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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| receivable | x/xx | Noun, Noun | 
| accounts receivable | x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| debt | / | Noun | 
| recovery | x/x | Noun | 
| insolvency | x/xx | Noun | 
| accounts payable | x//xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| bankruptcy | /xx | Noun | 
| collections | x/x | Noun | 
| bank balance | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| billing | /x | Noun | 
| default | x/ | Noun | 
| accrual | x/x | Noun | 
| liabilities | xx/xx | Noun | 
| factor | /x | Noun | 
| debtor in possession | /xxx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| credit history | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| breakage | /x | Noun | 
| credit | /x | Noun | 
| charge account | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| assets | /x | Noun | 
| overdraft | /xx | Noun | 
| overhead | /x/ | Noun | 
| business | /x | Noun | 
| account | x/ | Noun | 
| goodwill | // | Noun | 
| discount | x/ | Noun | 
| debenture | x/x | Noun | 
| bloodbath | /x | Noun | 
| execution | xx/x | Noun | 
| red ink | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| balance | /x | Noun | 
| compensation | xx/x | Noun | 
| impound | x/ | Noun | 
| prepayment | x/x | Noun | 
| books | / | Noun | 
| statement of affairs | /x/x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| impairment | x/x | Noun | 
| carryback | /xx | Noun | 
| setoff | /x | Noun | 
| carryforward | /xxx | Noun | 
| solvency | /xx | Noun | 
| credit rating | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| financing | x/x | Noun | 
| risk | / | Noun | 
| division | x/x | Noun | 
| lien | / | Noun | 
| balance sheet | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| abstinence | /xx | Noun | 
| depreciation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| collateral | x/xx | Noun | 
| foreclosure | x/x | Noun | 
| penalty | /xx | Noun | 
| overage | /xx | Noun | 
| maturity | x/xx | Noun | 
| wear and tear | /// | Phrase, Noun | 
| extension | x/x | Noun | 
| cost of money | ///x | Phrase, Noun | 
| bookkeeping | /xx | Noun | 
| accountancy | x/xx | Noun | 
| bullet | /x | Noun | 
| contractual | x/xx | Adjective | 
| financials | x/x | Noun | 
| fail | / | Verb | 
| funds | / | Noun | 
| bank draft | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| account book | x// | Phrase, Noun | 
| credit limit | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| lapping | /x | Noun | 
| provision | x/x | Noun | 
| reimbursement | xx/x | Noun | 
| credit line | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| surplus | /x | Noun | 
| holiday | /xx | Noun | 
| working capital | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| haircut | /x | Noun | 
| bankroll | /x | Noun | 
| drawdown | /x | Noun | 
| loan | / | Noun | 
| abominable | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| abuse | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| abusive | x/x | Adjective | 
| ache | / | Noun, Verb | 
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| adverse | x/ | Adjective | 
| affliction | x/x | Noun | 
| agreeable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| ailing | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| ailment | /x | Noun | 
| amiss | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| angry | /x | Adjective, Verb | 
| annoying | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb | 
| appalling | x/x | Adjective | 
| arrears | x/ | Adjective | 
| ashamed | x/ | Adjective | 
| astray | x/ | Adverb | 
| atrocious | x/x | Adjective | 
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| awkward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| awry | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| badness | /x | Noun | 
| barely | /x | Adverb | 
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| beastly | /x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| believe | x/ | Verb | 
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| black | / | Adjective, Name, Verb | 
| blame | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| bleak | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| bond | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| bondage | /x | Noun | 
| boring | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| borrow | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| breath | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| broke | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| brute | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| bum | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| burden | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| can | / | Verb, Noun | 
| capital | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| catastrophic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| cease | / | Verb, Noun | 
| cheap | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| cheesy | /x | Adjective | 
| chess | / | Noun | 
| claim | / | Noun, Verb | 
| clergyman | /xx | Noun | 
| cleric | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| clumsy | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| company | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| convertible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| corky | /x | Name, Adjective | 
| corrupt | x/ | Adjective, Verb | 
| counterfeit | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| coupon | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| cow | / | Noun, Verb | 
| crap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| crappy | /x | Adjective | 
| credence | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| creditor | /xx | Noun | 
| crime | / | Noun, Verb | 
| critical | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| cruel | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| crummy | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| culpability | xx/xx | Noun | 
| currency | /xx | Noun | 
| damaged | /x | Adjective | 
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective | 
| dark | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| deadlocked | /x | Adjective | 
| dean | / | Noun, Verb | 
| debit | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| debtor | /x | Noun | 
| decomposed | xx/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| deen | / | Noun | 
| defective | x/x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| deferred | x/ | Adjective, Noun | 
| deficient | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| deficit | /xx | Noun | 
| degenerate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| degraded | x/x | Adjective | 
| deleterious | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| delinquent | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| demand | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| denominated | x/xxx | Verb, Adjective | 
| deplorable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| depressed | x/ | Adjective | 
| despicable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| deteriorated | x/xxxx | Verb | 
| detrimental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| devastating | /xxx | Adjective | 
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun | 
| din | / | Noun, Verb | 
| dine | / | Verb, Noun | 
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| dirty | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| disadvantageous | xxx/x | Adjective | 
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| disappointing | xx/x | Adjective | 
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective | 
| discharge | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| disease | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| disgusting | x/x | Adjective | 
| dismal | /x | Adjective | 
| disorderly | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| disrepair | xx/ | Noun, Verb | 
| disruptive | x/x | Adjective | 
| distressing | x/x | Adjective | 
| docs | / | Noun | 
| dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| doubtful | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective | 
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective | 
| dreadful | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| dubious | /xx | Adjective | 
| dumb | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| durum | /x | Noun | 
| duty | /x | Noun | 
| egregious | x/x | Adjective | 
| embarrassed | x/x | Adjective | 
| equity | /xx | Noun | 
| erg | / | Noun, Verb | 
| erroneous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| error | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective | 
| exits | /x | Noun | 
| expenditure | x/xx | Noun | 
| expense | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| failure | /x | Noun | 
| faith | / | Noun, Adverb | 
| false | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun | 
| faltering | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| fat | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| fateful | /x | Adjective | 
| fault | / | Noun, Verb | 
| faulty | /x | Adjective | 
| fearful | /x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| few | / | Noun | 
| fierce | / | Adjective, Adverb | 
| filthy | /x | Adjective, Verb | 
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| flawed | / | Adjective | 
| forged | / | Adjective | 
| forgiveness | x/x | Noun | 
| fort | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fortune | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| foul | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| freaky | /x | Adjective | 
| frightful | /x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| ghastly | /x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| girl | / | Noun, Verb | 
| gloomy | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| goodness | /x | Noun | 
| grainy | /x | Adjective | 
| grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| great | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| gross | / | Adjective, Name, Verb | 
| gruesome | /x | Adjective | 
| guarantee | xx/ | Noun, Verb | 
| guilt | / | Noun, Verb | 
| guilty | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| hairy | /x | Adjective | 
| half | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| happiest | /xx | Adjective | 
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| hardly | /x | Adverb | 
