to get something by buying, earning or learning it
- Similar:
- obtain
- Opposite:
- abandon
Core level · Year 5
wasteful
adjective
using more than you need or throwing things away carelessly
Her wasteful use of paper upset the art teacher.
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More work & money words
a person who does something for fun, not as a job
- Similar:
- beginner
- Opposite:
- expert
something bought for less than its usual price, or an agreement
- Similar:
- deal
a shop or company that buys and sells things, or trade
- Similar:
- company
- Opposite:
- leisure
a person who is applying for a job or standing in a vote or exam
- Similar:
- applicant
a group chosen to make decisions or organise something
- Similar:
- board
a business, or a group of people together
- Similar:
- firm
- Opposite:
- solitude
to put something down or place it somewhere safe
- Similar:
- place
- Opposite:
- remove