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Budgets and Banking
Term | Definition |
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1. ATM | automated-teller machine |
2. Account Balance | The amount of money in a financial repository, such as a checking account, at any given moment. |
3. Budget | An estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time. |
4. Checking Account | An account at a bank against which checks can be drawn by the account depositor |
5. Cleared Check | Movement of a check from the bank in which it was deposited to the bank on which it was drawn, and the movement of its face amount in the opposite direction. |
6. Credit Union | A nonprofit financial cooperative offering deposit accounts, low-interest loans, etc. |
7. Debit Card | A card issued by a bank allowing the holder to transfer money electronically to another bank account when making a purchase |
8. Deposit | A sum of money placed or kept in a bank account, usually to gain interest. |
9. Direct Deposit | The electronic transfer of a payment directly from the account of the payer to the recipient's account. |
10. Endorse | 1.Declare one's public approval or support of. |
11. Expense | The cost required for something; the money spent on something |
12. FDIC | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, a body that underwrites most private bank deposits. |
13. Fees | 1.A payment made for professional advice or services |
14. Financial Literacy | Financial literacy is the ability to understand finance |
15. Financial Security | A security is a fungible, negotiable instrument representing financial value |
16. Fixed Expense | A cost that does not change with an increase or decrease in the amount of goods or services produced. |
17. Income | Money received, esp. on a regular basis, for work or through investments. Money received, esp. on a regular basis, for work or through investments. |
18. Interest | The state of wanting to know or learn about something or someone: "many people lose interest in history". |
19. Loan Overdraft | Loan arrangement under which a bank extends credit up to a maximum amount (called overdraft limit) against which a current (checking) account customer can write checks or make withdrawals |
20. Memo | A written message, esp. in business; a memorandum. |
21. Needs | Cannot avoid or help doing something: "they must needs depart". |
22. Non-sufficient funds (NSF) | Reason for dishonoring or returning a check to its depositor, because the amount available in check-writer's (drawer's) account is less than the check's amount. |
23. Online Banking | Online banking is a service offered by banks that allows account holders to access their account data via the Internet |
24. Payee | A person to whom money is paid or is to be paid, esp. the person to whom a check is made payable. |
25. Payer | a person who pays money for something. |
26. Reconcile | 1.Restore friendly relations between: "she wanted to be reconciled with her father". |
27. Savings | 1.An economy of or reduction in money, time, or another resource |
28. Variable Expenses | A cost to a person or business that varies over time according to a number of factors. |
29. Wants | Have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for. |
30. Withdrawal | An act of taking money out of an account |