Keys money

Key : Money

1.        Money adjectives

 ‘cheap’ is American English, whereas ‘mean’ is mainly British English. (avare ou radin)

Having a lot of money: wealthy, affluent, well-off(riche ou aisé)

Having very little money: hard up, broke, penniless (fauché)
Willing to spend money: wasteful (gaspilleur), generous, giving (généreux)
Unwilling to spend money: tight-fisted (grippe-sous), mean, cheap

‘wasteful’, ‘tight-fisted’, ‘mean’ and ‘cheap’ are all disapproving.

2.        Value

1 - a real bargain, 2 - a good deal, 3 - reasonable value for money (rapport qualité-prix raisonnable)  , 4 - a bit pricey, 5 - way too expensive, 6 - a total rip-off (une arnaque totale)

3.        Collocations with ‘money’

1. set aside

2. squander

3. launder

4. earn

5. withdraw

6. allocate

Complete the sentences:

1. allocate        2. set aside        3. launder        4. squandered        5. earn        6. Withdraw

4.        Idioms with ‘money’

1. made        2. mouth        3. trees        4. rainy        5. easy        6. water

1. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

2. Put your money where your mouth is.

3. spend money like water

4. easy money

5. made of money

6. save some money for a rainy day

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