Unit 9 To the market

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Word/Phrase Phonetic Definition Sample sentence
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Money
affluent adj ˈæfluːənt used about a place where Manhattan is an affluent area
people have a lot of money of New York.
extortionate adj ɪkˈstɔː(r)ʃ(ə)nət if a price or request for Some of the prices in resorts
money is extortionate it is can be extortionate.
much higher than is reasonable

impoverished adj ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃt very poor It is an impoverished and

run down area of the town.
prosperous adj ˈprɒsp(ə)rəs rich and successful The town is increasingly
prosperous.
stingy adj ˈstɪndʒi unwilling to spend, give, or The countryhas grown stingy
use a lot of money with its financial aid.
tight adj taɪt if money is tight, you have The government should be
only just enough doing more to help people
when money is tight.
Phrases
break even breɪk ˈiːv(ə)n if a person or business breaks Most new companies find it
even, they neither make a hard to break even when
profit nor lose money they start up.

fall into debt fɔːl ˈɪntuː det to be in a situation where you Before he knew it he'd
owe money that you didn’t fallen into debt.
intend to be in
go bankrupt ɡəʊ ˈbæŋkrʌpt a person or business that is A record number of
bankrupt has officially companies are going
admitted that they have no bankrupt in their first five
money and cannot pay what years of business.
they owe
go on a shopping ɡəʊ ɒn ə ˈʃɒpɪŋ a short period when you buy a Sometimes you just have
spree spriː lot of things and spend a lot of to go on a shopping spree;
money buying things can make you
feel good.
make ends meet meɪk endz miːt to have just enough money A lot of families are
to buy the things that you struggling to make ends meet.
need
put sthg away pʊt ˈsʌmθɪŋ to save an amount of money Try and put a little away each
əˈweɪ month.
run out of sthg rʌn aʊt əv to use all of something and I've run out of money.
ˈsʌmθɪŋ not have any left

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shop around ʃɒp əˈraʊnd to go to several shops before I'm shopping around for a
you decide what particular new winter coat.
thing to buy
stick to a budget stɪk tə ə ˈbʌdʒɪt spending only a certain Sticking to a budget is very
amount of money important when you're a
student.
Describing trends
boost v buːst to help something to She has presented at
increase, improve, or become conferences to boost further
more successful investment.
decline n dɪˈklaɪn a reduction in the amount There was a steady decline
or quality of something in the number of visitors.
dip n dɪp a reduction in the amount or Over the last few weeks
level of something we've seen a dip in the
average daytime
temperature.
disappointing ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ not as good as you had The event was cancelled due to
(sales) adj (seɪlz) hoped for or expected disappointing ticket
sales.
disastrous adj dɪˈzɑːstrəs very unsuccessful The sales figures for this year
are disastrous.
encouraging adj ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ giving you confidence or hope The profits last year, whilst
not huge, were encouraging.

enormous ɪˈnɔː(r)məs very large in size or quantity There is enormous interest in

(interest) adj (ˈɪntrəst) the project.
moderate adj ˈmɒd(ə)rət neither very great nor very Under new management,
small in amount, size, strength, there have been some
or degree moderate signs of growth.
peak v piːk to reach the highest amount Sales of smartphones
or level, before becoming peaked at a billion, before
lower dropping away.
rapid (growth) ˈræpɪd (ɡrəʊθ) happening, moving, or acting We are seeing a rapid
adj quickly growth in the use of the
internet.
significant (drop) sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt (drɒp) very large or noticeable The CEO resigned following
adj a significant drop in sales.
slight adj slaɪt small in size, amount, or There has been a slight
degree increase in temperature.
spectacular adj spekˈtækjʊlə(r) very sudden or extreme, and Her spectacular rise to
therefore attracting a stardom coincided with a high-
lot of attention profile court case.
substantial adj səbˈstænʃ(ə)l large in amount or degree We saw a substantial
increase in the number of
digital album sales earlier this
year.
surge v/n sɜː(r)dʒ a sudden increase in After posting videos online,
something such as price, value, there was a surge of interest.
or interest

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Phrases
catch on kætʃ ɒn to become popular or Sports drinks have caught
fashionable on as consumers have
become more health
conscious.
catch up with kætʃ ʌp wɪθ to improve in order to reach He’s going to find it hard to
sbdy/sthg ˈsʌmbədi/ the same standard or rate as catch up with the work he
ˈsʌmθɪŋ someone or something missed.

level off ˈlev(ə)l ɒf to stop becoming more or less, Oil prices should level off
and remain the same now that the crisis is over.
pick up pɪk ʌp to improve Sales really need to pick up
soon or we'll go out of
business.
remain stable rɪˈmeɪn ˈsteɪb(ə)l to stay more or less the same The population of the city
remained stable between
2008 and 2009.
shoot up ʃuːt ʌp to increase quickly by a Petrol prices have shot up in
large amount the last six months.

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