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.  

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