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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

What do these words mean?

hi everybody,

i recently heard about "short-list shopping" but i don't know what it means. also, what does "slack" in this sentence: "the slack is taken out of the household budget" mean?

please answer me if you know

i would appreciate it.

thanks
  

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I have no idea what "short-list shopping" means, either. Slack would mean extra - the part that wasn't designated for anything (except savings, perhaps). ), then I have $100 slack.

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  • I have no idea what "short-list shopping" means, either.
  • Slack would mean extra - the part that wasn't designated for anything (except savings, perhaps).
  • ), then I have $100 slack.
  • If my income gets cut, I will have to take out the slack.
  • I can't say it's a common term, but it's easily understoond.
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I have no idea what "short-list shopping" means, either.

Slack would mean extra - the part that wasn't designated for anything (except savings, perhaps).

If I hear $1000 a month, and my rent is $500, my utilities are $100, my food is $100, and I spend $200 on everything else (gas for my car, hair cuts, etc.), then I have $100 slack. If my income gets cut, I will have to take ou
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So "slack" is the money which is not being used at the present, but we can keep it as saving and use in the future right?
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Again, it's not a common word to describe this. That is how I would understand the writer: Any of the "extra" in the budget has been cut.
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