20 Collocations about MONEY

20 Collocations about MONEY

Hello English learners. Welcome to a new lesson. We will look at 20 collocations about money.

Borrow money from

Meaning: to take money from someone and give it back later.

• I borrowed  £200 from a friend to have my car repaired.
• You shouldn’t borrow money unless you can pay it back.

Lend money to

Meaning: to give money to someone for a time period and expect them to pay you back.

• The bank lent money to Tom to start a business.
• It is not very wise to lend money to people you don’t know well.

Learn more about the difference between lend and borrow here 

Spend money on

Meaning: to use the money for buying things.

• While on the excursion, spend money carefully and don’t be too extravagant.
• Imelda Marcos spent a fortune on shoes.

Owe money

Meaning: to have to pay the money back to someone because you’ve borrowed it from them.

• Michael owes £200 rent money to the landlord.
• I promise I’ll give you the money I owe you next weekend.

Waste money

Meaning: to use money foolishly, to spend more than is necessary.

• Don’t waste your money on renting the office. You should work from home.
• Why are you wasting money on the things you don’t need?

Cost money

Meaning: refers to the amount of money you need to buy something.

• Producing a yacht costs a lot of money.
• It costs money to have a horse. 

Collocations about MONEY

Earn money

Meaning: to do some work for money.

• Senior managers in our company earn a lot of money.
• Mark earns a living as a carpenter.

Get money out of the bank

Meaning: to withdraw money from a bank.

• It is impossible to get money out of the bank without an ID.
• This card enables you to get money out of the bank at any time.

Win money

Meaning: to receive money for betting or playing a game.

• Our neighbour won £2 million in the lottery.
• Have you ever won money in competitions?

Lose money

Meaning: to spend more than you can earn.

• Unfortunately, the company has lost a lot of money since the war started.
• Sophia invested in publishing a book, but she lost money.

Save money

Meaning: to set aside some money for future use.

• We are saving money for a summer holiday.
• Lucy saved some money for a new car.

Sum/amount of money

Meaning: a quantity of money.

• The company donated a considerable sum of money to charity.
• Berry made a large amount of money by selling cars.

Set aside money

Meaning: keep some money for a particular future purpose.

• The bank set aside £1 million for the new road.
• The family set aside some money to repair the roof of the house.

Deposit money

Meaning: a sum of money a bank keeps for some time.

• You have to deposit money when you live in a foreign country in case you get ill or similar.
• We deposited £300 in a bank.

Big money

Meaning: a slang term referring to a large amount of money.

• The magazine paid big money to hear the story about the prince.
• They made big money selling sugar.

Collocations about MONEY

Pocket money

Meaning: a smaller amount of money parents give to their children.

• How much pocket money do you give to your children?
• They always give pocket money to their children on Saturday mornings.

Easy money

Meaning: money you get for little or no work, or in a dishonest way.

• Let’s buy these for £2 and sell them for £3. It’s easy money.
• The boy tried to make some easy money by stealing.

Raise money

Meaning: to collect money for a particular purpose.

• The campaign aimed at raising money for disabled children.
• Raising money helps others and makes a difference.

Put money on 

Meaning: to place a bet on someone or something.

• They put money on horse number 3 at the horse race.
• Manchester United must win. I put money on it.

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