GRE words for money and thrift word list
This GRE vocabulary word list focuses on terms related to money and thrift, essential for understanding financial discussions and literature in an academic context.
Quiz(20 questions)
1. What does 'investment' mean?
Terms in this Study Set(20)
Financial Vocabulary(12)
investment
the action or process of investing money for profit
liquidity
the availability of liquid assets to a market or company
capital
wealth in the form of money or assets
dividend
a payment made by a corporation to its shareholders
asset
a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality
debt
money that is owed or due
equity
the value of the shares issued by a company
interest
the charge for the privilege of borrowing money
portfolio
a range of investments held by a person or organization
revenue
income generated from normal business operations
fiscal
related to government revenue, especially taxes
budget
an estimate of income and expenditure for a set period
Thrift and Frugality(8)
frugality
the quality of being economical with resources
thrifty
using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully
austere
severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance; having few comforts or luxuries
penny-pinching
the act of being excessively careful with money
economical
giving good value or service in relation to the amount of money, time, or effort spent
savings
the money that you save, especially in a bank
budget-conscious
being aware of and careful about spending money
cost-effective
producing good results without costing a lot of money
Questions in this Study Set(20)
1. What does 'investment' mean?
2. What does 'thrifty' mean?
3. Which word means 'the availability of liquid assets to a market or company'?
4. Which word means 'the quality of being economical with resources'?
5. In finance, what does 'capital' refer to?
6. In the context of personal finance, what does 'austere' imply?
7. What does 'dividend' mean?
8. What does 'budget-conscious' mean?
9. Which word means 'a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality'?
10. Which word refers to 'producing good results without costing a lot of money'?
11. What does 'debt' refer to?
12. What does 'savings' refer to?
13. Which term describes 'the value of the shares issued by a company'?
14. In a financial context, how would you use 'penny-pinching' in a sentence?
15. What does 'interest' mean?
16. Which word means 'using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully'?
17. In finance, what is a 'portfolio'?
18. What does 'revenue' mean?
19. Which word means 'related to government revenue, especially taxes'?
20. What does 'budget' refer to?
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