Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• dip into: To spend part of some money which you have been saving.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• have to: Must do
• cash out: To count the sales at the end of a business day
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• off key: Not in the correct key; not in tune.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• at the point of: Just about to do something or reach a state.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• price in: To include a particular cost or factor in a total price.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• amount: Quantity of something
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• financial: Involving money
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• account: An advantage
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• disposable: Being available to be used or spent
• demographic: Group of people with similar characteristics
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• point: An item to be discussed
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• person: Man, woman or child
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• upheaval: Raising of the earth's upper layer
• residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
• median: Being in the middle or average
• upward: Toward some higher point or position
• unaffordable: Too expensive to be afforded
• affordability: Cheap enough to buy something you want