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Amber brasket basics of checking Accounts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Check | written order directing a bank to pay money on demand to the person or company named on it |
| Direct deposit | electronic transfer of a payment directly from the payer's bank account to the account of the person being paid |
| interest-bearing account | account that pays earns interest on the balance for the depositor |
| signature card | a record of a bank customers signature used by the bank to verify the customers identity |
| overdrawn | having written checks for more money than the balance in the account |
| overdraft protection | a line of credit for overdrawn checks |
| stop payment | an order for a bank not to cash Particular check |
| debit card | Bank card that immediately takes money from a checking account when it is used |
| check register | Checkbook log in which an account holder records checking account transactions |
| endorsement | Signature of the payee on the back of the check |
| bank statement | the banks record of all the transactions in a bank account |
| canceled checks | Checks that have been cashed |
| bank reconciliation | process of seeing whether an account holders records agree with a banks records for an agreement |
| outstanding checks | Checks that have been written but have not yet been cashed |
| demand* | an urgent request |
| common* | shared by two or more parties |
| compare* | to examine and note the similarities or difference of |
| designed* | to devise for a specific function or end |
| route* | An established or selected course, travel, or action |
| traces* | discover signs, evidence, or remains of |
| valid* | having legal efficiency of force |
| alteration* | the act of making something different |
| Payee | Party to whom the check is written, or who is cashing check |
| Drawee | the financial institution where the drawer has an account |
| drawer | party who wrote the check and is paying the money, or drawing it from an account |