| 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
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| 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.
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| 20 |
transaction |
n. a (usually commercial)
exchange; a deal - to transact v. |