BE 7.1 Money Skills: Vocabulary
(1) inherit (v) – to receive something (like money or property)from someone who
has died
“He inherited $500,000 from his mother.”
(n) inheritance
(2) invest (v) – to put money toward something in hopes of making profit from it
“He invested his inheritance in the stock market.”
(n) investment
(3) passion (n) - a very strong feeling that is hard to control
“She has such a passion for fashion that she constantly travels
between New York, London, Paris, and Milan.”
(adj) passionate
(4) expertise (n) - a special skill or knowledge about something
“Her business expertise led her to opening her own fashion
house.”
(n) expert
(5) ambitious (adj) – very strongly wanting to be successful
“Its ambitious owner hired a marketing company
that made Tommy Hilfiger a household name overnight.