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PCS Financial Math
Chapter 5 Vocabulary - Savings Accounts
Term | Definition |
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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 |