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Banking Vocab
Financial Literacy Banking Unit Vocabulary Study Stack. Matching quiz 2/11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bank Statement | Monthly record of all activity within an account, provided by the bank. |
| Cancelled Check | A check that has been stamped to show that the payee has received the designated amount from the bank and that amount has been deducted from the account holder's checking account. |
| Check | A written order to pay a specific sum from funds held in a bank or credit union account. |
| Check Register/Ledger | A record of all activity that happens within a checking account; maintained by the checking account holder. |
| Endorsement | A written mark on the back of a check, such as a signature, entitling the payee to either receive or transfer payment. |
| Fee | Charges for the use of certain bank services. These services vary but could include returning cancelled checks, writing more than a certain number of checks monthly, use of various bank cards, etc. |
| Interest | Money paid to savers and investors by financial institutions, government, or business entities for the use of their money. |
| Minimum Balance | Requirement to keep a certain amount of money in the account, otherwise, monthly service charges may result. |
| Outstanding Transactions | Transactions that do not clear the bank by the date of the bank statement. |
| Overdraft | Lack of sufficient funds in a checking account to cover the full amount of a check. A bank or credit union will charge an Overdraft Fee (service charge) to cover expenses involved in returning a check and handling other procedures caused by an overdraft. |
| Overdraft Protection | Procedure agreed upon by an account holder and a bank in advance to transfer funds from a savings or credit account to a checking account to cover insufficient funds. |
| Payee | The person or organization to whom a check is made payable. |
| Reconciling a Bank Statement | Balancing a bank statement with a check register/ledger. |
| Transaction Limits | Some accounts have a limit on the number of transactions performed during a certain time period. These may include the number of withdrawals, number of teller-assisted activities, etc. |