| A | B |
| Destitute | very poor |
| Colleague | a person who works with others |
| Fiscal | having to do with money or financial matters |
| Fiscal | having to do with money matters and finances of a government |
| Mortgage | a loan in which a pledge of property is given as a guarantee that the loan will be repaid |
| Mortgage | to pledge property as a guarantee that a loan will be repaid |
| Default | failure to do what is required; failure to repay a debt or fulfill an obligation |
| Default | to fail to repay a debt or fulfill an obligation |
| Collateral | something of value given to a lender of money as a guarantee that the loan will be repaid |
| Investment | something that is bought to earn more money |
| Investment | the act of putting money into something in order to earn more money |
| Opulence | great riches or wealth |
| Appreciate | to understand the worth, value, or quality of something; to rise in value or price |
| Appreciate | to rise in value or price |
| Depreciate | to lose value or to drop in price |