We are planning to decorate our house, but we have a tight budget because we already spent a lot of money on holidays.
synonyms
fundsallocation
word origin — late Middle English: from Old French bougette, diminutive of bouge ‘leather bag’, from Latin bulga ‘leather bag, knapsack’, of Gaulish origin. Compare with bulge. The word originally meant a pouch or wallet, and later its contents. In the mid 18th century, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in presenting his annual statement, was said ‘to open the budget’. In the late 19th century the use of the term was extended from governmental to other finances
Intermediate — Set 2
Set 2 of Intermediate covers 5 words: budget, profit, purchase, investment, loss. Each entry below includes its definition, an example sentence, and synonyms — practice them with the interactive cards above.
budget · noun/ˈbədʒət/
a sum of money to be used for a purpose
We are planning to decorate our house, but we have a tight budget because we already spent a lot of money on holidays.
Synonyms: funds, allocation
Origin: late Middle English: from Old French bougette, diminutive of bouge ‘leather bag’, from Latin bulga ‘leather bag, knapsack’, of Gaulish origin. Compare with bulge. The word originally meant a pouch or wallet, and later its contents. In the mid 18th century, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in presenting his annual statement, was said ‘to open the budget’. In the late 19th century the use of the term was extended from governmental to other finances
profit · noun/ˈprɑfət/
the positive difference between the money that is spent and money that is earned
Last year, more than 2.5 million water investors made a profit of nearly £400.
Synonyms: benefit, earnings
Origin: Middle English (in the sense ‘advantage, benefit’): from Old French, from Latin profectus ‘progress, profit’, from proficere ‘to advance’, from pro- ‘on behalf of’ + facere ‘do’. The verb is from Old French profiter
purchase · noun/ˈpərtʃəs/
something acquired by buying
In the 1990s, home computers started to become available for purchase.
Synonyms: acquisition
Origin: Middle English: from Old French pourchacier ‘seek to obtain or bring about’, the earliest sense also in English, which soon gave rise to the senses ‘gain’ (hence, in nautical use, the notion of ‘gaining’ one portion of rope after another) and ‘buy’
investment · noun/ɪnˈvɛs(t)m(ə)nt/
money that is used in a way that may bring you more money
My uncle made a wise investment in the stock market and earned a significant return on his money.
loss · noun/lɔs/
the disadvantage that results from losing something
Environmental disasters can cause huge financial loss for governments.
Synonyms: damage, upset
Origin: Old English los ‘destruction’, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse los ‘breaking up of the ranks of an army’ and loose; later probably a back-formation from lost, past participle of lose