Money Lingo

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MONEY TALK

Dosh, dough, wedge - These are informal terms for money.

A fiver , A tenner . - £5, £10

Twenty quid - £20

A ton - £100

A grand - £1,000

Loose change - coins

I've only got a few coppers. - I only have a few 2p and 1p coins.

Plastic - credit/debit cards

She's loaded . She's stinking rich . - She's got lots of money.

Trustafarians - People who receive money from their family or an allowance; the word is a play on Rastafarian.

I'll buy you dinner, I'm cashed up tonight! - I've got plenty of money!

I'm skint / broke . I haven't got a penny . - I haven't got any money!

I'm a bit short this month. - I don't have much money till I get paid.

I can't afford it! - It's too expensive for me, I don't have enough money.

I've reached my credit limit. - I can't spend any more money on my credit cards.

He lost his job last year and had to sign on . / go on the dole He's now out of work and receiving financial aid.

He never buys a round ; he's really tight. / tight fisted. / stingy. - That guy never buys drinks for other people,he's mean / ungenerous.

He opened his wallet and a moth flew out ! - He rarely spends his money.

That piano's worth a fortune ! - That piano is worth a lot of money.

It cost an arm and a leg! - It cost a lot of money.

They get paid peanuts ! - They get paid badly.

That restaurant's a real rip-off ! - That restaurant overcharges; it doesn't represent value for money.

They don't have two pennies to rub together . - They are very poor.

The business went bust. - The business was declared bankrupt.

That last bill completely cleaned me out ! - That bill used up all of my money.

I'm skint. I blew my salary on a new hi-fi. - I've spent all my wages.