Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• at a premium: At a high price or great value; scarce and desirable.
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• credit rating: An evaluation of the credit risk of a prospective debtor, predicting their ability to pay back the debt, and an implicit forecast of the likelihood of the debtor defaulting.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• at a discount: For sale at a lower than usual price.
• buy back: To purchase something again after selling it.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• check out
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• consider: To think carefully about something
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• 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
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• 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
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• previously: At an earlier time
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• offset: To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
• exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
• par: Set number of hits to complete a hole in golf
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• municipal: Concerning a city or town government
• price: Person's name
• coupon: Piece of paper used in exchange for a discount
• triple: Group or set of three
• beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
• downgrade: To rate lower; to lower in value or esteem