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Budget and Banking
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ATM | is a machine that allows people to take out money from their bank account by using a special card |
| Account Balance | is the amount of money in a financial repository, such as a savings or checking account, at any given moment |
| Bank Reconciliation | is the process of matching the balances in an entity's accounting records for a cash account to the corresponding information on a bank statement. |
| Budget | income and expenditure for a set period of time. |
| Checking Account | an account at a bank against which checks can be drawn by the account depositor. |
| Check Register | is a record of transactions in a checking account. Keep track of how much money you have in your checking account by recording checks and other transactions in your check register. |
| Cleared Check | is simply a process whereby funds move from one account to another to settle a check payment. |
| Credit Union | a nonprofit-making money cooperative whose members can borrow from pooled deposits at low interest rates. |
| Debit Card | a card issued by a bank allowing the holder to transfer money electronically to another bank account when making a purchase. |
| Deposit | a sum of money placed or kept in a bank account, usually to gain interest. |
| Direct Deposit | the electronic transfer of a payment directly from the account of the payer to the recipient's account. |
| Endorse | declare one's public approval or support of. |
| Expense | the cost required for something; the money spent on something. |
| FDIC | The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is an independent federal agency insuring deposits in U.S. banks and thrifts in the event of bank failures. |
| Fees | a payment made to a professional person or to a professional or public body in exchange for advice or services. |
| Financial Literacy | is the education and understanding of various financial areas including topics related to managing personal finance, money and investing. |
| Financial Security | refers to the peace of mind you feel when you aren't worried about your income being enough to cover your expenses. |
| Fixed Expense | is an expense that will be the same total amount regardless of changes in the amount of sales, production, or some other activity. |
| Income | money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments. |
| Interest | money paid regularly at a particular rate for the use of money lent, or for delaying the repayment of a debt. |
| Loan Overdraft | is a limit on borrowing on a bank current account. With an overdraft the amount of borrowing may vary on a daily basis. |
| Memo | a written message, especially in business. |
| Needs | cannot avoid or help doing something. |
| Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF) | is the status of a checking account that does not have enough money to cover transactions. |
| Online banking | a method of banking in which transactions are conducted electronically via the Internet. |
| Payee | a person to whom money is paid or is to be paid, especially the person to whom a check is made payable. |
| Payer | a person or organization that gives someone money that is due for work done, goods received, or a debt incurred. |
| Reconcile | make (one account) consistent with another, especially by allowing for transactions begun but not yet completed. |
| Savings | the money one has saved, especially through a bank or official scheme. |
| Variable Expenses | also called variable costs, are expenses that can change depending on your use of products or services; they are somewhat unpredictable. |
| Wants | have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for. |
| Withdrawl | an act of taking money out of an account. |