| 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 as opposed to 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. |