WATCH: Biden urges tax hike for wealthiest, 'tax system is not fair' | 2023 State of the Union
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audit
US / ˈɔ:dɪt /
•UK / ˈɔdɪt /
- noun
- Examining financial accounts to ensure accuracy
- verb
- To examine (finances) carefully for accuracy
price
US / praɪs /
•UK / praɪs /
- noun
- Person's name
- Cost of something in money
- verb
- To determine or set the cost of something
the
US / ðə /
•UK / ðə /
- article
- Used to refer to something already mentioned
- Used to show there is only one of something
- determiner
- Used to describe all of a family
one
US / wʌn /
•UK / wʌn /
- pronoun
- You; we; people in general; someone
- The thing or person previously referred to
- adjecitve
- Used to refer to people generally
- Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
- number
- Number 1
investment
US / ɪnˈvestmənt /
•UK / ɪnˈvɛstmənt /
- noun
- Something purchased hoping its value will increase
- Act of giving time, energy to see a future reward
year
US / jə: /
•UK / jɪr /
- noun
- Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- Used to refer to the age of a person
little
US / 'lɪtl /
•UK / ˈlɪtl /
- adjecitve
- Being short in length of time
- Not great in size, amount, or degree; small
- Being very young or younger than others
- adverb
- By an amount or degree that is not very much
- Not often; rarely
- noun
- A person's name
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
school
US / sku:l /
•UK / skul /
- adjecitve
- Being to do with schools and education
- noun
- Large group of fish that swim together
- Education of a child
- Building where you learn in classes with a teacher
- A particular belief or idea about something
- verb
- To teach or train someone to know or do something
fair
US / feə(r) /
•UK / fɛr /
- adjecitve
- Neither very good nor very bad; average
- (Of skin) light colored; not dark
- Quite good; quite a lot
- Treating all people the same way
- (Of hair) light colored; blonde
- (Of weather) sunny; not raining
- noun
- Event for companies to show their products
- Event to sell things to help a charity
rate
US / reɪt /
•UK / ret /
- noun
- Current price or cost of something
- Speed or frequency of events over time
- verb
- To assess something or consider its qualities
simply
US / ˈsɪmpli /
•UK / ˈsɪmpli /
- adverb
- In an easy or clear manner
crack
US / kræk /
•UK / kræk /
- noun
- Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- Unexpected and hard hit to the body
- Joke or impolite comment about something
- Sound that is short, unexpected and loud
- Small gap between two things or parts of things
- verb
- To attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- To hit someone or something hard and unexpectedly
- To tell (a joke)
- To solve a challenging problem or mystery
- To make a sound that is short, unexpected and loud
- To lose control, e.g. under pressure; break down
- To break so lines appear, but it is not in pieces
big
US / bɪɡ /
•UK / bɪɡ /
- adjecitve
- Popular
- Serious
- Large
less
US / les /
•UK / lɛs /
- adjecitve
- Smaller in amount or degree
- adverb
- To a smaller degree
- noun
- A smaller amount
- preposition
- With the subtraction of
term
US / tɜ:m /
•UK / tɚm /
- noun
- Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- Length of time something is expected to happen
- Fixed period of weeks for learning at school
- The (precise) name given to something
- verb
- To call; give a name to
let
US / let /
•UK / lɛt /
- verb
- To allow someone to do something
- Introducing a suggestion to do something together
- To rent a house, etc. to others
make
US / meɪk /
•UK / mek /
- noun
- Product made by a particular company; brand
- verb
- To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- To get to (a place) on time
- To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
- To create something by putting things together
- To earn a certain amount of money at a job
- To cause or force a person to do something
- To cause something to happen or be formed
love
US / lʌv /
•UK / lʌv /
- noun
- Person's name
- A very strong feeling of affection
- The person you care very deeply about
- Strong, deep emotional and sexual attraction
- verb
- To care for and like someone very strongly, deeply
- To like doing very much; enjoy greatly
- To feel a strong emotional and romantic attraction
outrageous
US / aʊtˈreɪdʒəs /
•UK / aʊtˈredʒəs /
- adjecitve
- Exceeding the usual limits; far too extreme
crisis
US / 'kraɪsɪs /
•UK / ˈkraɪsɪs /
- noun
- Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
anyway
US / ˈeniweɪ /
•UK / ˈɛniˌwe /
- adverb
- A word used to change the topic of a conversation
home
US / həʊm /
•UK / hom /
- adjecitve
- A sports team's own field or place of play
- adverb
- Into the correct or intended position
- noun
- House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- Institution for sick or elderly people
- Place where a person or a family lives
- Country where a person lives or was born
- Region that is native to peoples, plant or animals
- verb
- To move towards a particular target location
considerable
US / kənˈsɪdərəbl /
•UK / kənˈsɪdərəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Large in size, amount, or effect
job
US / dʒɒb /
•UK / dʒɑ:b /
- noun
- Something that must be done
- Regular work at which you earn money
responsible
US / rɪ'spɒnsəbl /
•UK / rɪˈspɑnsəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Being the cause of something that has occurred
- Having the duty of dealing with something
- Able to be trusted to do what needs to be done
oil
US / ɔɪl /
•UK / ɔɪl /
- noun
- A liquid used for frying foods
- Thick, black liquid in the ground used as fuel
- verb
- To add a liquid for frying foods
- To put liquid in a machine so it will run smoothly
under
US / ˈʌndə(r) /
•UK / ˈʌndɚ /
- adjecitve
- In the same place as another thing, but lower
- adverb
- In a lower quantity or price than expected
- preposition
- According to the terms of an agreement or law
- Managed or controlled by the authority of
- Being of a lesser quality or amount than expected
- Influenced or affected by something or someone
- Less or lower in age, amount, size or number
why
US / waɪ /
•UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /
- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
- exclamation
- (Used to express surprise or approval)
talk
US / tɔ:k /
•UK / tɔk /
- noun
- Style of speaking
- Discussion between two countries
- Giving information in front of people; lecture
- Saying things or ideas to someone with words
- verb
- To make a formal speech about something
- To say things or ideas to someone with words
well
US / wel /
•UK / wɛl /
- adjecitve
- Being in a fortunate, good condition or state
- Healthy and in good condition
- adverb
- In an acceptable, proper, or successful manner
- In a complete, total, or full manner
- A great and considerable degree
- In a successful way, in a good or satisfactory way
- exclamation
- Used to begin or continue a particular statement
- Used to show you want to start saying something
- Used to express that you are waiting for a reply
- You say this to change the topic of a conversation
- Used to indicate you are making a final remark
- noun
- Long deep hole in the ground to get water
- verb
- To cause your eyes to fill with tears
system
US / 'sɪstəm /
•UK / ˈsɪstəm /
- adjecitve
- Working in an organized, logical way
- noun
- Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
fortune
US / 'fɔ:tʃu:n /
•UK / ˈfɔrtʃən /
- noun
- What might happen to you in the future
- Chance or luck, particularly good luck
- Very large amount of money
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
fact
US / fækt /
•UK / fækt /
- noun
- Something that is known or proved to be true
lower
US / 'ləʊə(r) /
•UK / ˈlaʊɚ, laʊr /
- adjecitve
- In a position more near the bottom
- verb
- To move something downward to the ground
just
US / dʒʌst /
•UK / dʒʌst /
- adjecitve
- Proper or appropriate; as is deserved
- Doing or being what is right or fair
- Legally correct; having enough evidence
- adverb
- Almost; nearly
- Exactly at the time of
- Exactly (the same as, like)
begin
US / bɪ'ɡɪn /
•UK / ˈbeɡɪn /
- verb
- To do the first part of an action; to start
wealthy
US / ˈwelθi /
•UK / ˈwɛlθi /
- adjecitve
- Having a great quantity of money or property
report
US / rɪ'pɔ:t /
•UK / rɪˈpɔrt, ˈport /
- noun
- Account of the necessary facts and information
- The telling of news in the media
- Official statement about something
- verb
- To submit a report or bill to the government
- To write in a newspaper or speak on a news program
- To state something officially
- To officially present yourself to an authority
- To describe something by telling it to others
additional
US / əˈdɪʃənl /
•UK / ə'dɪʃənl /
- adjecitve
- Further or added
production
US / prəˈdʌkʃn /
•UK / prəˈdʌkʃən, pro- /
- noun
- Process of producing or growing food naturally
- Process of making something on a large scale
- Process of making a movie or TV show
should
US / ʃʊd /
•UK / ʃʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable
will
US / wɪl /
•UK / wɪl /
- noun
- Desire or choice of someone
- Document saying who gets your money when you die
- Strong desire to do something; determination
- Desire to do something; strong wish to do
- other
- Used with verbs to express the future
- verb
- To leave property to someone after your death
- To use mental effort to make something happen
- Am (is, are) likely to do
- To influence someone to do something
- To make something happen by strongly wanting it
domestic
US / dəˈmestɪk /
•UK / dəˈmɛstɪk /
- adjecitve
- British informal fight between husband and wife
- Concerning your own home or house
- Concerning or made in your own country
- noun
- Someone paid to help with housework in your house
too
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- adverb
- In addition, also; with emphasis
- Say that something is more than you want
nurse
US / nɜ:s /
•UK / nɜ:rs /
- noun
- Person trained to care for sick or injured people
- verb
- To care for and look after someone who is sick
- To keep holding a bad feeling about someone
- To drink/allow (baby) to drink milk from breast
attack
US / ə'tæk /
•UK / əˈtæk /
- noun
- Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
- verb
- To try to destroy, beat, or injure
use
US / ju:s /
•UK / ju:s /
- noun
- Ability to employ something
- Need to enable it to work
- Permission to do something with something
- Act of spending money
- Operation of a machine for its function
- verb
- To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
- To need to operate or work
- To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
- To treat a person badly
- To do something with, for a task or purpose
past
US / pɑ:st /
•UK / pæst /
- adjecitve
- No longer current or new
- adverb
- So as to go beyond, or further than something
- noun
- Time that existed before now, e.g. long ago
- preposition
- After a particular time
- At a later point in distance; beyond
shareholder
US / ˈʃeəhəʊldə(r) /
•UK / ˈʃerhoʊldə(r) /
- noun
- Someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation
afraid
US / əˈfreɪd /
•UK / əˈfred /
- adjecitve
- Worried that something bad will happen; scared
enthusiastic
US / ɪnˌθju:ziˈæstɪk /
•UK / ɛnˌθuziˈæstɪk /
- adjecitve
- Excited and interested in something
global
US / ˈgləʊbl /
•UK / ˈgloʊbl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
- Of, affecting, or involving the entire world
rewarding
US / rɪˈwɔ:dɪŋ /
•UK / rɪˈwɔ:rdɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- (Of job, etc.) giving a feeling of being worthwhile
- verb
- To give something because of someone's good work
- To give someone money for helping the police
- To give someone satisfaction for what they did
many
US / 'menɪ /
•UK / ˈmɛni /
- determiner
- Used to refer a large number of things
folk
US / fəʊk /
•UK / fok /
- adjecitve
- (Of ordinary people) not sophisticated
- noun
- Ordinary common people
tax
US / tæks /
•UK / tæks /
- noun
- Money taken by a government from its people
- verb
- To require a lot of physical or mental effort
- (Government) to take money from a country's people
proposal
US / prəˈpəʊzl /
•UK / prəˈpozəl /
- noun
- Act of asking someone to marry you
- Offer or plan to people who can decide about it
corporation
US / ˌkɔ:pəˈreɪʃn /
•UK / ˌkɔːrpəˈreɪʃn /
- noun
- Big company or a combination of several companies
that
US / ðæt /
•UK / ðæt, ðət /
- adjecitve
- The person or thing being talked about
- Used to identify something both the speakers know
- adverb
- Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
- To such a degree
- conjunction
- Used to connect a noun clause
- Used to introduce an adverbial clause
- Used to introduce a noun clause
- determiner
- Used as a noun to refer to something
- pronoun
- Referring an object far away
- Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’
about
US / ə'baʊt /
•UK / əˈbaʊt /
- adverb
- To be ready to; going to
- Nearly; approximately; roughly
- Near; next to; close to
- In every direction; in the area of
- preposition
- Concerning or of (a topic)
number
US / ˈnʌmbə(r) /
•UK / ˈnʌmbɚ /
- noun
- Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- Particular song or dance performed during a show
- Total quantity or amount of things
- verb
- To put numbers on things
- To assign a sequence within a group, series, set
- To claim to be part of a larger group, series, set
energy
US / 'enədʒɪ /
•UK / ˈɛnədʒi /
- noun
- Physical or mental strength
exceed
US / ɪk'si:d /
•UK / ɪkˈsid /
- verb
- To be greater in number, degree than something
- To go above or beyond a limit or rule
least
US / li:st /
•UK / list /
- adverb
- In the smallest or lowest way
- noun
- Something that is of the lowest or smallest degree
shut
US / ʃʌt /
•UK / ʃʌt /
- verb
- To stop being open for business
- To close something, e.g. a door
down
US / daʊn /
•UK / daʊn /
- adjecitve
- Being sad, sick, or unhappy
- Not operating, working, or functioning as expected
- adverb
- In a sitting or lying position
- Towards or on the ground, floor, or bottom
- Written or copied onto a piece of paper or book
- noun
- A period of play in American Football
- The soft, smooth hairs that cover a bird's body
- preposition
- Along something's path, course, or direction
- Going from a higher position to a lower position
- verb
- To eat or drink very quickly and without stopping
president
US / ˈprezɪdənt /
•UK / ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt /
- noun
- Person in charge of a country, or organization
profit
US / 'prɒfɪt /
•UK / 'prɑ:fɪt /
- noun
- Benefit from doing something
- Money earned from sales, after costs are deducted
- verb
- To be a benefit to someone
- To earn money from something
own
US / əʊn /
•UK / on /
- adjecitve
- Belong to oneself
- determiner
- Yours, his, hers, etc.; not belonging to another
- pronoun
- (Something) belong to myself
- verb
- To have something as your property
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
right
US / raɪt /
•UK / raɪt /
- adjecitve
- Correct or true
- The south side of you looking at the rising sun
- adverb
- Exactly in a place or time
- Being appropriate for a particular event
- In a straight or direct manner
- noun
- Something you are legally or morally allowed to do
- Ideal of what is just and good
- Political view based on conservatism
- verb
- To fix something previously wrong or unjust
- To make upright, as a boat that has turned over
propose
US / prə'pəʊz /
•UK / prəˈpoz /
- verb
- To make an offer of marriage
- To offer or put forward an idea for consideration
company
US / 'kʌmpənɪ /
•UK / ˈkʌmpəni /
- noun
- Good feeling from being with someone else
- A business that sells things or provides services
- Guests, especially in your home
- Being with another person rather than alone
crystal
US / 'krɪstl /
•UK / ˈkrɪstəl /
- noun
- A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
- Rock with regularly repeating internal structure
- Person's name
administration
US / ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn /
•UK / ædˌmɪnɪˈstreʃən /
- noun
- Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
- The work of running something, e.g. a business
- People managing a business, government etc.
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
lot
US / lɒt /
•UK / lɑt /
- noun
- What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- A group of people seen together
- Item for sale at an auction
- Small area of land used for a purpose e.g. parking
reduce
US / rɪ'dju:s /
•UK / rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus /
- verb
- To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
- To make something smaller in size, amount, level
and
US / ənd /
•UK / ənd, ən,ænd /
- conjunction
- Used to refer to two or more things
- Plus; in addition; on top of that
- Used to introduce an action that follows another
couple
US / 'kʌpl /
•UK / ˈkʌpəl /
- noun
- Two people in a romantic relationship
- Two of something; two people; a pair
- verb
- To join something to something else
- (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
- To put two people or things together
beyond
US / bɪ'jɒnd /
•UK / biˈɑnd, bɪˈjɑnd /
- adverb
- On or to the farther side
- In addition to
- preposition
- Later in time than
- Out of the limits of
another
US / əˈnʌðə(r) /
•UK / əˈnʌðɚ /
- adjecitve
- One more, but not this
- determiner
- One more added
- pronoun
- One more (thing)
keep
US / ki:p /
•UK / kip /
- noun
- Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
- Money spent on you so you can live in a place
- verb
- To continue doing something; not to stop
- To stop balls going in a goal in sports
- To not give back or return something
- (Of food) to not spoil or not rot
- To take possession of something to own, e.g. a pet
- To have and continue to hold something
- To do something that you have promised or agreed
- To stay in a certain place or condition
- To maintain the rules
back
US / bæk /
•UK / bæk /
- adjecitve
- Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
- adverb
- Have returned to a place you were before
- noun
- The part of a chair that the upper body leans upon
- Location at the rear of something
- The reverse of side something
- Area on the rear of your body
- verb
- To bet money on something
- To go backwards in a car
- To support and encourage someone or some cause
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
share
US / ʃeə(r) /
•UK / ʃɛr /
- noun
- Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
- verb
- To divide something between two or more people
- To allow others to use your things equally
- To give information, etc. to someone
buyback
US / ˈbaɪbæk /
•UK / ˈbaɪˌbæk /
- verb
ward
US / wɔ:d /
•UK / wɔ:rd /
- noun
- Person's name
- Child legally protected and cared for by a court
- Section or part of a town or city
- Separate part or area of a hospital
midst
US / mɪdst /
•UK / mɪdst, mɪtst /
- noun
- Middle area or part of something
large
US / lɑ:dʒ /
•UK / lɑ:rdʒ /
- adjecitve
- Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
finally
US / ˈfaɪnəli /
•UK / ˈfaɪnəli /
- adverb
- used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- After a long time or some difficulty
refinery
US / rɪˈfaɪnəri /
•UK / rɪˈfaɪnəri /
- noun
- Industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
decade
US / ˈdekeɪd /
•UK / ˈdɛkˌed, dɛˈked /
- noun
- Period of 10 years
federal
US / 'fedərəl /
•UK / ˈfɛdərəl, ˈfɛdrəl /
- adjecitve
- Consisting of several united states
notice
US / 'nəʊtɪs /
•UK / ˈnotɪs /
- noun
- Time by when you must leave, e.g. if you are fired
- Paper with an announcement, e.g. pinned to a board
- verb
- To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
clear
US / klɪə(r) /
•UK / klɪr /
- adjecitve
- Empty; without anything in it or on it
- Being certain and without doubt
- Being without any streaks, spots, or cracks
- Easy to understand; well-explained; obvious
- adverb
- Completely; entirely; through the whole of
- Away from; free from
- verb
- To recover from or remove a problem
- To get rid of the entire contents of
- To give permission for something to happen
- To make a place or surface empty by removing
- To prove that someone is not guilty or to blame
cheat
US / tʃi:t /
•UK / tʃit /
- noun
- One who is unfaithful to their wife, partner etc.
- One who lies or breaks rules to get what they want
- verb
- To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
- To escape death or harm, through luck or skill
- To get something by deceit; break a rule/law
his
US / hɪz /
•UK / hɪz /
- pronoun
- Something belonging to a male person
with
US / wɪð /
•UK / wɪð, wɪθ /
- preposition
- As an employee of a certain company
- Against something or someone
- By using something as a means
- Due to; because of
- Including
- Possessing as a feature
- Related to
- (Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
- Used to express that people or things are together
plan
US / plæn /
•UK / plæn /
- noun
- Drawing of how something should be done or made
last
US / lɑ:st /
•UK / læst /
- adjecitve
- Most recent; the latest
- The one before
- adverb
- Final; with nothing following; after all others
- Most recent; the latest
- determiner
- The one at the end
- verb
- To remain or continue for a certain period of time
increase
US / ɪn'kri:s /
•UK / ɪnˈkris /
- noun
- Fact of increasing; amount something grows by
- verb
- To make or become larger in size or amount
have
US / həv /
•UK / hæv /
- verb
- To drink, smoke, eat or use something
- To experience the effects of something
- To organize an event, or join in an activity
- To own, possess, or hold something
- To cause to happen or produce a particular effect
know
US / nəʊ /
•UK / noʊ /
- verb
- To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- To feel sure or be convinced about something
- To discover or be aware of something
- To be able to distinguish
- To have knowledge of things
corporate
US / ˈkɔ:pərət /
•UK / ˈkɔrpərɪt, ˈkɔrprɪt /
- adjecitve
- Concerning (usually large) companies
encourage
US / ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ /
•UK / ɛnˈkɚrɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr- /
- verb
- To increase the chance of something happening
- To make someone more determined or confident
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
agree
US / əˈgri: /
•UK / əˈɡri /
- verb
- To have the same opinion as someone else
taxpayer
US / ˈtækspeɪə(r) /
•UK / ˈtæksˌpeɚ /
- noun
- Person who pays taxes
pay
US / peɪ /
•UK / pe /
- noun
- Money you receive from your job, work, etc.
- verb
- To give money for goods or work done
- To give (attention, respect, etc.) to
- To be punished or suffer for something you did
- To make (a visit) to a person or place
work
US / wɜ:k /
•UK / wɚk /
- adjecitve
- Activity completed in order to make money
- noun
- The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- Everything created by an author, artist, musician
- Activity you do in order to make money
- Place of employment
- Final product or result of a some labor or effort
- verb
- To bring into a specific state of success
- To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
- To do your job in your company or workplace
- To make an effort to do something
- To operate a machine or device
billion
US / ˈbɪljən /
•UK / ˈbɪljən /
- noun
- Number 1,000,000,000
wealth
US / welθ /
•UK / wɛlθ /
- noun
- Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
- Great quantity, amount, or number of something
america
US / ə'merɪkə /
•UK / əˈmɛrɪkə /
- noun
- The United States of America; North America and/or South America
loophole
US / ˈlu:phəʊl /
•UK / ˈlu:phoʊl /
- noun
- Error when making rules allowing people to avoid
close
US / kləʊz /
•UK / kloʊz /
- adjecitve
- Almost; near
- (Of a friend) well-known; liked by others
- Being near or related
- Similar; nearly the same
- verb
- To come progressively nearer to something
- To end; to bring to an end
- To make something shut; stop from being open
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
quadruple
US / kwɒ'dru:pl /
•UK / kwɑˈdrupəl, -ˈdrʌpəl, ˈkwɑdrʊpəl /
- verb
- To make or become four times bigger in number
penny
US / ˈpeni /
•UK / ˈpɛni /
- noun
- Person's name
- Small coin worth 1/100th of a pound
- A small amount of British money
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
firefighter
US / ˈfaɪəfaɪtə(r) /
•UK / ˈfaɪərfaɪtə(r) /
- noun
- Person whose job is stopping and putting out fires
dollar
US / ˈdɒlə(r) /
•UK / ˈdɑ:lə(r) /
- noun
- A basic unit of money equal to 100 cent
law
US / lɔ: /
•UK / lɔ /
- noun
- Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- A rule made and enforced by a government
- System or rules made by the government
record
US / 'rekɔ:d /
•UK / ˈrekərd /
- noun
- Highest or most extreme level achieved
- Round plastic disc on which music has been stored
- History of a person's past actions or achievements
- verb
- To indicate a temperature, speed, etc.; register
- To write down or say what happened
- To put music, sounds onto a device to store it
zero
US / ˈzɪərəʊ /
•UK / ˈzɪroʊ /
- noun
- Temperature when water turns to ice
- number
- Number 0
- verb
- To set a scale or other device to show 0
cut
US / kʌt /
•UK / kʌt /
- noun
- Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- Small opening made using a sharp object, knife
- A wound on someone's skin caused by a sharp object
- verb
- To reduce the size or amount of something
- To use knife or scissors to divide, open surfaces
minimum
US / ˈmɪnɪməm /
•UK / ˈmɪnəməm /
- noun
- Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
fiscally
US / /
•UK / /
- adverb
- Concerning government spending and taxing
now
US / naʊ /
•UK / naʊ /
- adverb
- At the present time or moment
- Right away or in the next possible moment
- Used to refer to something that just happened
- Time between the present and a moment in the past
- conjunction
- Resulting from or because of something
stock
US / stɒk /
•UK / stɑk /
- adjecitve
- (E.g. of a response) standard; usual; not original
- noun
- Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- Tasty liquid added to stews, soups etc.
- Merchandise; goods kept by a business for sale
- Piece of a business, bought in the form of shares
- verb
- To keep some of, as items for sale
ought
US / ˈɔːt /
•UK / ˈɑːt /
- verb
- Used to indicate duty or correctness, typically when criticizing someone's actions
nobody
US / ˈnəʊbədi /
•UK / ˈnoʊbədi /
- pronoun
- No person; no one; not any person
avoid
US / ə'vɔɪd /
•UK / əˈvɔɪd /
- verb
- To prevent from happening
- To stay away from
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
finish
US / ˈfɪnɪʃ /
•UK / ˈfɪnɪʃ /
- noun
- End of something; completion
- Final coat (of paint) applied to a surface
- verb
- To use or consume all of something
- To reach the end; to complete something
- To put a final surface (e.g. paint) on something
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
ceo
US / ˌsiː iː ˈəʊ /
•UK / ˌsiː iː ˈoʊ /
- abbreviation
- CEO for Chief Operating Officer