Collocations with PAY and MONEY

Collocations with MONEY

By Thắm Trần

• ​borrow money: to take money and promise to pay it back later

• lose money: to have less money than you had before

• make money: to earn money

• owe money: to have to pay someone money that you borrowed

• pay a fine: to pay money as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law

• pay in cash: to pay for something with money (not a credit card)

• pay off: to pay all of the money that you owe

• raise money: to collect money from other people, oftem for charity

• save money: to keep money for use in the future

• spend money: to give money as a payment for something

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My company didn't

last quarter. Our new products haven't been selling well.

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I never use a credit card. I always

.

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If you have a lot of debt, it's a good idea to

your loans a little bit every month.

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Peter had to

for parking in an illigal place.

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Investing in the stock market is risky. If you're not lucky, you might

.

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My brother is going to

from my parents so he can buy a new car.

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We want to

for our wedding, so we have to reduce our spending.

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I

to my cousin. She lent me $20 for gas las weekend.

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The soccer team is trying to

to buy new uniforms.

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Maria isn't going on vacation with us because she doesn't want to

. She should get a job that pays more.