Vocabulary drill Spotlight 10 Module 2a

consumer

a person who buys goods or services for their own use

syn: buyer, customer

What the problem comes down to is 'Will the __________ be willing to pay more for a higher quality product?'

Many __________ are still not comfortable making purchases on the Internet.

__________ has paid a deposit for goods to be delivered in the future.

retailer

a person, shop, or business that sells goods to the public

to do something you did not have time to do earlier

syn: seller, salesman, salesperson

The food __________ is seeking to expand its business into clothes and electronics.

The ___________ will take off his selling price.

The ______ resells the goods at a higher price.

Catch up

to reach the same quality or standard as someone or something else

to do something you did not have time to do earlier

She's staying late at the office to __________ with/on some reports.

He was out of school for a while and is finding it hard to __________.

Will Western industry ever ______________ with Japanese innovations?

Waste

an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, abilities, etc.

to use too much of something or use something badly when there is a limited amount of it:

Come on, let's get started - we've ________ enough time already.

Don't ________ your money on such junk.

You __________ a lot of water by taking a bath instead of a shower.

lend

to give something to someone for a short period of time, expecting it to be given back

She doesn't like _________ her books.

If you need a coat I can _________ you one/lend one to you.

The bank agreed to _________ him $5,000.

borrow

to get or receive something from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period of time

She used to __________ money and not bother to pay it back.

He _________ a novel from the library.

earn

to receive money as payment for work that you do

to get something that you deserve

It's been a tough six months and I feel I've ________ a few weeks off.

How much do you ________, if you don't mind me asking?

I _______ $80,000 a year.

Save up

to keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future

It took me months to ___________ enough money to go traveling.

She's __________________ for a new bike.

STUDENT LOAN

an agreement by which a student at a college or university borrows money from a bank to pay for their education and then pays the money back after they finish studying and start working

______________defaults are another burden on society.

Both are excellent appliances that performed consistently well, but they also cost more than my monthly _____________ payment.

Afford

to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money or time

I don't know how he can _________ a new car on his salary.

Few people are able to _________ cars like that.

She couldn't ___________ the time off work to see him.

Splash out

to spend a lot of money on buying things, especially things that are pleasant to have but that you do not need

They ________________ £3,000 on a holiday.

Hand out

to give something to each person in a group or place:

The teacher asked her to __________ the worksheets.

They stood on the street corner _____________ leaflets

Demonstrators ________________ leaflets to passers-by.