Vocabulary

• lead to: To result in some action
• such as: For example; like
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• at least: As a minimum
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• spend money: To use money to buy or pay for something.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• rent out: To allow someone to use something that you own in return for money.
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• lose money: To suffer a financial loss; to not make a profit.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• fall below: To decrease to less than a certain level or amount.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• go below: To move down to a lower deck or level, especially on a ship.
• rock bottom: The lowest possible level or point.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• amount: Quantity of something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• financial: Involving money
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• valuable: Being useful or important
• huge: Very very large
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
• evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• portfolio: A list of the financial assets held by someone
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• fidelity: Loyalty
• speculative: Not based on sure knowledge; based on intuition
• institutional: Being related or similar to an institution