Unit 3 Vocabulary

Unit 3 Vocabulary

by Phượng Trần

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​SELL/sel/ - verb

To give something in exchange for money.

• My mom sells juice

• ​I sell apples and bananas.

• ​Are you selling your books?

​BUY /baɪ/ - verb

To get something by paying money for it.

• ​I buy a house.

• ​He buys a new motorbike.

• ​She buys a doll.

​SPEND - /spend/ - VERB

​To give money to get something.

• ​I spend much money to get a pet.

• ​Wow you car looks cool. How much did you spend?

• ​She spends $100 on clothes.

​PAY /peɪ/ - VERB

To give somebody money for things.

• ​I pay $50 a day for eating.

• ​How much did you pay for the tickets?

• ​I pay a lot of money to get the air conditioner.

​Expensive - Cheap

​Costing a lot of money >< costing little money

• ​I buy an expensive dress.

• ​I get a cheap car.

• ​Food is usually cheaper in markets.

• ​Clothes are usually more expensive in supermarkets.

​CUSTOMER /ˈkʌs.tə.mɚ/

A person who buys goods or services.

• ​She is a loyal customer of our store.

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​CASHIER /kæʃˈɪr/ - NOUN

​A person who receive and pay out money in a shop, bank, restaurant, etc.

• ​She is a cashier in the supermarket.

​WALLET /ˈwɑː.lɪt/

​A thing used to keep money and cards in.

• ​My wallet is big.

• ​I have a paper wallet.

​CHANGE /tʃeɪndʒ/

The money that is returned to someone.

• ​I buy a boook that costs $5, and I give the cashier 10$. So my change is $5

ALLOWANCE /əˈlaʊ.əns/

​A small amout of money that parents give their children, ussually every week or every month.

• ​My mom give me an allowance of 10$ per month.

• ​I don't receive any allowance from my parents.

​SAVE

To keep money

• ​We're saving (up) for a new car.

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​What can you do with money?

​How many types of coins do you see?

What are they?

​Penny /ˈpen.i/: the smallest unit of money in the UK.

Nickel /ˈnɪk.əl/ = 5 cents

​Dime /daɪm/ = an American or Canadian coin that has the value of ten cents.

​Quarter /ˈkwɔːr.t̬ɚ/ in the US and Canada, a coin worth 25 cents.

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​Dollar /ˈdɑː.lɚ/

The standard unit of money used in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries

• ​Can I borrow $10?

  There are one hundred cents in a dollar.

​BILLS

​a piece of paper money:

a dollar/one-dollar bill

a ten-dollar bill