Cvičení obchodní angličtiny: slovní zásoba – finance (1)

Cvičení obchodní angličtiny, středně pokročilí

V tomto cvičení si procvičíte používání pěti různých sloves spojených s penězi.

borrow | lend | owe | invoice | afford

Jak na to

1. Nastudujte si příslušná slovíčka, včetně sekce ‘how to use’ a příkladových vět.

2. Vypracujte cvičení a zkontrolujte si své odpovědi.

afford	*a.fford*	afford
verb	to have enough money to be able to buy something
how to use	often used with the verb ‚can‘: can afford something; can’t afford something; can / can’t afford to do something
examples	1. I can’t afford to buy the car – it costs $10,000 and I only have $8000. 2. We can’t afford new office furniture.

borrow	bo.rrow	borrow
verb	to take something from someone while agreeing to return it at a later time or date
how to use	borrow something; borrow something from somebody
examples	1. We borrowed money from the bank. 2. Can I borrow $10, John? I’ll pay you back next week.

lend	lend	lend
verb	to give something to someone with the agreement that he/she will return it after a certain time
how to use	lend something to someone; lend someone something irregular verb: lend, lent, lent
examples	1. We lent £1000 to John and £2000 to Peter. 2. The bank lent me $12,000.

invoice	in.voice	invoice
verb	to send a bill to someone in the form of an invoice
how to use	invoice for something; invoice someone (for something)
examples	1. We invoiced them $40 for the books. 2. We haven’t invoiced you for the goods yet.

owe	owe	owe
verb	to have to pay for something which has already been given or done
how to use	owe something to someone; owe someone something
examples	1. They owe us more than €50,000. 2. He owes us an apology.

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