| account |
a story or report. [1/6 definitions] |
| accountant |
An accountant is a person who keeps track of how a business spends its money, gives advice about spending money, and often makes sure the company is paying a correct amount of tax to the government each year. All businesses have to report to the government how much money they make and pay a correct amount of tax. Some companies only use an accountant when they are reporting their income to the government and need to figure out how much tax they have to pay. People who have regular jobs also use accountants sometimes if their money affairs are complicated. |
| admission |
Admission is the money you pay to enter a place, such as a movie theater, museum, or amusement park. [1/3 definitions] |
| advance |
to move or send forward. [1/8 definitions] |
| affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
| afford |
to have enough money to buy; be able to pay for. [1/3 definitions] |
| affordable |
able to be obtained without excessive sacrifice of money or without incurring serious consequences. |
| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| allowance |
a sum of money given on a regular basis or allowed for a particular purpose. |
| amateur |
one who does something only for enjoyment rather than for money. [1/3 definitions] |
| annual |
We call something an "annual" thing when it has to do with one year. An annual salary, for example, is the whole amount of money that someone gets paid in one year. [1/3 definitions] |
| approve |
When the government approves something, it means that they have studied it or tested it in some way and they think it is OK. If a bank approves someone's loan, it means that they have looked carefully at this person's ability to pay back the loan, and they have decided to say yes to lending him or her the money. [1/3 definitions] |
| assassin |
a person who murders for money or for political reasons. |
| at all |
If you are not hungry at all, you are not even a little bit hungry. If you don't have any money at all, then you don't have even one penny. |
| ATM |
An ATM is a machine where people can get money out of their bank account without actually going to their bank or into their bank's building. People can also put money into their account at an ATM. The letters "ATM" stand for "automated teller machine." A "teller" is a real person who works behind the counter in a bank. An ATM does the main things that a teller does. |
| auction |
a public sale at which things are sold to the people who offer the most money. [1/2 definitions] |
| bag |
Another kind of bag is one that is very strong and often has a handle. It is used for carrying things every day or for traveling. A purse is a small bag that can hold money, keys, or other things. A suitcase is a large bag that you use to carry clothes when you go on a trip. [1/3 definitions] |
| bail1 |
money left with a court to make sure that a person who is set free after arrest will return for trial. [1/3 definitions] |
| bake sale |
an event in which baked items, such as cookies and cupcakes, are sold in order to raise money for a particular cause. |
| bank2 |
a business for holding, borrowing, or exchanging money. [1/3 definitions] |
| bankrupt |
not able to pay money owed and free by law from having to pay. [1/2 definitions] |