Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• have to: Must do
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• in terms of
• lag behind: To develop or advance at a slower rate
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• trickle down: To gradually spread or filter through from top to bottom, especially in economics, referring to the belief that tax cuts or other benefits for the wealthy will ultimately benefit the poor and middle class.
• to the hilt: To the fullest extent or completely.
• off the books: Not officially recorded, often to avoid legal or tax responsibilities.
• not limited to: Including something but also allowing other things; not restricted to.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• cash flow
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• rat race: A way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power.
• compete in: To take part in a contest or competition.
• weather the storm: To survive a difficult situation or period without serious damage.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• receipt: Act of receiving something
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• inequality: Situation where things are not equal, fair
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• own: To have something as your property
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• land: Region or country
• business: A company formed for making profit
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• dividend: Money given to the owners of stock in a company
• lottery: Betting game of buying tickets to win money
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• accumulation: Act of becoming bigger or more over time
• equity: Condition of people being treated the same
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• anomaly: Something different from what is expected
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• datum: Item of factual information
• tenant: Someone who rents a place from the owner
• landlord: Someone who owns and rents a place to people
• statistically: With respect to statistics
• median: Being in the middle or average
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• tortoise: Slow moving animal with a hard protective shell
• decentralize: To move parts from a center to other locations
• systemic: Affecting the entire body, system
• nominal: Not having full power; in name only
• divergence: Moving away; becoming different or separate