ADV CTE A - Unit 3 - Money vocabulary

After losing money and being _______________ for years,

the company was eventually taken over.

• in the black

• in the red

• making a large profit

• going bankrupt

After disappointing sales and a series of scandals, the

company eventually went __________________.

• break even

• in the black

• in the red

• bankrupt

I can’t wait to retire and live off my _______________.

• ransom

• alimony

• pension

• pockett money

The prime minister promised to reduce the ____________ over the next five years.

• government deficit

• economic expansion

• high share prices

• high property prices

We need to sell a million units before we can cover our

costs and ________________.

• make no profit

• go bankrupt

• be in the red

• break even

The growth of the car manufacturing industry has led to

a huge increase in the country’s ____________.

• deficit

• spending cuts

• GPD

• bust

When they got divorced, they agreed that he would pay

________________ every month to support the children.

• pension

• pocket money

• alimony

• ransom

The kidnappers demanded a £100,000 ______________ before they would return the politician’s daughter.

• pension

• ransom

• maintenance

• pocket money

After months of struggling to survive, our business is now

doing well and we’re finally ___________________.

• in the red

• in the blue

• in the white

• in the black

When you were young, did your parents give you much ___________________?

• pension

• tip

• pocket money

• maintenance