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Budget and Banking
Term | Definition |
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ATM | Automatic teller machine; specialized computer that allows you to complete bank transactions |
Account Balance | Amount of money present in a financial repository |
Bank Reconciliation | A process performed by a company to ensure that its' records are correct |
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 an account depositor |
Check Register | A journal that records all the checks, cash, and cash outlay during an accounting period |
Cleared Check | Checks that have been successfully processed |
Credit Union | A nonprofit- making money cooperative whose members can borrow from pooled deposits at low interest rates |
Debit Credit | An account entry indicating where vale is flowing into and out of a business |
Deposit | A sum of money placed or kept in a bank account, usually to gain interest |
Direct Deposit | The electronic transfer of payment directly from the account of the payer to the recipient's account |
Endorse | To sign on the back to make it payable to someone other than the slated payee |
Expense | The cost required for something |
FDIC | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; an independent agency created by the US Congress to maintain stability in the nation's financial system |
Fees | A payment made to someone in return for services |
Financial Literacy | The ability to understand and effectively use various financial skills |
Financial Security | Having enough money to comfortably cover your monthly expenses, recover from financial setbacks, and save for your future |
Fixed Expenses | Bills that cost the same amount each month |
Income | Money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments |
Interest | Money paid regularly at a particular rate for the use of money lent, or for delaying the repayment of a debt |
Loan Overdraft | A loan provided by the bank that allows customers to pay for expenses when the account reaches zero |
Memo | A document listing the routing numbers and bank account numbers that belongs to the business account for a business |
Needs | Require something because it is essential |
Non-sufficient funds (NSF) | The status of a checking account that does not have enough money to cover all transactions |
Online Banking | A method of banking in which transactions are conducted electronically via the internet |
Payee | A person to whom money is paid or is to be paid, especially the person to whom a check is made payable |
Payer | A person or organization that gives money which is due for work done, goods received, or a debt incurred |
Reconcile | To make one account consistent with another, especially by allowing for transactions begun but not yet completed |
Savings | The money one has saved, especially through a bank |
Variable Expenses | An expense that changes in proportion to how much a company produces or sells |
Wants | Something desired |
Withdrawal | The act of taking money out of an account |