💵 錢、人物
penny 一分錢
nickel 五分錢
dime 一角（十分錢）
quarter 二角五
dollar 一元（十角錢）
sugar daddy 有錢的乾爸 A woman's sugar daddy is a rich older man who gives her money and presents in return for her company, affection, and usually sexual intercourse
She just got a sugar daddy
sugar mama 有錢的乾媽
💵 錢的種類
⊙ 通論
cash 現金
coin 硬幣
check 支票
travels’ check 旅行支票
change 零錢、找零 Your change is the money that you receive when you pay for something with more money than it costs because you do not have exactly the right amount of money
Keep the change 甭找零錢了
⊙ 費用類
price 標價
The price of the books is $150
What is the difference in price between the two dresses?
price 代價 The price that you pay for something that you want is an unpleasant thing that you have to do or suffer in order to get it
He will pay a huge price for what he has done
➢ pay a price for sth 付出代價
charge、fee 的意思相近
charge 一項服務所收的費用 A charge is an amount of money that you have to pay for a service
The standard charge for house cleaning is $1000 per week
What is the charge for a day at the Hilton Hotel
laundry charge 洗衣費
overweight charge 行李超重費
charge（v） 店家收費
How much do you charge for a full makeup?
fee 為了做某件事情或得到專家的服務而支付的金錢 a fixed charge for admission （as to a museum） ；a charge fixed by law or by an institution （as a university）for certain privileges or services
The entrance fee for the museum is $300
He couldn’t pay the lawyer’s fee and went bankrupt
entrance fee = admission fee 入場費
parking fee 停車費
license fee 牌照費
research fees 研究費
membership fee 會費
lawyers fee、doctors fee 專業職業所收取的費用
cost（v） 花費 If something costs a particular amount of money, you can buy, do, or make it for that amount
The book cost $150
The book cost me $150
It cost me $150 to but the book
cost 成本
We need to cut our advertising costs
expense 比較正式且金額比較大的支出費用
personnel expenses 人事費
interest expenses 向銀行貸款要支付的利息費
travel expense 差旅費
Do you keep all the receipts for travel expenses?
down payment 頭期款 If you make a down payment on something, you pay only a percentage of the total cost when you buy it. You then finish paying for it later, usually by paying a certain amount every month
I made a down payment on a new smart TV
We are saving for a down payment on a house
➢ make a down payment on sth. 分期付款
fund 資金
The hospital has set up a special fund to buy new equipment
✔ set up 建立
tuition 學費
tip（v）（n） 給小費、小費 If you give a tip to someone such as a waiter in a restaurant, you give them some money to thank them for their services
He was satisfied with the service so he tipped the waiter generously
I gave the barber a tip
postage 郵資
admission = admission fee 入場費
Gates open at 10.30 am and admission is free
rent 租金
freight 運費
fare 票價（交通工具） A fare is the money that you pay for a journey that you make, for example, in a bus, train, or taxi
He could barely afford the railway fare
What’s the MRT fare from here to your company?
bill 帳單，通常有明細項目和金額
Where’s our phone bill? I haven’t paid it yet
phone bill 電話費
electric bill 電費
water bill 水費
gas bill 瓦斯費
interest 利息
toll 過路費 toll is a small sum of money that you have to pay in order to use a particular bridge or road
fine 罰金 A fine is a punishment in which a person is ordered to pay a sum of money because they have done something illegal or broken a rule
The store was fined for making noises and scattering garbag
➢ be fined for...
penalty 罰款
premium 加付款 A premium is a sum of money that you have to pay for something in addition to the normal cost
We're willing to pay a premium for the best location
⊙ 稅收
tax 稅 (泛指任何稅金) Tax is an amount of money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services
duty 稅 duties are taxes which you pay to the government on goods that you buy
tariff [ˈtærɪf] 關稅 A tariff is a tax that a government collects on goods coming into a country
⊙ 薪水類
commission 傭金 a payment to someone who sells goods that is directly related to the amount sold, or a system that uses such payments
She gets a 15 percent commission on every machine she sells
bonus 獎金
salary (月、年)薪資 A salary is the money that someone is paid each month by their employer, especially when they are in a profession such as teaching, law, or medicine
The government has decided to increase salaries for all civil servants
✔ civil servants 公務人員
Professional people and office workers receive a salary，which is paid monthly。However，when talking about someone's salary，you usually give the annual figure
I'm paid a salary of £5,000 a year
wage 工資，時薪或日薪為主 a particular 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
minimum wage 最低薪資
Manual workers are paid wages or a wage。Wages are usually paid，and quoted as an hourly or a weekly sum
Every week he handed all his wages to his wife
pay 泛指一份工作可以賺到多少錢，不是指單份的薪資 Pay is a general noun which you can use to refer to the money you get from your employer for doing your job
It's a nice job but the pay is appalling
✔ appalling [əˈpɑː.lɪŋ] 差
income 收入（包含工作和投資） Your income consists of all the money you receive from all sources, including your pay
Investing in stock is his primary source of income
Over a third of their income comes from comedy videos
⊙ 其它
allowance 零用錢 A child's allowance is money that is given to him or her every week or every month by his or her parents
pension 養老金、退休金、撫恤金 Someone who has a pension receives a regular sum of money from the state or from a former employer because they have retired or because they are widowed or disabled
💵 錢的狀態
broke 破產 If you are broke, you have no money
I’m broke until next Monday
hand to mouth 糊口度日 having only just enough money to live
We always lived from hand to mouth in those days
➢ live from hand to mouth
make ends meet 收支相抵
They've got to watch every penny to make ends meet
loaded = rich
She can buy anything she wants。She's completely loaded
be made of money
Mr. Jones buys his children everything they want。He must be made of money
I can't afford to buy you another car，do you think I'm made of money?
comfortably off 富裕的
He had no plans to retire even though he is now very comfortably off
well-off 富裕的
Everyone hopes to be well-off in old age
rolling in If you say that someone is rolling in it or is rolling in money, you mean that they are very rich
Bob doesn't need to earn money。He's rolling in it（money）
➢ rolling in it ＝ rolling in money
wealthy 富裕的
He grew up in a wealthy family
well-heeled 富裕的
Hotel staff were trying to keep their well-heeled guests comfortable
money to burn 富裕的 People who have money to burn have so much money that they can spend it on anything they want
A leather jacket is no problem for Sarah。She's got money to burn
💵 揮霍
splash out If you splash out on something , especially on a luxury, you buy it even though it costs a lot of money
We're going to splash out and buy a new car
➢ splash out on sth.
splurge on If you splurge on something , you spend a lot of money, usually on things that you do not need
He splurged on an expensive pair of earrings for his wife
➢ splurge on sth.
more money than sense 亂花錢 If you have more money than sense, you have a lot of money which you waste by spending it in a foolish manner
He celebrated the birth of the baby by buying a sports car。He's got more money than sense
➢ have more money than sense
💵 節省
scrimp （v） If you scrimp on things, you live cheaply and spend as little money as possible
They had to scrimp（and save） to send their son to college
pinch pennies
We'll have to spend money when necessary。Don't try to pinch pennies all the time
When Tom and Marry were saving to buy a house， they had to pinch pennies
penny pincher （n） 守財奴
He's such a penny pincher
💵 買單、請客
on the house
You come here all the time。Don't worry about paying today。This beer is on the house
treat 請客
It’s my treat
＊ It’s on me 這攤我請客
split the check 分攤
go dutch AA制
They decided to go Dutch
pick up the tab 買單
Who's going to pick up the tab for tonight
Do you think that men should always pick up the tab on a blind date?
💵 免費的
no charge 不收費
No charge for the cleanup
free of charge 免費的
Clothes alteration is free of charge
at no cost 不收費
We can use the hotel swimming pool at no cost
tax-free 免稅
Many basic foodstuffs，such as bread and milk are tax-free
duty-free 免稅、免稅商品
On the ship there are video lounges， a bar and a small duty-free shop
duty-free shop 免稅商店
tariff-free 免關稅
freebie 贈品 A freebie is something that you are given, usually by a company, without having to pay for it
The store gives customers a freebie with their purchases
Louis was the hundredth customer，he was given a freebie lunch
complimentary（adj） 免費贈送的 If tickets, books, etc. are complimentary, they are given free, especially by a business
He had complimentary tickets to take his wife to see the movie
➢ complimentary seat、ticket、book
💵 出錢片語
pass the hat 募捐 to collect donations of money from people
We will pass the hat for Eddie's family
chip in 湊錢 When a number of people chip in, each person gives some money so that they can pay for something together
They chip in for the petrol and food
💵 錢相關片語
pay up (不情願) 付清 If you pay up, you give someone the money that you owe them or that they are entitled to, even though you would prefer not to give it
He'll never pay up unless you get tough with him
rip-off 敲竹槓 something that is not worth what you pay for it
That's a rip-off。I want my money back
I am ripped off
make a killing（= fortune） 賺大錢
He is not going to make a killing that way
cost an arm and a leg 花很多錢 to be very expensive
That new car must have cost him an arm and a leg
💵 有錢但是跟金錢無關的片語
a penny for your thoughts something that you say in order to ask someone who is being very quiet what they are thinking about
What's bothering you? A penny for your thoughts?
💵 其它用法
Do you take money? 你們要『收』錢嗎?
You owe me three dollars 你還要『找』我三塊錢
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