to become less, or to make something less

an increase in the economy of a country or an area

the system by which a country produces and uses goods or money

when someone is paid to work for a company or organization

when the size, amount or strength of something gets lower

the control of how large amounts of money should be spent

to get bigger or to make something bigger in amount or size

the people and activities involved in one type of business

the interest percent that a bank charges when you borrow money, or the interest that it pays you when you keep money in an account

the money that you put into a bank, business etc in order to make a profit, or the act of doing this

a person who puts money into a bank, business, etc in order to make a profit

the business of producing goods in large numbers

the price that something can be sold for at a particular time

things such as minerals, forests, coal etc which exist in a place and can be use by people

the condition of being extremely poor

a metal like gold or silver that is valuable and usually rare

a type of work that needs special training or education

a period when the economy of a country is not successful and conditions for business are bad

to increase in level

financial investments in a company or a supply of goods

a large amount of money or valuable possessions that someone has

in relation to numbers, the number you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts

an amount of money that is borrowed and has to be paid back, usually together with an extra amount of money that you have to pay as a charge for borrowing

strong in colour or shape and therefore easy to notice

to get or receive money from someone with the intention of giving back after a period of time

to not be able to buy or do something because you do not have enough money or time

to keep happening, existing to doing something

expensive to buy

an amount of money that you owe someone

to stop doing something before you have completely finished

to receive money as payment for work that you do

relating to trade, industry and money

to make someone more likely to do something or to make something more likely to happen

relating to money or how money is managed

to give money to a bank

to give money to someone for a short period of time, expecting it to be given back

to have less money than your had before

to increase the amount of money that have, generally through work or an activity

a situation in which it is possible for you to do something, or a possibility of doing something

to give money for something that you have used or received

to give an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a law or a rule

to watch, listen to, or think about something carefully

to give money in the form of notes and coins, rather than cheques or credit cards.

to pay back money that you owe

to visit a person or place, usually for a short time

to collect money often for charity

something good that you get or experience because you have worked hard, behaved well, etc.

something good that you get or experience because you have worked hard, behaved well etc.

to prevent physical and mental activity from being wasted or spent

to prevent money from being wasted or spent

to help someone by making an action not necessary

to prevent time from being wasted or spent

to give money as a payment for something

a collection of facts in the form of numbers that shows information about something

when you achieve what you want to achieve

to help someone, often when they are having problems

the amount of money a person regularly receives for their job

rich

having a high monetary value