12.2.2. gy. A1C2 (példák)

pension noun /ˈpent.ʃən/ [C] nyugdíj

a pension plan

a state/private pension

He won't be able to draw his pension until he's 65.

pocket noun /ˈpɒk.ɪt/ [C] 3 saját zseb (átv.), saját pénz

I shouldn't have to pay for travel out of my own pocket.

pocket money noun /ˈpɒk.ɪtˌmʌn.i/ [U] zsebpénz

How much pocket money do you get each week?

support noun /səˈpɔːt/ [U] 3 anyagi támasz

He is dependent on his father for support.

extravagant adjective /ɪkˈstræv.ə.gənt/ pazarló (életstílus); túlzott (igény, ígéret, stb.)

the extravagant lifestyle of a movie star

lavish adjective /ˈlæv.ɪʃ/ bőkezű, pazarló; kiadós, pazar

a lavish meal/party

Phrasal verbs:

cut back (sth) /kʌt/ csökkenti a költségét vminek

We have had to cut back on training this year.

live on sth /lɪv/ 1 él/megél valamiből (vmennyi pénzből)

We lived on very little when we first got married.

splash out /splæʃ/ nagyon sokat költ vmire (sok pénzt kiszór vmire) (informal)

He splashed out on the best champagne for the party.

They splashed out over a thousand pounds on a new kitchen.

Phrases and idioms:

can afford megengedheti magának (anyagilag/időben)

I don't know how he can afford a new car on his salary.

I'd love to go away for a few days but I can't afford the time.

I can't afford to buy a house.