thu chi
Definition
- Noun:
- Revenue and expenditure: The combined concept of money coming in (revenue, income) and money going out (expenses, spending). It refers to the financial cycle of receiving and disbursing funds, often in the context of budgeting, accounting, or managing finances for a household, business, or organization.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Công ty cần quản lý thu chi chặt chẽ. (The company needs to manage its revenue and expenditure tightly.)
- Sổ thu chi của gia đình tôi rất rõ ràng. (My family's income and expense ledger is very clear.)
- Tình hình thu chi của dự án đang cân bằng. (The project's revenue and expenditure situation is balanced.)
Advanced Usage
"Cân đối thu chi": to balance income and expenses.
- Mục tiêu là phải cân đối thu chi hàng tháng. (The goal is to balance monthly income and expenses.)
"Báo cáo thu chi": an income and expenditure report.
- Kế toán chuẩn bị báo cáo thu chi hàng quý. (The accountant prepares the quarterly income and expenditure report.)
Variants and Related Words
- Thu (v/n): to receive, to collect; revenue, income.
- Thu tiền điện (v): to collect electricity payment.
- Chi (v/n): to spend, to pay; expenditure, expense.
- Chi tiêu (v/n): to spend; spending, expenses.
Synonyms
- Income and expenses: The most direct equivalent.
- Receipts and payments: Often used in cash-based accounting contexts.
- Revenue and outlays: A more formal financial term.
Related Idioms
- Đầu tắt mặt tối vẫn không đủ thu chi: To work extremely hard from dawn to dusk and still not have enough to cover income and expenses.
- Công việc kinh doanh nhỏ, đầu tắt mặt tối vẫn không đủ thu chi. (With a small business, we work ourselves to the bone and still can't make ends meet.)