Across
- 4. A request for payment of money owed, or the piece of paper on which it is written
- 5. Help given, especially by the state or an organization, to people who need it, especially because they do not have enough money
- 8. Something that someone says or writes officially
- 10. The total amount of money that a government or person spends
- 12. An amount of money that is borrowed, often from a bank, and has to be paid back, usually together with an extra amount of money that you have to pay as a charge for borrowing
- 13. The act of putting money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or get an advantage, or the money, effort, time, etc.
- 15. Spending too much money (adj)
- 16. A reduction in the usual price
- 18. Money in the form of notes and coins, rather than cheques or credit cards
- 19. An amount of money that a customer with a bank account is temporarily allowed to owe to the bank, or the agreement that allows this
Down
- 1. Something on sale at a lower price than its true value
- 2. An amount of money paid regularly by the government or a private company to a person who does not work any more because they are too old or have become ill
- 3. A priceless object has such a high value, especially because it is rare, that the price of it cannot be calculated (adj)
- 4. An organization where people and businesses can invest or borrow money, change it to foreign money, etc.
- 6. The act of making something, or of something becoming, smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc.
- 7. Money that is earned in trade or business after paying the costs of producing and selling goods and services
- 8. A fixed amount of money agreed every year as pay for an employee, usually paid directly into his or her bank account every month
- 9. Something, especially money, that is owed to someone else, or the state of owing something
- 11. A particular amount of money that is paid, usually every week, to an employee, especially one who does work that needs physical skills or strength, rather than a job needing a college education
- 14. An agreement that allows you to borrow money from a bank or similar organization, especially in order to buy a house
- 17. Careful when using money (adj)