- go bankrupt: to be unable to pay one’s debts
- extravagant: a habit of spending more
- frugal: simple which costs you less
- mortgage: convey (a property) to a creditor as security on a loan
- exorbitant: unreasonably high priced
- good bargain: a good deal
- Run over: to exceed a planned amount of money or time
- Pay off (someone*): to reward/ to bribe*
- cash flow: the money coming in and going out of a business
- Payback: to repay, to return a loan
- Rake in: to make a lot of money
- niche business: a business that serves a small, particular market
- sales figures: a report of the income a company generates through sales of products or services
- stiff competition: strong competition
- to win a contract: when a business gets legally-binding work with an individual or company
- Hammer out: to produce something with much difficulty
- Nail down: to finalize something
- balance the books: balance the expenditure
- cold call: to make a sales call to someone without asking them for permission first
- drum up business: to try to get customers
- earn a living: to earn money
