Money | Pre-intermediate Vocabulary

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Talking about Money in English

For at least 5,000 years, humans have used money to exchange goods and services. It is an important part of many societies. In this lesson, learn some more terms to talk about money in English.

Learn 14 words to describe money

Use these flashcards to learn the meaning of the terms for this unit. You can also practice the pronunciation by listening to the audio on each card.

Practice Exercises for Money Vocabulary

Exercise 1 – Find the vocabulary words to remember them

Exercise 2 – Practice using the vocabulary in context

Exercise 3 – Speaking activity, money

To do this activity, you must use the Google Chrome web browser. You also must give permission to use your microphone.


Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

To do this activity, you must use the Google Chrome web browser. You also must give permission to use your microphone.


Vocabulary Quiz

Let us review 12 vocabulary terms about money

TermPart of SpeechDefinition
on saleadjectivecurrently at a reduced price
richadjectivehaving a large amount of something; usually referring to money
borrowverbto take and use (something that belongs to someone else) for a period of time before returning it
cashnounmoney in the form of coins and bills
centnouna unit of money that is equal to ¹/₁₀₀ of the basic unit of money in many countries
changenounthe extra money that is returned when a payment is more than the amount needed
check / chequenouna piece of paper that is used to make a payment to someone using the money in a bank account
euronouna monetary unit used by countries of the European Union since 1999
poundnouna monetary unit used in the United Kingdom and some other countries
rentverbto pay money in return for being able to use something that belongs to someone else
walletnouna small folding case that holds paper money, credit cards, etc.
costnounthe price of something : the amount of money that is needed to pay for or buy something