To ....... is to return to a normal condition after a period of trouble or difficulty
recover
To .... means to fall to a much lower level or amount, or decline.
drop
To .... means to grow rapidly, or be very successful as a business or trade.
boom
When you are not able to pay your debts, this is called ..........
bankruptcy
The business of buying and selling stocks and shares is called the ..... ......
stock market
To .... ....... ... means to help a person or a company that is in financial difficulty.
bail someone out
To .. ........ is to become insolvent, or without enough money to pay what you owe.
go bankrupt
A(n) .... is an amount of money that you borrow from a bank, financial institution, etc.
loan
A(n) ......... is a difficult time when there is less trade or business activity in a country than usual.
recession
To lend is to let someone borrow money or something that belongs to you for a short time.
lend
A long period during which there is very little business activity is the worst type of financial crisis and is known as an economic ..........
depression
A(n) .......... is something you buy, such as shares, bonds or profit, to make a long-term profit.
investment
...... describes the situation when a company has less money than it did before, for example because sales have gone down.
losses
A(n) ...... ...... happens when borrowing money becomes difficult because banks reduce the amount they lend and charge high interest rates.
credit crunch
All the money that you have saved, especially in a bank or financial institution is called .......
savings
A legal arrangement by which you borrow money from a bank in order to buy a house, and pay back the money over a period of years is called a(n) ........
mortgage
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