Глоссарий. Money.
oney Vocabulary
This page shows 20 words and phrases typically used in discussing money, which you can also find in the EnglishClub ebook Essential Business Words.
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term |
meaning |
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1 |
A.T.M. |
abbr. Automated Teller Machine; cash dispenserUK |
2 |
banknote |
n: a piece of paper money; billUS |
3 |
billUS |
n. a banknote; a piece of paper money |
4 |
black market |
n. illegal traffic in officially controlled commodities such as foreign currency |
5 |
bureau de change |
n. establishment where currencies of different countries may be exchanged |
6 |
cash |
n. 1 coins or bank notes (not cheques); 2 actual money paid (not credit) |
7 |
cash dispenserUK |
n: automatic machine from which clients of a bank may withdraw money; ATM |
8 |
cashier |
n. person dealing with cash transactions in a bank, store etc |
9 |
coin |
n: a piece of metal money |
10 |
currency |
n. the money in general use or circulation in any country |
11 |
debt |
n. money etc owed by one person to another |
12 |
exchange rate |
n. the rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another |
13 |
foreign exchange |
n: the currency of other countries |
14 |
hard currency |
n. currency that will probably not fall in value and is readily accepted |
15 |
invest |
v. to put money for profit into business, land etc - investment n. |
16 |
legal tender |
n: currency that cannot legally be refused in payment of a debt |
17 |
petty cashUK |
n. a cash fund for small, everyday expenses |
18 |
soft currency |
n. currency that will probably fall in value and is not readily accepted |
19 |
speculate |
v. (risky) buying of foreign currency, land etc for rapid gain - speculation n. |
20 |
transaction |
n. a (usually commercial) exchange; a deal - to transact v. |