48. Definitions – money words TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 4

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 4

48. Definitions – money words

Write the words next to their definitions. affluent bargain commission discount duty fare fee fine inheritance interest poverty ransom refund reward royalties 1 ____ fine____ : payment as a form of punishment for breaking the law; often an alternative to prison sentence. 2 _____________: money given to someone who helps the police or helps to return stolen property to its owner. 3 _____________: a more formal/ academic word for rich. 4 _____________: money paid to salesperson – a percentage of the value of the goods they have sold. 5 _____________: money paid by the borrower of the lender; a percentage of the amount borrowed. 6 _____________: the money you pay to travel by plane, bus, train, etc. 7 _____________: the money or property you get from someone when they die. 8 _____________: a tax paid on things you import into a country; taxes on alcohol, tobacco and petrol. 9 _____________: money paid for the release of someone who has been kidnapped. 10 _____________: payments made to the writer of a book, a price of music, etc.; a percentage of the price. 11 _____________: a reduction in the price of something you are buying. 12 _____________: the money you pay a professional (e.g. doctor, architect) 13 _____________: something you bought for less than the usual price. 14 _____________: money which is given back to you – because you have returned faulty goods to the shop, for example. 15 _____________: the abstract noun for poor.

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