used about a place where people have a lot of money	affluent adj ˈæfluːənt Manhattan is an affluent area of New York.
if a price or request for money is extortionate it is much higher than is reasonable	extortionate adj ɪkˈstɔː(r)ʃ(ə)nət Some of the prices in resorts can be extortionate.
very poor	impoverished adj ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃt It is an impoverished and run down area of the town.
rich and successful	prosperous adj ˈprɒsp(ə)rəs The town is increasingly prosperous.
unwilling to spend, give, or use a lot of money	stingy adj ˈstɪndʒi The countryhas grown stingy with its financial aid.
if money is tight, you have only just enough	tight adj taɪt The government should be doing more to help people when money is tight.
if a person or business breaks even, they neither make a profit nor lose money	break even breɪk ˈiːv(ə)n Most new companies find it hard to break even when they start up.
to be in a situation where you owe money that you didn’t intend to be in	fall into debt fɔːl ˈɪntuː det Before he knew it he'd fallen into debt.
a person or business that is bankrupt has officially admitted that they have no money and cannot pay what they owe	go bankrupt ɡəʊ ˈbæŋkrʌpt A record number of companies are going bankrupt in their first five years of business.
a short period when you buy a lot of things and spend a lot of money	go on a shopping spree ɡəʊ ɒn ə ˈʃɒpɪŋ spriː Sometimes you just have to go on a shopping spree; buying things can make you feel good.
to have just enough money to buy the things that you need	make ends meet meɪk endz miːt A lot of families are struggling to make ends meet.
to save an amount of money	put sthg away pʊt ˈsʌmθɪŋ əˈweɪ Try and put a little away each month.
to use all of something and not have any left	run out of sthg rʌn aʊt əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ I've run out of money.
to go to several shops before you decide what particular thing to buy	shop around ʃɒp əˈraʊnd I'm shopping around for a new winter coat.
spending only a certain amount of money	stick to a budget stɪk tə ə ˈbʌdʒɪt Sticking to a budget is very important when you're a student.
to help something to increase, improve, or become more successful	boost v buːst She has presented at conferences to boost further investment.
a reduction in the amount or quality of something	decline n dɪˈklaɪn There was a steady decline in the number of visitors.
a reduction in the amount or level of something	dip n dɪp Over the last few weeks we've seen a dip in the average daytime temperature.
not as good as you had hoped for or expected	disappointing (sales) adj ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ (seɪlz) The event was cancelled due to disappointing ticket sales.
very unsuccessful	disastrous adj dɪˈzɑːstrəs The sales figures for this year are disastrous.
giving you confidence or hope	encouraging adj ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ The profits last year, whilst not huge, were encouraging.
very large in size or quantity	enormous (interest) adj ɪˈnɔː(r)məs (ˈɪntrəst) There is enormous interest in the project.
neither very great nor very small in amount, size, strength, or degree	moderate adj ˈmɒd(ə)rət Under new management, there have been some moderate signs of growth.
to reach the highest amount or level, before becoming lower	peak v piːk Sales of smartphones peaked at a billion, before dropping away.
happening, moving, or acting quickly	rapid (growth) adj ˈræpɪd (ɡrəʊθ) We are seeing a rapid growth in the use of the internet.
very large or noticeable	significant (drop) adj sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt (drɒp) The CEO resigned following a significant drop in sales.
small in size, amount, or degree	slight adj slaɪt There has been a slight increase in temperature.
very sudden or extreme, and therefore attracting a lot of attention	spectacular adj spekˈtækjʊlə(r) Her spectacular rise to stardom coincided with a high-profile court case.
large in amount or degree	substantial adj səbˈstænʃ(ə)l We saw a substantial increase in the number of digital album sales earlier this year.
a sudden increase in something such as price, value, or interest	surge v/n sɜː(r)dʒ After posting videos online, there was a surge of interest.
to become popular or fashionable	catch on kætʃ ɒn Sports drinks have caught on as consumers have become more health conscious.
to improve in order to reach the same standard or rate as someone or something	catch up with sbdy/sthg kætʃ ʌp wɪθ ˈsʌmbədi/ˈsʌmθɪŋ He’s going to find it hard to catch up with the work he missed.
to stop becoming more or less, and remain the same	level off ˈlev(ə)l ɒf Oil prices should level off now that the crisis is over.
to improve	pick up pɪk ʌp Sales really need to pick up soon or we'll go out of business.
to stay more or less the same	remain stable rɪˈmeɪn ˈsteɪb(ə)l The population of the city remained stable between 2008 and 2009.
to increase quickly by a large amount	shoot up ʃuːt ʌp Petrol prices have shot up in the last six months.

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