Unit 8. Money management

<Banking and Finance>

make out  : to write or fill in a check

bounce a check : to pay by check without having enough money available in the checking account

on credit  : without having to pay with cash or with a check at them moment of purchase

take out : to withdraw money from one's account

pay off : to finish making payments on

 (cf)pay back : to return what is owed

put aside : to save for a special purpose, to keep in reserve also

two bits : twenty-five cents

chip in : to contribute money

 

<Budget and Cost>

be broke : to have no money

make ends meet : to live resonably well without getting into debt

get by : to manage to survive on limited resources also

cut corners : to save money by economizing

do without : to live or survive without someting

come to : to total to amount to

pick up the tab : to pay for the cost of something, often a meal also

be a steal : to be very cheap

cost an arm and a leg : cost an arm and a leg

be a rip-off : to be too expensive also

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considerable overdraft(=amount) : 상당한