Meaning: A large amount of money, often in the context of business or finance.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Investing in stocks can lead to big money.

Category: Finance

Meaning: A statement of money owed for goods or services.

Part of speech: noun

Example: I received the bill for my electricity.

Category: Finance

Synonyms:

• invoice
• statement

Meaning: A written order to pay a specified amount of money at a future date.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The merchant issued a bill of exchange to the supplier.

Category: Finance

Synonyms:

• draft
• payment order

Meaning: The process of sending bills or invoices.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The billing department handles all customer accounts.

Category: Finance

Synonyms: invoicing

Meaning: The number equivalent to one thousand million (1,000,000,000).

Part of speech: noun

Example: The company is worth a billion dollars.

Category: Finance

Synonyms: thousand million

Meaning: A person whose net worth is one billion or more.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He became a billionaire after selling his tech company.

Category: Finance

Synonyms: wealthy person

Meaning: A cheque that has not been filled out, allowing the recipient to write any amount.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He was given a blank cheque to spend on the project.

Category: Finance › Banking

Meaning: A financial instrument representing a loan made by an investor to a borrower.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He invested in government bonds for security.

Synonyms:

• connection
• security

Antonyms:

• separation
• disconnection

Meaning: An individual or institution that owns a bond.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The bondholder received interest payments regularly.

Category: Finance

Synonyms: investor

Meaning: A person who takes out a loan or borrows something.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The borrower must repay the loan on time.

Category: Finance

Synonyms: debtor

Meaning: The act of taking something with the intention of returning it.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Borrowing books from the library is free.

Category: Finance › Loans

Synonyms:

• lending
• taking

Antonyms: lending

Meaning: A short-term loan used until a longer-term loan is secured.

Part of speech: noun

Example: They took out a bridging loan to buy their new house.

Category: Finance

Synonyms:

• temporary loan
• interim financing

Meaning: having no money

Part of speech: adjective

Example: After paying the bills, I was completely broke.

Category: Finance

Synonyms:

• impoverished
• penniless

Antonyms:

• wealthy
• rich

Meaning: A term used to describe a budget that is reduced or limited.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The project was completed on a -budget.

Category: Finance

Synonyms:

• reduced budget
• limited budget

Meaning: A plan for managing income and expenses.

Part of speech: noun

Example: We need to create a budget for our trip.

Category: Finance

Synonyms:

• financial plan
• estimate

Meaning: An account used to track budgeted expenses and income.

Part of speech: noun

Example: We set up a budget account for our household expenses.

Category: Finance

Synonyms:

• financial account
• expense account

Meaning: To allocate funds for a specific purpose.

Part of speech: phrasal verb

Example: We need to budget for new equipment.

Category: Finance

Synonyms:

• allocate
• plan for

Meaning: Relating to a budget or financial plan.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The budgetary constraints affected the project.

Category: Finance

Synonyms:

• financial
• monetary

Meaning: gold or silver in bulk form

Part of speech: noun

Example: The bank held a large amount of bullion.

Category: Finance › Investments

Synonyms:

• precious metal
• ingot

Meaning: a business that exchanges one currency for another

Part of speech: noun

Example: We stopped at the bureau de change to get some euros.

Category: Finance

Synonyms: currency exchange

Meaning: a day when rent is due, typically every three months

Part of speech: noun

Example: Rent is due on quarter day.

Category: Finance › Payments

Meaning: A slang term for a pound sterling in British currency.

Part of speech: noun

Example: I need a few quid to buy lunch.

Category: Finance › Currency

Synonyms:

• pound
• currency

Meaning: In a state of having settled a debt or obligation.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: After paying him back, we are quits.

Category: Finance

Synonyms:

• settled
• clear

Antonyms:

• indebted
• owing

Meaning: a secure container for storing valuables

Part of speech: noun

Example: She kept her jewelry in a safe deposit box.

Category: Finance

Meaning: a small mass or bundle

Part of speech: noun

Example: He took a wad of cash from his pocket.

Category: Finance

Synonyms:

• bundle
• roll

Meaning: the currency of Japan

Part of speech: noun

Example: I exchanged dollars for yen.

Category: Finance › Currency

Meaning: the currency of South Africa

Part of speech: noun

Example: I exchanged my dollars for ZAR at the bank.

Category: Finance

Synonyms: rand