Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• on time
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
• have to: Must do
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• by definition: Inherently; as an essential quality or characteristic.
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
• those times: A period in the past, often remembered fondly.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• at least: As a minimum
• write off: To cancel a debt; to recognize as a loss.
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• max out: To reach the limit on a credit card.
• behind the curve: Not keeping up with current trends or developments.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• up in the air: Not yet decided or resolved; uncertain.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• look back: To think about past events
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• amount: Quantity of something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
• mutual: Shared between two or more people
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• millionaire: Person with 1,000,000 dollars, euros etc. or more
• portfolio: A list of the financial assets held by someone
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• diversify: To make or become more varied
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• benchmark: Standard by which other similar things are judged
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• median: Being in the middle or average
• engineering: The practical application of science to industry
• underscore: To highlight or stress