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BANK VOCABULARY

a bill a fare a fine a fee
cash change coins notes
a safe a slot machine a piggy bank a till
wealthy affluent prosperous well-off
wages earnings pay salary
impoverished broke poverty-stricken penniless

Its a bargain Its good / poor value
Its cheap Its dear / expensive
Its worthless It has no value Its priceless
Owe 300 Be 300 in debt Earn 300
Hire Purchase Rent


bureau de change
checkbook
e-cash
e(lectronic) banking
exchange rate
foreign exchange

gold reserve
internet banking
overdraft
phone banking
rate of exchange
safe(ty) deposit box

savings & loan association
savings bank
trust
deposit, pay sth in
stop a cheque
on deposit


the IMF International Monetary Fund
the gnomes of Zurich the powerful bankers
the Federal Reserve the central bank of the United States of America
stop payment on a check, at stop a cheque
statement a piece of paper which shows the amounts of money paid into and taken
out of your bank account during a particular period of time
bank statement a printed record of the money put into and removed from a bank account
sort code an official number used to refer to a particular bank
building society ( US savings and loan association ) a business that lends you money if you
want to buy a house, or pays you interest on money you invest there
landbanking, landbanker a way of making a profit, by buying fields and selling them at a much
higher price to people who hope they can build houses on them in the future
teller US AND AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH a person employed in a bank to receive and pay out money
PIN (number) personal identification number
fritter (away) / lose / squander /waste money
be in the black you have some money
be in the red you owe money

Opened savings account.
Transferred 365.00 from current account.
Deposited 78.00 in account.
Direct debit payment: 125
Withdrew 340.00 cash.
78.00 paid into account.
Standing order payment: 109.00
Balance of account


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o my dollars are all dried up.
o pouring your money down the drain.
o liquidating assets.
o stay afloat
o wage freeze
o Im solvent
o To be out of money
o To sell for cash, usually to pay off a debt
o To fail financially
o To fix at a particular level
o Many big businesses have gone under or sunk recently.
o to keep your head above water financially.


What is dirty money? Money paid to someone for committing a crime.
What are dosh and readies? Dosh: money (very informal) Readies: (very
informal) money that you can spend immediately.

In what way does money talk? Used for saying that money gives you power.
If you put your money where your mouth is, do you show that you mean what
you say or do you eat your money? You show that you mean what you say.

In what way is money metaphorically like food? Money is like food, which gets
eaten or shared out.

Whats the difference between in the money and on the money? In the money: to
suddenly have a lot of money. On the money: to be exactly right.

If you throw money at the problem, does it always solve it? No
If you have money to burn, are you rich or poor? Rich
Do you raise money for yourself or for charity?
What is a monetarist? Someone who believes in monetarism, which is a belief that
the government must carefully control the amount of money in its economy to avoid
economic problems.

These cars are excellent value for money.
We all had a wonderful time. We certainly got our money's worth.
They have money to burn, judging by the size of their house.
Money is tight/short (= We haven't got much money) at the moment.
One way to get rich is to marry money (= marry a rich person)
The money was transferred by giro.