toll 費(fèi) fee, charge precious 寶貴的 珍貴的 valuable prosperous 繁榮的 thriving, flourishing prosperity 繁榮 well-being The prosperity of the society promises a rapid economic growth. rich 肥沃的 fertile rare 稀罕的 珍貴的 scarce, uncommon asset 財(cái)產(chǎn) 財(cái)富 possessions, property The president's greatest asset was his reputation for honesty. fortune 財(cái)富 wealth opulence 財(cái)富 富裕 wealth, affluence （opul 財(cái)富+ence） finance 財(cái)政n 資助vt sponsor, subsidize (fiance未婚夫 fiancee未婚妻) Joe financed his girlfriend to study abroad, but she never came back. economic 經(jīng)濟(jì)的 The newspaper featured an article about the nation's economic future. indigent 貧窮的 needy, poor (indi內(nèi)部+gent 缺乏) depression 蕭條 recession Many people lost their fortune during the Great Depression. penury 貧窮 destitution (penur缺少+y) bidding 投標(biāo) The bidding was higher than expected. drawback 退款 exponent 指數(shù) index, indicator (支持者， opponent反對(duì)者) lease 出租n/vt lend, loan The owner leased his spare houses to make a fortune. redress 補(bǔ)償 rectify,remedy compensation 補(bǔ)償 賠償 Max received his compensation in stock rather than cash. deficit 赤字 （de壞+fic做+it） The government tried to avoid a budget deficit. levy 課稅n 征收v collect，chanrge The Empire levied heavy taxes upon its colonies. ration 定量 配給量 share, allowance v配給 分發(fā) allocate，share rebate 返回款 折扣 refund, repayment (debate爭(zhēng)論) The government uses tax rebate as a means to attract investment on this line. merchandise 商品 commodities, goods (merchant) commerce 商業(yè) （commence開始 著手v） Commerce flourished between the two friendly countries. enterprise 事業(yè) 企業(yè) The new enterprise will require additional staff and equipment. currency 通貨 通用 市價(jià) money, exchange We exchanged our currency at a bank in the airport. inventory 物品清單 庫存品 quota 限額 定額 portion, share tariff 關(guān)稅 關(guān)稅表 inflation 通貨膨脹 deal 交易 handle Do you deal with Smith, the butcher(屠夫)? yen 日元 cause 事業(yè) career The boy took pride in being a successor in the revolutionaty cause. consume 消費(fèi) 消耗 spend Americans consume a huge amount of sugar each year. disburse 支付 支出 分配 distribute (dis+burse錢包) On payday, the manager disburses our pay.