| account | to invest | purse |
| reward | to reward | to contribute |
| contribution | currency | foreign currency |
| to exchange/to change | exchange rate | allowance |
| economic | economical | to economise |
| cutback/cut | to purchase | mortgage |
| to take for granted | to waste | waste |
| poverty | deposit | to afford |
| portemonnee | investeren | rekening |
| bijdragen | belonen | beloning |
| buitenlands geld | munteenheid | bijdrage |
| toelage | wisselkoers | wisselen |
| bezuinigen | zuinig | economisch |
| hypotheek | kopen | bezuiniging |
| verspilling | verspillen | als vanzelfsprekend aannemen |
| zich veroorloven | aanbetaling | armoede |