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• above par
  выше номинала

  The stocks were selling above par at the stock exchange that day.
• almighty dollar
  всемогущий доллар

  Tom thinks that money is more important than anything else, and he spends his life chasing the almighty dollar.
• as phony as a three-dollar bill
  фальшивый, поддельный (как трёхдолларовая купюра)

  The woman, who was raising money for a children's playground, seemed to be as phony as a three-dollar bill.
• as sound as a dollar
  надёжный как доллар

  My father's company is very secure and dependable; in fact it is as sound as a dollar.
• at a premium
  более высокая цена (за уникальность)

  The tickets for the first night performance were selling at a premium.
• at all costs
  любой ценой

  He was determined to secure his treasures at all costs.
• balance the books/accounts
  подводить баланс

  The job of an accountant is to balance the books of his company.
• below par
  ниже номинальной стоимости

  The bonds of the oil company were selling at a price that was below par.
• bet one's bottom dollar
  быть совершенно уверенным в чем-либо

  Aleck could bet his bottom dollar that his baseball team would win the game.
• beyond one's means
  (жить) не по средствам

  This expensive cottage is very much beyond their means.
• bottom dollar
  последние деньги, последний доллар

  I needed a computer badly, and I had to spend my bottom dollar to get it.
• break the bank
  сорвать банк (выиграть все деньги в казино за игровым столом)

  The man in the casino broke the bank by winning all the money at a gambling table.
• buy (something) for a song
  купить что-либо очень дёшево, "купить за пятак"

  It's a very cheap house; we practically bought it for a song.
• by check
  (расплатиться) чеком

  Marion paid for her purchases by check.
• can take (something) to the bank
  что-либо, гарантирующее успех

  I am sure that we can very well take the new business project to the bank.
• cash in (something)
  обменять что-либо (купоны, облигации) на наличные деньги

  I went to the bank to cash in a large number of my savings bonds in order to get some money to buy a condominium.
• cash in on (something)
  зарабатывать на чём-либо

  A famous pop singer cashed in on her popularity in order to open a night club.
• cash on the barrelhead
  (платить) наличными деньгами

  I paid the salesman cash on the barrelhead for the second-hand furniture.
• cash-and-carry
  оплата покупки наличными

  In a cash-and-carry store goods are usually sold at lower prices.
• caught short
  (не иметь) необходимое количество денег

  Vivian was caught short and had to get a loan from a bank to pay her living expenses.
• cheapskate
  скряга

  Ron is a regular cheapskate; he hates spending money on books.
• chip in (money)
  вносить деньги, платить в складчину

  My friends and I decided to chip in some money to buy a birthday present for Lucy.
• chisel (someone) out of (something)
  вымогать у кого-либо что-либо

  A group of racketeers was chiseling small businesses out of their money.
• clean up
  получить кучу денег

  Joshua cleaned up at the state lottery last month.
• cold hard cash
  наличные (монеты, банкноты)

  Mr. Ackroyd bought a new car and paid cold hard cash for it.
• control the purse strings
  контролировать расход денег (в семье)

  My mother-in-law didn't earn money, but she controlled the purse strings in the family.
• cook the books
  составлять поддельный счёт, жульничать в расчётах

  They fired the accountant because he was cooking the books.
• cost a pretty penny
  стоить много денег, "влететь в копеечку"

  Last year we did up all the rooms in the house and it cost us a pretty penny.
• cut (someone) a check
  выписать кому-либо чек

  They cut the plumber a check for the work that he had done.
• cut (someone) off without a penny
  оставить кого-либо без копейки, лишать наследства

  Martha was determined to file for a divorce, but her husband threatened to cut her off without a penny.
• cut-rate
  сниженная цена

  Kevin's brother bought a cut-rate computer at the second-hand store.
• deadbeat
  человек, уклоняющийся от уплаты долгов

  My neighbor Rick Brown is a regular deadbeat; he never pays his debts.
• dime a dozen
  небольшая ценность чего-либо, "грош цена"

  Tim bought a few used magazines; they were a dime a dozen.
• dirt cheap
  очень дёшево

  The jeans Jim bought were dirt cheap and looked accordingly.
• dollar for dollar
  принимая во внимание стоимость

  Dollar for dollar, going to the Swiss Alps for a holiday is a good deal.