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BF:Unit 1 Vocabulary
Bank & Finance Vocabulary Practice
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Money | Something generally accepted as a medium of exchange, a measure of value or a means of payments (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). |
| Currencies | System of money in general use in a country. |
| Coin | Type of money made with metal, stamped and issued by the authority of government. |
| Banknotes | Promissory notes issued by a Federal Reserve Bank. |
| Government Bond | Form of debt issued by a national government. |
| Treasury Notes (T-Notes) | Type of government bond issued with shorter maturities than T-bonds. |
| Treasury Bills (T-Bills) | Government bonds issued with terms of four, 13, 26 or 52 weeks. |
| Cash | Form of legal tender which can be used to exchange goods, debt or services. |
| Debit Card | Payment card which provides the cardholder electronic access to their bank account. |
| Credit Card | Payment card issued by a bank to cardholders as a method of payment. |
| Personal Check | Slip of paper which allows the user to make a payment from his or her bank account to a business or individual. |
| Electronic Funds Transfer | Wire transfer of money from one bank account to another. |
| Money Supply | Total amount of monetary assets available in a country’s economy at a specific time. |
| Money Demand | Desired holding of financial assets in the form of money– cash and bank deposit. |
| Continentals | Paper currency issued by the Continental Congress. |
| Gold Standard | Standard mass of gold defines the value of a currency unit. |
| Treasury Bonds (T-Bonds) | Type of treasuries which have the longest maturities of all government bonds. |