A213 words · Elementary

Money & Payments vocabulary — A2

Money & Payments vocabulary for everyday banking and paying, including account, pin, cheque and debit card — the words for paying at a till or a bank counter.

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account
/əˈkaʊnt/
The place where a bank keeps your money for you.
Example: I opened a savings account at the bank last week.
card
/kɑrd/
A small piece of plastic you use to pay for things or take out money.
Example: I paid for the shopping with my card.
pin
/pɪn/
A secret number you type in to use your bank card.
Example: Keep your pin number secret when you pay.
note
/noʊt/
A piece of paper money.
Example: She paid with a twenty-pound note.
sign
/saɪn/
To write your name on a document to show it is really from you.
Example: Please sign here to confirm the transfer.
safe
/seɪf/
A strong metal box where you keep money or valuable things.
Example: We keep our passports in the safe.
counter
/ˈkaʊntər/
The long table in a bank or shop where staff serve customers.
Example: Go to the third counter for foreign currency.
swipe
/swaɪp/
To slide a card through or over a machine to pay.
Example: Just swipe your card to pay for parking.
cheque
/tʃɛk/
A signed paper instruction telling your bank to pay a certain amount of money to someone.
Example: He wrote a cheque for the rent.
credit card
A small plastic rectangle from a bank that lets you buy now and pay the bank later.
Example: I paid for the flights with my credit card.
debit card
A piece of plastic that takes money directly from your bank account when you pay.
Example: I paid for lunch with my debit card.
gift card
A piece of plastic loaded with a fixed amount of money, given as a present to spend in a shop.
Example: She gave me a gift card for my birthday.
cash back
Money you receive again, either as a reward for spending or when paying by card in a shop.
Example: I got two pounds cash back at the till.