Money vocabulary

• ESOL
• Higher Education (non-degree)

Money

Work in pairs. How many questions in the quiz can you answer without using a dictionary?

£10
1. What were first minted in ancient Lydia (part of what is now Turkey) about 2,600 years ago?

1. automatic cash machines
2. coins
3. one-armed bandits
4. credit cards

£25
2. Someone who has no money at all is often described as …

1. broke
2. broken
3. bust
4. shattered

£50
3. Which of these might a child receive from his/her parents?

1. a fee
2. a pension
3. pocket money
4. a subsidy

£100
4. Something so valuable it cannot be bought can be described as …

1. valueless
2. priceless
3. worthless
4. pricey

£250
5. If a company goes out of business because it cannot pay its debts, it …

1. is in the black
2. breaks even
3. is in the red
4. goes bankrupt

£500
6. Which of these is money given to someone in authority to get them to do something dishonest?

1. a tip
2. a bribe
3. a deposit
4. a ransom

£1,000!
7. Which of these is not a way of describing someone who hates spending money?

1. flashy
2. stingy
3. tight-fisted
4. miserly

Problems with money

Sums of money you pay / receive in different situations

Illegal activities with money

People's attitude to money

Words to describe value

Profit and losses in business

What do you remember?

Define, explain or provide synonyms for the words and phrases chosen at random.