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Money: synonyms worth the distinction
Financial nouns are mostly plain words wearing a suit. An amount becomes a sum, assistance becomes aid, and an addition becomes an accession. Short shelf, and a fast one for anyone reading contracts.
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FoothillsTier 1 · everyday words · 11 words
Words you already use, paired with a synonym you probably also know.
TreelineTier 2 · one step up · 22 words
Familiar words, with a synonym that sits slightly outside daily speech.
- amountverbcome
- assistancenounaid
- bundlenounpile
- commissionnouncut
- extortverbwring
- frugallyadverbsparingly
- handsomelyadverbgenerously
- indigentadjectiveneedy
- ledgernounjournal
- meansnounsubstance
- opulentadjectivelavish
- pecuniaryadjectivefiscal
- portfolionounholdings
- profiteerverbgouge
- remitverbtransmit
- remittancenounwire
- speculationnounventure
- supportnounkeep
- surchargenounlevy
- tariffnounduty
- thriftyadjectiveprudent
- windfallnounbonanza
RidgelineTier 3 · solid vocabulary · 16 words
The middle of the bank, where the near misses start to bite.
- allowancenounadjustment
- clobbernounstuff
- dividendnoundisbursement
- earningsnounpay
- embezzleverbmisappropriate
- forfeitverbrelinquish
- gratisadjectivecomplimentary
- liquidateverbdivest
- lossnounred
- lucrativeadjectivegainful
- remunerationnouncompensation
- royaltynounresidual
- satisfactionnounatonement
- squanderverbdissipate
- swindleverbdefraud
- termsnounprice
High CampTier 4 · testing · 6 words
Words that turn up in serious reading rather than in conversation.
SummitTier 5 · rare and formal · 1 words
The rare register: literary, legal and technical English.
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