Money and shopping vocabulary

362.Bulky – large, difficult to move
378.Appliance – kitchen equipment, eg an oven or kettle
279.Convenient – easy
380.Purchases – things you’ve bought
381.Nightmare scenario – the worst thing that can happen
382.Turn up – arrive
383.Pricey – expensive
384.A good couple (of years) – roughly two years – used to show this is a long time in this context
385.Junkie – someone who is addicted to something, eg coffee or drugs
386.Malfunctions – (when something) breaks
387.Squeaky clean – very clean
388.Barista – professional coffee maker
389.Sustainable – can be done or used for a long time
390.Coffee pods – metal containers for coffee, used in some machines
391.Retro – old style
392.Chrome finish – a layer of shiny metal
393.Disparity – difference
394.Talking point – a topic or issue to discuss
395.Deliberate (verb) – to think about
396.Acquire – get
397.Sustains – keeps something going or keeps a person/animal alive
398.Agricultural – from a farm
399.Necessity – something that has to happen or is needed
400.Significantly – enough to be important
401.Accelerated – faster
402.Department store – large shops where lots of different lifestyle items are sold, eg clothes, watches, perfume
403.Viable – able to continue
404.reasonable- ratsional
- Be reasonable. We canʼt work late every night.
405.casual clothes/attire informal, everyday dress
Every last Friday of the month council staff donate a pound to wear casual clothes to work.
406.fashionable-popular or in fashion at a particular time
-People can spend small fortunes on themselves, go out to all the trendy places and stand around admiring themselves in their fashionable clothes.