Vocabulary Intro received When you have received something

Vocabulary Intro

received • When you have received something, someone has given it or sent it to you. • The boys received some money for raking leaves in the yard. • What gifts have you received that were surprises?

account • If you have an account at a bank, you leave your money with the bank and take money out when you need it. • The girl opened a bank account with the money from her allowance. • Why would you keep money in an account at a bank instead of at home?

budget • A budget is a plan of how to spend money that you have. • I made a budget of how I would spend my money on my field trip. • For what kinds if things would you need to make a budget?

disappointed • When you are disappointed, you feel unhappy because something you hoped for did not happen. • He was disappointed, or sad, that he would not be able to buy the book. • When was a time you were disappointed?

chuckled • If you chuckled, you laughed quietly. • Her dad chuckled when he saw her tiny piggy bank. • What is something that you said and someone chuckled at it?

staring • If you were staring at something, you were looking at it for a long time. • The girl was staring at the money. Should she save it or spend it? • If you saw someone staring upward, what do you think you would do?

repeated • If you repeated something, you did it or said it again. • The car wash was such a big success that the class repeated it in May. • What is a task you repeated so that you could learn it?

fund • A fund is a collection of money that is raised from an activity and set aside for a special purpose. • The players got new shirts by raising money for the team fund. • How could students raise money for a special fund?