Money collocations

make win
earn raise donate find
withdraw steal

save lose
spend pay back invest
lend waste borrow
inherit owe

1. Match the collocation with the correct definition

earn a) receive money from somebody who has died
raise b) take money out of a bank account
donate c) use money on something you dont ne
steal d) buy e.g. shares in a company
win e) give sb money that they must return
find f) get money from people for a purpose
lose g) give money to an organization
spend h) keep money for future use
save i) give money back to sb you borrowed from
lend j) give/pay money for something
borrow k) not have any longer; not gain
invest l) have to pay sb the money they gave you
withdraw m) get money by working
waste n) take money from sb without permission
inherit o) get money in the lottery, quiz show etc.
pay back p) get money from sb that you must return
owe q) discover by chance
 2. Write the opposites
2 3. Write the synonyms
a) lend
a) make
b) lose (2)
b) gain
c) spend (2)
c) collect
d) donate
d) give back
e) pay back
e) put aside
f) waste
f) be in debt
g) deposit
g) mug -

4. Gap fill exercise use some of the verbs from above in the correct form

a) Ian __________ some money in the book he had taken from the library.

b) How much money did your parents __________ you for the car?

c) You should be careful when you ___________ money from an ATM, because
someone might be behind you planning to __________ it from you.

d) When her father died, she ____________ 1,000,000.

e) Peter ______________ jackpot and he _______________ all the money within

a year.

f) My uncle ____________ money for rainy days all his life. He _________ as
little as possible.

g) When I was a student I had to _______________ lots of money from the bank.
I __________ all the money back last year, so now I dont _______ the bank
anything.
h) When I was younger, I _______________ some money in a company. It was a
smart move since they have been very successful and Im a rich man now.

Created by Gordana Popovic