lot of shops, and often also cinemas, restaurants etc.

n an area in a town where there are a lot of shops and where cars are not

allowed

n 1. how big or small smth is

The price of a carpet will depend on its size and quality.

2. one of a set of standard measures according to which clothes and other goods are produced and sold

These shoes are one size too big.

The shirts come in three sizes, small, medium and large.

size 8/16 etc.

What size are you?

What size do you take? BrE

What size do you wear? AmE

I take size 10 shoes.

I am a 6 /12/ 42.

I take a size 10.

I wear a size 10.

the right/ wrong size

• They gave me the wrong size. boys’/children's/ girls'/ junior/ men's/ misses'/ women's sizes

• What size shirt do you wear?

• What size do you take for/ in?

Spend

Stock

Stock up

Style

people

v 1. to use your money to buy or pay for things

to spend money/£ 5/$ 10/a lot

• I spent so much money this weekend! to spend money etc. on smth/ on doing smth

• More money should be spent on health and education.

2. to pass or use time

to spend time in/ with etc.

• I have to spend the night in a hotel.

• I want to spend more time with my family.

to spend time doing smth

• Much of my time is spent studying financial reports.

n a supply of a particular type of thing that a shop has to sell

Our stock of Italian wine is selling fast. Buy now, while stocks last.

out of/ in stock (= unavailable or available in a particular shop)

I’m sorry, that swimsuit is completely out of stock in your size.

v to buy a lot of smth in order to use it later

We always stock up on cheap wine when we go to France.

n 1. a particular way of doing smth, designing smth, or producing smth, especially one that is typical of a particular period of time or of a particular group of people

• The Dutch created a completely new style of football.

Swedish/ new/ country etc. style 2. the particular way that someone does something or deals with other people

management/ teaching etc. style it's not his/her style

• / can't ask a man out – it’s just not my style.

in true British/ student etc. style (= in a way that is very typical of the behaviour of a particular type of person)

3. the design of something, which decides what shape or appearance it will have.

• Car styles have changed radically in the past 20 years.

4. a fashion in clothes or hair

• 70's styles look very odd today.

stylish

suit

suitable

trendy

trolley

wear

value

adj attractive in a fashionable way

• She was wearing a stylish navy blue suit.

v 1. to be acceptable or convenient for a particular person or in a particular situation

to suit smb (fine) spoken (= be completely acceptable)

• ‘Eight o'clock? ' - 'That suits me fine.'

to suit smb down to the ground (= be exactly right for someone)

• This little car suits me down to the ground.

2. to make someone look attractive

• That coat really suits Paul.

• Red suits you.

adj having the right qualities for a particular person, purpose, or situation

• We are hoping to find a suitable school.

to be suitable for

• The house is not really suitable for a large family.

adj influenced by the most fashionable styles and ideas

• He is a trendy hair-stylist in Hollywood.

n 1. a large metal basket or frame on wheels that you push along used for carrying bags, shopping etc. BrE; a supermarket trolley/cart AmE

2. a small table on very small wheels from which food and drinks are served BrE; a tea trolley AmE

3. an electric vehicle for carrying passengers which moves along the street on metal tracks AmE; tram BrE

v 1. to have something such as clothes, shoes, or jewellery on your body

• I'm going to wear a black dress and my diamond earrings. to wear blue/ black/ red etc.

• I rarely wear bright colours.

to wear smth to a party/ dance/ interview etc.

• You can 7 wear jeans to the opera. n 1. the amount of money that something is worth

to increase/ go down etc. in value

• Shares can go down as well as go up in value.

of value (= worth a lot of money)

• The thieves took nothing of value.

2. the importance or usefulness of something

of great/little value

• His research has been of little practical value.

family values

sentimental value (= if smth has sentimental value, it is not worth much money, but it is important to you because it reminds you of someone you love or a happy time in the past)

That stolen ring was of great sentimental value tome.

Value

v 1. to think that smth is important to you

• I value your advice.

2. (usually passive) to decide how much money something is worth, by comparing it with similar things

to value smth at

• We decided to get house valued

• Paintings valued at over $ 200.000 were stolen from her home.