Financial

Nis forNickel (coin)

A nickel is the slang name for a coin from America or Canada, equivalent to one twentieth of a dollar, or five cents.

Pis forPay

You pay someone when you give them money because they provided some kind of goods or services to you. Most people get paid every week because they work at a job, and they get paid for what they do in their job.

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Pis forPence

Pence is another word for pennies, or the plural of penny.

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Pis forPenny

A penny is another name for one cent.

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Pis forPiggy bank

A piggy bank or money box is a container you use to store coins, and are usually used by children to save money. Piggy banks can be any shape but are most commonly shaped like a pig. They have a slot in the top to put coins in, and an opening at the bottom to get them out again.

Financial, Containers

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Pis forPound

The word pound can have several meanings. It could mean to hit something hard, many times, for example "he pounded the meat to tenderize it". It could mean a unit of British money, equaling 100 pence. It might also mean a unit of weight, abbreviated to lb, equalling 0.453kg, or 0.373kg for precious metals. The picture is of a pound of flour.

Financial, Units of measurement

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Pis forPrice

A price is the amount of money that is needed to buy something. You might buy goods, like the lantern in the picture, or you might buy services, like paying someone to mow your lawn. A price might not always be measured in money, but can also be measured in other goods and services.

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Qis forQuarter (coin)

A quarter is an American or Canadian coin that is worth a quarter dollar, or twenty five cents.

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Sis forSell

You sell something when you give it to someone else in exchange for some money. The man in the picture is in a shop selling some goods to a customer. The opposite of sell is buy. The past tense of sell is sold.

Financial, Verbs