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Budget and Banking
Term | Definition |
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ATM | A banking terminal that accepts deposits and dispenses cash |
Account balance | The total amount of money owed to a third party |
Bank Reconciliation | A process that explains the difference between the bank balance shown in an organization's bank statement |
Budget | An estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time |
Checking Account | an account at a bank against which checks can be drawn by the account depositor |
Cleared Check | The process of moving a cheque from the bank in which it was deposited to the bank on which it was drawn |
Credit Union | A nonprofit-making money cooperative whose members can borrow from pooled deposits at low interest rates |
Debit Card | A card issued by a bank allowing the holder to transfer money electronically to another bank account when making a purchase |
Deposit | A sum of money placed or kept in a bank account, usually to gain interest |
Direct Deposit | The electronic transfer of a payment directly from the account of the payer to the recipient's account |
Endorse | Sign on the back to make it payable to someone other than the stated payee |
Expense | the cost required for something |
FDIC | Independent agency of the U>S> federal government that preserves public confidence in the banking system by insuring deposits |
Fees | Make a payment to someone in return for services |
Financial Literacy | The ability to understand how money works in the world |
Financial Security | The condition of having the resources to support a standard of living now |
Fixed Expense | Costs that do not fluctuate with changes in production level |
Income | Money received |
Interest | Money paid regularly at a particular rate |
Loan Overdraft | A limit on borrowing on a bank current account |
Memo | A written message |
Needs | Require something because it is essential |
Non-sufficient funds (NSF) | Used in the banking industry to signify that there are "non-sufficient funds" in an account in order to honor a check drawn on that account |
Online Banking | An electronic payment system that enables customers of a financial institution to conduct financial transactions on a website operated by the institution |
Payee | A person to whom money is paid or is to be paid |
Payer | Someone who pays a bill for productions |
Savings | The money one has saved |
Variable Expenses | A corporate expense that varies with production output |
Wants | Have a desire to possess or do something |
Withdrawal | An act of taking money out of an account |