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računi

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bills

They couldn’t afford to pay the water bills.

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peni

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penny

You get to give a gift and it doesn’t cost you a penny.

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bogat

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wealthy

The deal is about to make a lot of money and make him a very wealthy man.

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stop thinking about it

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get off your mind

I can’t get that horrible moment off my mind, i keep thinking abou it.

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want something

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fancy

Do you fancy going out this evening?

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premoženje

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fortune

He made a fortune in real estate, he is very rich.

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pohlepen

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greedy

He is a very greedy man, he would take a homeless person’s last penny.

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unite into one

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consolidate

The two companies consolidated for greater efficiency.

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enjoy yourself a lot

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have a ball

My kids love Disneyland, so they will have a ball when we go there this summer.

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zapraviti denar

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splurge

Here are the best leather pants worth the splurge of your money.

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čisto brez denarja

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broke

I’m always broke by the end of the month, i don’t have a penny left.

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pay a bill

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pick up the tab

He offered to pick up the tab for the meal, since it was their first date.

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very rich

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loaded

He inherited the family business - he must be loaded!

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provide for someone

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treat

Let’s go out to dinner. And you don’t have to bring a wallet, I’ll treat.

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zajedati/to accept free food and accommodation from other people without giving them anything in exchange

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freeload

You’ve been freeloading on us for long enough. Now you can either start paying us or go.

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suddenly become rich with no action of your own

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come into some money

She came into a bit of money when her grandfather died and left her all of his savings.

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have no profit or loss at the end of the business activity

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break even

The airline hopes to break even next year and return to profit the following year.

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to spend something as soon as possible

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burn a hole in one’s pocket

Money always tends to burn a hole in my pocket, i spend too much.

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buy it for less than it’s value

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buy it for a song

She bought the bed for a song at an auction, it would’ve cost way more in a store.

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lazy person

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deadbeat

Her deadbeat husband spends all of her money, but is too lazy to go to work himself.

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becoming rich after you were poor

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from rags to riches

He grew his company from nothing. He went from rags to riches.

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look, feel extremely good

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look like a million dollars

You look like a million dollars in that dress, honey!

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make a lot of money

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make a killing

After he got a job at Google, he made a killing and bought his first penthouse.

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what are you thinking?

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penny for your thoughts

You have been staring at him for a while now, a penny for your thoughts? You can tell me anything that’s bothering you.

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want to accept the invitation, but you're busy and have to postpone it
rain check Thanks for inviting me for a coffee, but I'm going to have to take a rain check, I have a lot of work. Maybe we can meet next week?
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having very little money
strapped for cash I spent too much money on my groceries, so now I'm a bit strapped for cash this week.
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zadolžen
to be in debt The company is in debt and is facing bankruptcy.
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spend money that you've been saving
dip into your savings My parents won’t pay for the damage on my car, so I’ll have to dip into my savings to pay for the repairs.
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začeti varčevati
tighten your belt The family had to tighten their belt and spend less money if they wanted to afford their summer vacation.
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hipoteka
mortgage He took a mortgage on his new house, because he couldn't pay it all in cash.
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sredstva
funds The school is financed by public funds
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an amount of money that someone borrows and on which they start to pay interest as soon as they receive it
cash advances She had to pay a high fee for the cash advance on her credit card.
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largest amount you can spend on a credit card
credit limit A fee is charged when you exceed the credit limit on your card.
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a sum of money given by a government or any other organisation for a particular purpose.
grant The government awarded her a grant to study abroad for one year. I wish I could get money and go somewhere else as well.
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yearly
annually You should get your health checked up at least annually. You never know what could develop in a year.
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varčevalni račun
savings account He opened a savings account for his son’s college scholarship.
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privoščiti si
afford Now that I have earned enough money, I can finally afford a new car.
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otroški dodatek
child benefit The single mother relies on child benefit to help with childcare and school expenses.
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obresti
interest The interest rates for loans are really high right now.
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neto
net income Some amount of your gross income goes into your retirement savings, so you're only left with your net income.
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bruto
gross income Some amount of your gross income goes into your retirement savings, so you're only left with your net income.
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bank balance goes below zero without a bank's approval
an overdrawn account My back called because my account was overdrawn after i spent too much money on holiday shopping.
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tekoči račun
current account I use my current account most, usually to pay bills and receive my salary.
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benefit paid to people with disalibities
disability allowance My friend is blind and he receives disability allowance every month.
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take money out of an account
make a withdrawal I am going to make a small withdrawal from the ATM.
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služiti denar
making money My daughter has been making some extra money by selling handmade jewelry online.
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zadovoljiv, stalen zaslužek
steady income My job gives me a steady income and i always have enough money.
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imeti malo denarja
money is tight Money is tight at the moment because i lost my job.
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biti škrt
going cheap He often goes cheap on his girlfriend, and doesn't like to spend money on her gifts.
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malo zaloge
short supply You can't buy ice cream at the moment because it's in short supply.
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zbrati denar
raise money The charity concert raised a lot of money for the pediatric cancer research organisation.
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zaslužiti majhno bogatstvo
make a small fortune Maria is going to make a small fortune through her new business.
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investing in unusable money
tye up money He had to tye up some money until he could use it to buy a new house.
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a lot of money
big money He earns big money as a surgeon.
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pay
make a payment I am going to make a payment for my gas bill.
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spend a lot of money
spend a fortune She spends a fortune on designer bags, she's got at least twenty of them.
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to have enough of money
to stay afloat My job gives me enough money to stay afloat, and i never have too little money.
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borrow a lot of money
borrow heavily I borrowed heavily to buy a new house and it will take me a while to return it all.
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biti na dnu
rock bottom Our finances hit rock bottom because i lost my job.
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risky business project
venture I am going to start a new venture by opening the shop. I know it's risky, but i hope it works out.
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move something or someone from one place to another
transfer I transfer money to my wife when she wants to buy a new dress.
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žepnina
allowance My Dad gave me my weekly allowance of 5EUR.
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valuta
currency The official currency of the UK is the British pound.
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pasti
plummet The stock market plummeted to the ground after deflation.
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plača
salary My salary is just above the bare minimum, i get paid 1000 EUR a month.
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nakazilo
deposit He deposited his money to his bank account.
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waste money
squander I squander a lot and spend all of my money on sweets and coffee.
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utaja davkov
tax evasion Joshua is serving time for the tax evasion he accidentally committed a few years back after miscalculating his taxes.
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prevara
fraud These days, you have to be very careful because of internet bank fraud, with which hackers could steal all of your money.
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bankomat
cash despenser I will get some cash from cash dispenser on the street.
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failure to repay a loan, meet an obligation
default In default of due payment their house was taken away by the state and sold.
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spoprijeti
tackle I will tackle my most difficult homework later.
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dvig
soar House prices soared a further 20 percent and are now much higher.
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posojilo
loan Oscar took a loan from the bank so he could pay for his new BMW.
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preživnina
alimony After the divorce, Judith made Alan pay his alimony.

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