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ESLPod_0499_WE_0672 Marrying a Gold Digger The word "grand," in this podcast, means one thousand dollars: "You can't buy a home in this neighborhood for less than 400 grand." The word "grand" also means very big or fancy: "They live in a grand old house on the hill." The word "grand" can mean ambitious, or with a lot of plans for the future: "Camilo has grand plans to become a medical researcher and find the cure for cancer." The phrase "the grand total" is the final sum of many numbers: "The apples are $1.57, the carrots are $1.36, and the potatoes are $3.64, for a grand total of $6.57." Finally, the phrase "the grand old age of (number)" is used to talk about very old people: "We had a big party when our great-grandfather reached the grand old age of 98."

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ESLPod 499 grand Money

Id	ESLPod_0499_WE_0672
Episode Id	ESLPod 499
Episode Title	Marrying a Gold Digger
Phrase	grand
Text	The word "grand," in this podcast, means one thousand dollars: "You can't buy a home in this neighborhood for less than 400 grand." The word "grand" also means very big or fancy: "They live in a grand old house on the hill." The word "grand" can mean ambitious, or with a lot of plans for the future: "Camilo has grand plans to become a medical researcher and find the cure for cancer." The phrase "the grand total" is the final sum of many numbers: "The apples are $1.57, the carrots are $1.36, and the potatoes are $3.64, for a grand total of $6.57." Finally, the phrase "the grand old age of (number)" is used to talk about very old people: "We had a big party when our great-grandfather reached the grand old age of 98."
Topics	Money

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