acting 代理的 substitutive inertia 慣性 慣量 discount 折扣n/vt reduction Mary gets an employee discount at the department store. audit 審查 查賬 censor The audit of the man's estate revealed unpaid taxes. shipment n裝船 出貨 surplus 過剩 剩余（物資）過剩的extra, excess The farmer's surplus grain was stored in silos(地窖). residue 殘余 remains, leftover, remnant account 戶頭 賬目 I have an account with the Midland Bank. bankruptcy 破產(chǎn) Sue couldn't pay her debts, so she declared bankruptcy. savings 儲蓄 collateral 抵押品 The Smiths used valuable jewelry as collateral for their loan. bill 鈔票 賬單 check 支票 coin 鑄幣 depreciate 貶值 （de壞+preci價值+ate） The US dollar has depreciated against the Japanese Yen. merge 合并 combine, amalgamate The two companies are goning to merge by the end of the year. reimburse 償還 pay back, refund(re重新 +im=in進入+burse錢包)" You should reimburse the taxi fee those strangers paid to get you t hospital. garner 儲存 store People began to garner food to prepare for the war. underestimate 低估 undervalue The width of the nation has long been underestimated before the recent investigation. exchange 兌換 交換 barter They exchange their labor for room and board. assess 估計 estimate, evaluate It took a while to assess the damage from the tornado. consolidate 合并 merge The two schools were consolidated to reduce costs. loan 貸款n 借vt lend Many colleges provide loans to students. refund 退還 償還 repay, pay back I will refund you the full of your fare. utility 效用 function, usefulness selection 選擇 choice option 選擇 取舍 choice, alternative economics 經(jīng)濟學 A committee was formed to study the economics of closing some military bases. output 產(chǎn)量 輸出量 turnout, yield goods 貨物 merchandise, commodity opportunity 機會 chance Opportunities favor those with prepared minds. benefit 利益 profit, interest Volunteer work benefits society. contract 契約 agreement lottery 獎券 抽獎 Marriage is just a lottery. Don't believed in the old man. transaction 交易 business, trade, deal budget 預算 做預算 The department's budget did not include money for electricity. We've budgeted $1,000 for advertising. patronage 贊助 資助 choose 選擇 select, pick You can choose the classes you want to take. choice 選擇 selection barter 易貨n/vt trade, exchange Before currency came into use, people uesd the barter（實物交易） system, exchanging goods directly for goods. purchase 購買v/n buy deposit 放置 存款 place, lay 押金n （draw 取款） Tom deposited his luggage in the hotel. commission 傭金 Our agents in other areas ususlly get a 3- 5% commission. ransom 賠償金 payment redemption "toll v鳴（鐘）ring, strike" For whom does the bell toll? charge 費用 收費 There is no charge for window-shopping. bond 公債 An inverse(反轉) relationship exists between the price of a bond and the interest rates. custom 進口稅 bonus 紅利 獎金 award, gift At the end of the year, the employees all received cash bonuses. interest 利息 means 錢 money You ought to live within your means. debt 債務 liability Bill is working very hard to get out of debt. fund 資金 基金 money 投資vt revenue 收入 income, returns, earnings