ESL Money Vocabulary

the money that is available to a person or organization

• budget

• grant

• deposit

• loan

a sum of money that is given by the government or another organization to be used for a particular purpose, e.g. education.

• grant

• loan

• deposit

• budget

money that a bank lends and somebody borrows

• loan

• deposit

• lump sum

• savings

an amount of money you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc.

• fees

• fare

• charge

• deposit

an amount of money you pay for professional advice or services, e.g. to a lawyer or architect.

• fee

• fare

• deposit

• will

the amount of money somebody asks for goods and services, etc.

• charge

• fare

• fee

• deposit

money that you keep in the bank and don't spend

• savings

• lump sum

• loan

• will

money that you give to an organization such as a charity in order to help them.

• donation

• lump sum

• overdraft

• deposit

a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking the law or a rule

• fine

• fare

• fee

• instalment

a number of payments that are paid regularly until something has been paid for

• installment

• lump sum

• deposit

• overdraft