Wednesday, April 02, 2008

  • economical
    adjective
    not using a lot of money, fuel, etc
    I need a car that's economical and reliable.
  • fee
    noun [C]
    an amount of money paid for a particular piece of work or for a particular right or service:
    legal fees
    university fees
    an entrance/registration fee
    We couldn't afford to pay the lawyer's fee.
  • wage (MONEY)
    noun [S]
    a fixed amount of money that is paid, usually every week, to an employee, especially one who does work that needs physical skills or strength, rather than a job needing a college education:
    a very low/high wage
    an hourly/daily/weekly/annual wage
    He gets/earns/is paid a good wage, because he works for a fair employer.
  • salary
    noun [C or U]
    a fixed amount of money agreed every year as pay for an employee, usually paid directly into his or her bank account every month:
    an annual salary of £20 000
    His net monthly salary is £1500.
    She's on quite a good/decent salary in her present job.
    He took a drop in (= accepted a lower) salary when he changed jobs.
    a 10% salary increase
  • pay
    noun [U]
    the money you receive for doing a job:
    UK Any pay rise (US USUALLY raise) must be in line with inflation.
    It's a nice job but the pay is appalling.
  • turnover
    noun
    1 MONEY [no plural] how much money a business earns in a period of time

1 comment:

Barby said...

welfare: noun - Money given to people who don´t have work or who are in need.