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PCS Financial Math
Chapter 5 Vocabulary - Savings Accounts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| savings account | a special bank account for storing money for future use |
| deposit | money put into a bank account |
| withdrawal | money taken out of a bank account |
| account statement | a bank statement that shows all deposits, withdrawals, and interest credited to an account |
| interest | the amount of money paid for the use of a lender's money |
| simple interest | interest paid only on the principal in a bank account |
| principal | the amount borrowed on a loan or put into an account, on which interest is based |
| annual interest rate | the percent of the principal in a bank account earned as interest based on one year |
| compound interest | interest earned not only on the principal in a bank account, but also on the interest earned on the account, or interest on interest |
| daily compounding | interest on an account that is computed each day and added to the account balance |
| annuity | an equal amount of money deposited into an account at equal periods of time |
| ordinary annuity | an account in which equal deposits are made at the end of each interest period and start earning interest at the beginning of the next interest period |
| annuity due | an account in which regular deposits are made at the beginning of each interest period and start earning interest immediately |