Vocabulary Bank

a sum of money saved for future use

something that costs far more than it is worth

small-scale amateur fundraising, usually of home-baked cakes

to be temporarily short of money

systematically taken apart or shut down

a rule applied differently to two comparable groups

spend more than you can genuinely afford

earn just enough to cover your basic outgoings

with very little money

the running costs of an organisation (salaries, offices, admin)

unwilling to take chances

deprived of an essential resource — here, funding for overheads

not-for-profit / voluntary organisations, as distinct from business or government

to have no money at all (informal)

to have a positive bank balance / to be in profit

to owe money, to be overdrawn

to receive a very low salary

to have plenty of money

to pay a large or reluctant sum for something

to grow it large enough to match the size of the problem

spend a lot of money on something, often as a treat