🇬🇧 Dough meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

“Dough” is a fun, slang word people use instead of saying “money.” When someone says, “I need more dough,” they don’t mean bread dough from the kitchen—they mean cash or coins to buy things. It’s a playful way to talk about money, like saying, “I’m saving my dough for something special.”

I’m saving my dough for something special, like a robot that does my chores and complains less than I do.

I hid my secret dough in a sock, but then my dad washed it and now it’s ‘clean money.’

I told my teacher I do homework for dough, and she said my payment is “good grades”; I want a refund.

My friend is so bad at saving dough, even his piggy bank wears a worried expression.

I asked Dad where all his dough went, and he pointed at me, my shoes, and my snack crumbs.

Tom found a jar of dough under the bed. He counted the dough, eyes bright. The dough was just enough for rent and bus fare. He tucked the last dough into his wallet, then walked to his neighbor and paid the old debt. The neighbor smiled; Tom breathed out, happy with his dough.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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