All
About
Money—
Words
to
Describe
Money
and
Having
or
Not
Having
Money
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All
About
Money
Everyday
people
use
money
to
buy
things
that
they
need
and
want.
There
are
lots
of
words
that
describe
money,
earning
and
spending
money,
and
the
economy
in
general.
We’ve
grouped
these
words
into
three
groups.
Words to
Describe
Earning and
Spending
Money
Words to Words to
Describe Money Describe the
and Having or Economy,
Not Having Banking, and
Money Investments
All About Money
Words
to
Describe
Money
and
Having
or
Not
Having
Money
All
around
the
world
people
use
money.
There
are
many
words
to
describe
money
and
ways
of
paying
for
things.
Even
though
everyone
uses
money,
some
people
have
more
money
than
others.
There
are
words
to
describe
having
money
and
not
having
money.
Words to Describe
Having Money:
*rich
*wealth
*fortune
*prosperity
*treasure
Words to Describe Money
and Other Ways of Paying
for Things:
*money
*funds Words to
*cent Describe Not
*coin Having Money:
*quarter *poverty
*cash *poor
*dollar *debt
*credit
*check
All About Money—
Words to Describe Money and Having or
Not Having Money
Words
to
Describe
Money
and
Other
Ways
of
Paying
for
Things
money
(mon·∙ey)
Money
is
something
(like
coins
or
bills)
accepted
as
a
way
of
measuring
value,
trading
value,
and
paying
for
goods
and
services.
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Words
to
Describe
Money
and
Other
Ways
of
Paying
for
Things
funds
(funds)
Funds
describe
money
set
aside
for
a
special
purpose.
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Words
to
Describe
Money
and
Other
Ways
of
Paying
for
Things
cent
(cent)
A
cent
is
a
coin
represen<ng
one
cent.
The
United
States
penny
is
equal
to
one
cent.
One
hundred
cents
makes
one
dollar.
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Words
to
Describe
Money
and
Other
Ways
of
Paying
for
Things
coin
(coin)
A
coin
is
a
piece
of
metal
made,
or
minted,
by
a
government
to
be
used
as
money.
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Words
to
Describe
Money
and
Other
Ways
of
Paying
for
Things
quarter
(quar·∙ter)
One
quarter
is
equal
to
25
cents.
Four
quarters
makes
one
dollar.
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Piraino
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cash
Words
to
Describe
Money
and
Other
Ways
of
Paying
for
Things
(cash)
Cash
is
money
in
the
form
of
coins
or
bills.
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Words
to
Describe
Money
and
Other
Ways
of
Paying
for
Things
dollar
(dol·∙lar)
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Words
to
Describe
Money
and
Other
Ways
of
Paying
for
Things
credit
(cred·∙it)
Credit
is
an
amount
of
money
that
a
bank
or
company
will
let
a
person
use
and
pay
back
at
a
laOer
date.
A
person
can
use
their
credit
by
using
a
credit
card.
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Words
to
Describe
Money
and
Other
Ways
of
Paying
for
Things
check
(check)
A
check
is
a
piece
of
paper
that
you
give
someone
instead
of
cash.
Money
is
automa<cally
moved
from
the
bank
of
the
person
who
wrote
the
check
to
the
bank
of
the
person
who
received
the
check.
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Donald
Knuth's
reward
check.
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public
domain.
rich
Words
to
Describe
Having
Money
(rich)
A
rich
person
is
someone
who
has
a
lot
of
money.
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Words
to
Describe
Having
Money
wealth
fortune
(wealth)
(for·∙tune)
Wealth
and
fortune
are
words
for
having
a
large
amount
of
money.
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prosperity
Words
to
Describe
Having
Money
(pros·∙per·∙i·∙ty)
Prosperity
is
a
state
of
being
successful
for
having
lots
of
money.
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Words
to
Describe
Having
Money
treasure
(trea·∙sure)
Treasure
describes
money
or
other
things
worth
a
lot
of
money
that
are
hidden
or
saved.
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Words
to
Describe
Not
Having
Money
poverty
(pov·∙er·∙ty)
Poverty
is
the
state
of
being
poor
and
having
liOle
money.
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poor
Words
to
Describe
Not
Having
Money
(poor)
When
a
person
is
poor
they
have
liOle
or
no
money.
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Words
to
Describe
Not
Having
Money
debt
(debt)
Debt
is
money
owed
to
a
person,
bank,
or
company.
People
try
and
stay
out
of
debt.
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