Vocabulary

• rule of thumb: A practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• save for: To keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• balance out: To make or become more equal to another thing
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in debt: State of owing money to a person or institution
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• have to: Must do
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• pay down: To reduce the amount of money needing to be paid
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• rack up: To accumulate or amass something, typically debts or points.
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• cash in: To sell asset to get money back
• in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
• at a minimum: At the very least; the lowest possible number or amount.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• double down: In gambling, to double one's bet, typically in exchange for taking one more card.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• consider: To think carefully about something
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• amount: Quantity of something
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• factor: Something that influences a result
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• savvy: Wise; Not easily fooled; Street smart
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• additional: Further or added
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• rack: A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
• subtract: To take away a value or amount from another
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
• unlimited: Being free from limits, restrictions or rules
• quantify: To find or calculate the quantity of something
• unpack: To try to understand by thinking about something
• planner: Notebook for recording appointments/things to do