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Unit 2 Banking Vocabulary

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  • to take money out of a bank account.
    Withdraw
  • protection against possible financial loss
    Insurance
  • money, which is owed to someone else, or the state of owing something
    Debt
  • a small plastic card which can be used as a method of payment, the money being taken from you at a later time.
    Credit Card
  • a book of checks with your name printed on them which is given to you by your bank to make payments with.
    Checkbook
  • (an amount of) money paid to the government, which is based on your income or of the cost of goods or services you have bought
    Tax
  • a printed record of the money put into and removed from a bank account
    Bank Statement
  • to put money into a bank account.
    Deposit
  • a bank account that you can take money from at any time and which usually earns little or no interest.
    Checking Account
  • (Automated Teller Machine) - a machine, usually in a wall outside a bank, from which you can take money out of your back account using a special card or deposit a check.
    ATM
  • a person who money is paid to or should be paid to
    Payee
  • 1. money which is charged by a bank or other financial organization for borrowing money. 2. money that you earn from keeping your money in an account in a bank or other financial organization.
    Interest
  • to exchange a check for cash
    cash a check
  • 1. when you spend or use money 2. a bill that you pay
    Expense
  • A tool to record the inflow and outflow of money from a bank account in order by the date
    Transaction Register
  • a sum of money which is borrowed, often from a bank, and has to be paid back, usually together with an additional amount of money that you have to pay as a charge for borrowing.
    Loan
  • a printed form, used instead of money, to make payments from your bank account
    check
  • money paid to others for their services
    Fee
  • when a check cannot be paid or accepted by a bank because of a lack of money in the account
    bounce (a check)
  • (a record of) money taken out of a bank account.
    Debit
  • a bank account in which you usually leave money for a long time and which pays you interest.
    Savings Account
  • Sums of money paid by a customer for a bank's services
    Bank Charges
  • The act of overdrawing a bank account/Using more money than what you have
    Overdraft
  • an arrangement for making payments, usually to an organization, in which your bank moves money from your account into the organization's account at regular times
    Direct Debit
  • 1. money in your bank account. 2. a method of paying for goods or services at a later time, usually paying interest as well as the original money.
    Credit
  • a piece of paper that you buy from a bank or a travel company and that you can use as money or exchange for the local money of the country you visit
    Traveler's Check
  • money in the form of notes and coins, rather than checks or credit cards
    cash
  • The amount of money in a bank account.
    Bank Balance
  • On a check, the 9-digit number that identifies the bank upon which the payment is drawn.
    Routing Number
  • Non-sufficient funds (lack of money in an account to pay the check).
    NSF