A.T.M. |
abbr. Automated Teller Machine; cash dispenser (UK) |
Banknote |
n. a piece of paper money; bill (US) |
Bill (US) |
n. a banknote; a piece of paper money |
Black market |
n. illegal traffic in officially controlled commodities such as foreign currency |
Bureau de change |
n. establishment where currencies of different countries may be exchanged |
Cash |
n. 1. coins or bank notes (not cheques); 2. actual money paid as opposed to credit |
Cash dispenser (UK) |
n. automatic machine from which clients of a bank may withdraw money; ATM |
Cashier |
n. person dealing with cash transactions in a bank, store etc |
Coin |
n. a piece of metal money |
Currency |
n. the money in general use or circulation in any country |
Debt |
n. money etc owed by one person to another |
Exchange rate |
n. the rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another |
Foreign exchange |
n. the currency of other countries |
Hard currency |
n. currency that will probably not fall in value and is readily accepted |
Invest |
v. to put money for profit into business, land etc – investment n. |
Legal tender |
n. currency that cannot legally be refused in payment of a debt |
Petty cash (UK) |
n. a cash fund for small, everyday expenses |
Soft currency |
n. currency that will probably fall in value and is not readily accepted |
Speculate |
v. (risky) buying of foreign currency, land etc for rapid gain – speculation n. |
Transaction |
n. a (usually commercial) exchange; a deal – to transact v. |