Mar 12, 2012

Money: win, earn, make, spend and waste

These are the typical verbs used with money:
Win money: to receive money by playing a game, gambling, or participating in a lottery.
Earn money: to receive money by working for it.
Make money: people or companies receive money for their work, services, or products. When we say a company makes money, we usually mean that the company is profitable.
Spend money: to use money to buy something.
Waste money: to spend money in a way that doesn't bring value.

Here are some examples:
Bob won $2,000 in the lottery!
I think I could make more money if I improved my skills.
Our company made more money last year than the year before.
We spent a lot of money going out last wekeend; maybe we should stay home tonight.
These shoes are really uncomfortable! I wish I hadn't wasted my money on them.

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