Money & Finance

Talking about pounds, pence, and being skint

소개

돈이 세상을 움직이죠. 영국인들은 돈에 대해——특히 돈이 '없다'는 것에 대해——다채로운 어휘를 만들어냈어요. "quid(파운드의 일상 표현)"부터 "skint(한 푼도 없는)"까지, 이 단어들은 개인 재정에 대한 실용적이고 종종 유머러스한 접근을 보여줘요.

영국 돈 슬랭의 재미있는 점은 계층을 초월한다는 거예요. "quid"는 시장 상인부터 국회의원까지 다 써요. "Skint"는 사회적 경계를 넘어 누구나 공감하는 상태예요——우리 모두 그런 적 있잖아요.

이 단어들의 유래는 라틴 상인부터 코크니 시장 상인까지 영국의 상업 역사를 반영해요. 이 챕터에서는 더치페이부터 연봉 이야기까지, 영국 일상생활에 꼭 필요한 돈 관련 어휘를 배워봅시다.

테마

이 챕터의 모든 영어 슬랭 (94)

• Quid British pound sterling (informal)
• Fiver A five pound note
• Tenner A ten pound note
• Bob One shilling (historical); still used idiomatically
• Dosh Money, cash
• Readies Ready cash, money on hand
• Lolly Money
• Wonga Money, cash
• Brassic Broke, having no money
• Loaded Very wealthy, having lots of money
• Hard Up Short of money, financially struggling
• Strapped Short of money, financially tight
• Splash Out To spend money extravagantly
• Blow To spend money quickly or wastefully
• Cough Up To reluctantly pay or hand over money
• Fork Out To pay, often reluctantly or for something expensive
• Shell Out To pay out money, especially reluctantly
• Rip-off A fraudulent overcharge or swindle
• Pricey Expensive
• Steep Expensive, high-priced
• Dear Expensive (British)
• Cheap as Chips Very inexpensive, a great bargain
• Cost a Bomb Very expensive
• Cost an Arm and a Leg Extremely expensive
• Make a Killing To make a lot of money quickly
• Earn a Crust To earn a living, make money to survive
• Penny Pinching Extremely frugal, stingy with money
• Tight Stingy, unwilling to spend
• Splurge To spend money freely and extravagantly
• Broke Having no money
• Buck A dollar (American)
• Grand One thousand pounds/dollars
• Quid Pro Quo Something given in exchange for something else
• Piggy Bank A container for saving coins; personal savings
• Pay Through the Nose To pay an excessive amount
• Bread Money
• Dough Money
• skint having no money
• Daylight robbery Shamelessly excessive pricing, a rip-off
• Quids in In profit, in a favorable financial position
• Money for old rope Easy money, profit for minimal effort
• Get down to brass tacks To focus on the essential, practical details
• Not worth tuppence Worthless, of no value
• Money doesn't grow on trees Money is not unlimited; it must be earned
• Penny pincher A person who is excessively frugal or stingy
• Rolling in it Very wealthy, having lots of money
• Bread and butter Basic income or livelihood; core business
• Flush Having plenty of money (temporarily)
• Foot the bill To pay for something, especially the total cost
• Going rate The current standard price or fee
• Make ends meet To earn just enough money to cover basic expenses
• Nest egg Savings set aside for the future
• Paid peanuts Paid a very small, inadequate amount
• Pretty penny A large amount of money
• Raking it in Making a lot of money, especially quickly
• Save for a rainy day To save money for future emergencies or needs
• Tight-fisted Very unwilling to spend money, miserly
• Tighten one's belt To spend less money, economize
• Time is money Time is valuable and shouldn't be wasted
• Worth one's weight in gold Extremely valuable or useful
• Coining it Making a lot of money quickly
• Dirt cheap Extremely inexpensive
• Bank on To rely or depend on something happening
• In the red In debt, losing money
• In the black Profitable, having positive balance
• Come into money To inherit or suddenly receive money
• Bet your bottom dollar To be absolutely certain about something
• Pinch pennies To be very careful with money, to economize strictly
• Brass Money (Northern British)
• Loadsamoney Ostentatious display of wealth
• Wedge A large amount of money
• Bung A bribe or illicit payment
• Spondulicks Money, cash
• Filthy Lucre Money, especially dishonestly gained
• Flat Broke Completely without money
• Strapped for Cash Short of money
• On the House Free, paid for by the establishment
• Go Dutch Split the bill equally
• Chip In Contribute money to a shared cost
• Whip Round Collection of money from a group
• Rake It In Make a lot of money quickly
• Bailout Financial rescue
• Rainy Day Fund Emergency savings
• Breadwinner Main household earner
• Tighten Your Belt Reduce spending
• Money Pit Something that constantly drains money
• Golden Parachute Executive severance package
• Windfall Unexpected financial gain
• Slush Fund Secret fund for improper purposes
• Seed Money Initial funding for a venture
• Black Market Illegal trade
• Under the Table Payment avoiding tax/records
• Cash in Hand Untaxed cash payment
• Bottom Line Final profit/loss; essential point