Unit 9 – Vocabulary

NOUNS
1. auction - a public sale at which items are sold to the person who offers the most money. To auction is also
a verb
2. ballgown - a formal dress that is often made from an expensive material and usually has a long skirt
3. cheque - a piece of paper printed by a bank that you sign and use to pay for things - çek
4. conversion - the process of converting something from one thing to another - çevrilmə
5. driveway - a private area in front of a house or other building onto which you can drive and park your car

6. entrepreneur - a person who makes money by starting or running businesses

7. junk dealer - a person who buys and sells discarded or secondhand objects
8. pannier - a bag or similar container, especially one of a pair that hang on either side of a bicycle,
motorcycle, or animal such as a horse or donkey

9. receipt - something such as a piece of paper or message proving that money, goods, or information have
been received - qəbz
10. the great outdoors - the natural world : the places outside where people can enjoy nature
11. venture - a project which is new and possible dangerous, because you cannot be sure that it will succeed

VERBS
12. bargain - to negotiate over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract - sövdələşmə
13. boom - to grow rapidly and become successful
14. donate - to give money or goods to an organization
15. exceed - to be greater than a number or amount, or to go past an allowed limit
16. overcharge for something - charge (someone) too high a price for goods or a service - bir şey üçün
həddindən artıq ödəniş etmək
2) put too much electric charge into (a battery).

ADJECTIVES
17. draughty - susuz
18. hard up - short of money - pul çatışmazlığı

EXPRESSIONS AND IDIOMS

19. ask for a loan
20. at (his) own expense - 1) used for saying who pays for something: We were supposed to provide safety
equipment at our own expense
2) if someone has a joke or enjoys themselves at your expense, they enjoy laughing at you: My family and
friends all had a good laugh at my expense
21. at first sight - ilk baxışda - on first seeing or meeting someone: "it was love at first sight"
from an initial impression: "the debate is more complex than it seems at first sight"
22. be able to afford something - to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money or time
23. be in the red - spending and owing more money than is being earned
24. by chance - təsadüfən
25. by mistake - səhvən
26. can't make ends meet - If you find it difficult to make ends meet, you can only just manage financially
(to pay for the things that you need to live when you have little money) because you hardly have enough
money for the things you need: She can no longer make ends meet. [=she can no longer earn enough money
for food, rent, etc.] - dolana bilmemek
27. change money - Change is the money returned after paying for something with more money than it costs.
- the money remaining from the money you paid - qaliq pul
28. cost a fortune - to cost a lot of money. It cost a fortune to get the car fixed - baha başa gəlmək
29. do something on a regular basis - Regularly; occurring in regular time intervals or patterns - müntəzəm
olaraq bir şey etmək
30. for a change - as something different from what is usual: Let's eat out for a change - bir dəyişiklik üçün
31. for fun - əylənmək üçün
32. from bad to worse - into an even worse state. If a situation goes from bad to worse, it was difficult and
unpleasant, and is becoming even more so: Things have gone from bad to worse
33. from scratch - from the very beginning, especially without making use of or relying on any previous
work for assistance - sıfırdan
34. head above water - to avoid financial failure while having money problems: We have so much debt that
we're barely able to keep our heads above water
35. in debt - borclu
36. leave everyting to the last minute - hər şeyi son dəqiqəyə buraxmaq
37. look back on (your life) - to think of or remember what has happened in the past: George looked back on
his career in government with a great deal of satisfaction.
38. make a fortune - acquire great wealth by one's own efforts - var-dövlət qazanmaq
39. money can't buy you happiness
40. nobody in their right mind would - if you say that nobody in their right mind would do a particular thing,
you are emphasizing that it is an irrational thing to do and you would be surprised if anyone did it. No one in
their right mind would make such a major purchase without asking questions - ağlı başında olan heç kəs
bunu etməz
41. on a regular basis - müntəzəm olaraq
42. on the ball - to be quick to understand and react to things. If someone is on the ball , they are very alert
and aware of what is happening: I didn't sleep well last night and I'm not really on the ball today.
43. on the contrary - is an idiom which means the opposite is true
44. on the go - very active or busy
45. on the way to - 'close to' doing or completing something:
In the process of coming, going, or traveling; also, about to come.
46. out of touch - not informed or not having the same ideas as most people about something, so that you
make mistakes: a few of the older teachers are completely out of touch with their students.
47. out of work - without a paid job: I've been out of work for the past six months.
48. pay by credit card
49. pay for smth in cash
50. rolling in money - have a lot of money (informal)
51. take money out of something - to take or move out or back, or to remove: This credit card allows you to
withdraw up to £200 a day from ATMs.
52. thanks a million - thank you very much (informal)
53. tighten (our) belt(s) - cut one's expenditure; live more frugally (qənaətlə)
54. under (her) breath - in a very quiet voice; almost inaudibly (eşidilməz şəkildə)
55. worth every penny -worth the entire amount that was paid for something: our vacation was expensive,
but it was worth every penny.
56. write to enquire about - introductory phrase to inform the recipient of why a sender attempts to
communicate

PHRASAL VERBS
57. come across - meet or find someone or something by chance - rast gəlmək
58. count on somebody - If you count on someone or count upon them, you rely on them to support you or
help you - kiməsə güvənmək
59. do without something - to manage, work, or perform successfully without having someone or something
present
60. pass away - a polite way of saying to die
61. pick on - to criticize, punish, or be unkind to the same person often and unfairly: He gets picked on
because he's small.
62. save up - to keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future: it took me months to save
up enough money to go travelling.