day 135spending and saving

spending and saving

Talk about budgets and spending: costs, deposits, receipts and refunds, and whether something is worth it.

today’s words

• 开销 kāixiāo · expenses; to pay (expenses)
• 开支 kāizhī · expenditure, spending
• 掏腰包 tāoyāobāo · to pay out of one’s own pocket
• 自费 zìfèi · at one’s own expense
• 挥霍 huīhuò · to squander
• 奢侈 shēchǐ · luxurious, extravagant
• 阔绰 kuòchuò · lavish, free-spending
• 耗费 hàofèi · to use up, consume
• 划不来 huábulái · not worth it
• 划得来 huádelái · worth it
• 小费 xiǎofèi · tip, gratuity
• 订购 dìnggòu · to order (goods)
• 定做 dìngzuò · to have something made to order
• 定金 dìngjīn · deposit (to secure a deal)
• 首付 shǒufù · down payment
• 收据 shōujù · receipt
• 结算 jiésuàn · to settle (accounts), pay
• 算账 suànzhàng · to do the accounts; settle scores
• 扣除 kòuchú · to deduct
• 返还 fǎnhuán · to return, refund
• 退回 tuìhuí · to return, send back
• 索取 suǒqǔ · to ask for, demand
• 无偿 wúcháng · free of charge, unpaid
• 值钱 zhíqián · valuable
• 发财 fācái · to get rich
• 致富 zhìfù · to become rich
• 富豪 fùháo · tycoon, very rich person
• 富翁 fùwēng · rich man
• 富足 fùzú · plentiful, well off
• 资助 zīzhù · to fund, support financially
• 赞助 zànzhù · to sponsor
• 出资 chūzī · to put up the money
• 款项 kuǎnxiàng · sum of money, funds
• 数额 shù'é · amount, figure
• 总额 zǒng'é · total (amount)

sentences

• 买房子的首付是房价的三成。 · The down payment on a flat is thirty per cent of the price.
• 付了钱，记得要收据。 · When you pay, remember to ask for a receipt.
• 为了省十块钱跑那么远，划不来。 · It’s not worth going all that way to save ten yuan.
• 订家具要先交定金。 · To order furniture you pay a deposit first.
• 她不但爱买名牌，甚至透支信用卡买包。 · She doesn’t just love designer labels: she even overdraws her credit card to buy bags.