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Banking
Ch 1. 8
Term | Definition |
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A Commercial (Associated) Bank | is an institution providing a range of financial services to personal and business customers. |
Deposit Account | is a savings account where you can save your money.Interest is paid and DIRT is charged. |
Current Account | is an everyday account is used to keep money which will be transferred regularly to other people. |
Cheque | is a written instruction from an account holder to their bank,to pay a sum of money to the person named on the cheque. |
3 Parties to a cheque: | Drawer: person who writes the cheque. Drawee: the bank. Payee: person who receives the cheque. |
A Dishonored cheque | is a cheque that the bank refuses to cash and it would be send back to the person who lodged it and marked RD(refer to drawer. |
Endorsing a cheque | is when the person named on the cheque signs their name on the back of it.This cheque then can be passed on to another person in payment of a debt. |
Postdated cheque | is a cheque that has a date on it which is some time in the future.It cannot be cashed until that date is reached. |
Antedated cheque | is a cheque that contains a date which is some time in the past.A cheque must be cashed within 6months of the date on cheque.After 6months it becomes a stale cheque. |
Blank cheque | is a signed cheque which has some relevant piece of information missing.e.g. date,amount of money,etc. |
Crossing a cheque | involves drawing 2 parallel lines across the front of the cheque.It prevents other people from receiving the cash. |
ATM | Automated Teller Machine |
PIN | Personal Identification Number |
Credit Card | is used to pay for goods and services.Each credit card holder has a personal card limit. e.g.Visa and MasterCard. |
Laser Card | is an electronic payment card that allows a current account holder to pay for goods without having to use cheques or cash. |
Smart Card | similar to laser card except that the magnetic strip contains a microchip and memory. |
Direct Debit (DD) | current account holder instructs the bank to pay a variable amount to a company e.g. ESB,telephone,etc.Time may vary also. |
Standing Order (SO) | current account customers give permission to a company to withdraw a fixed sum on a fixed date.e.g.mortgage,insurance premium,etc. |
Bank Draft | the draft is safe because the bank has already received the money. |
Credit Transfer | don't need a current acc,can transfer money to another persons account. Fill out a form and pay a fee. |
Paypath | paying wages directly into an employees bank account. Safer & quicker. |
Bank overdraft | permission from your bank to overdraw from your current account up to a certain agreed limit. |