| account |
an arrangement wherein a bank or other financial institution holds a customer's deposited funds so that the funds are safe but can be accessed at any time by the customer, or the conception of this arrangement as a container for the funds that are kept. [1/16 definitions] |
| ATM |
abbreviation of "automated teller machine," a computerized machine serving the function of a bank teller. |
| ATM card |
a plastic card that enables the holder to access an automated teller machine to obtain cash drawn from or charged against a bank account. |
| automated teller machine |
a computerized machine serving the function of a bank teller. |
| bank1 |
to form a bank around or along the edge of; embank. [2/6 definitions] |
| bank2 |
to have an account or other dealings with a bank. [3/6 definitions] |
| bank account |
at a bank, the funds credited to a depositor and subject to withdrawal by him or her. |
| bank card |
an official card, esp. a credit card or ATM card, issued by a bank to a customer and used in transactions. |
| banker1 |
an owner or employee of a bank, esp. in management. [2 definitions] |
| banking |
the business or profession of running a bank. |
| bank note |
a promissory note issued by an authorized bank. |
| bank rate |
the standard rate of discount that is established by a central bank or banks. |
| bank statement |
a document that shows all the transactions that have occurred during a specific period of time in a bank account, esp. a periodic statement compiled by a bank for an account holder. |
| blank check |
a bank check with the signature, but not the amount, filled in, leaving the payee free to set the amount. [1/2 definitions] |
| bloodmobile |
a mobile unit carrying medical equipment for collecting blood from donors for a blood bank. |
| bounce |
(informal) of a check or draft, to be sent back by a bank because of insufficient funds in the account from which it was drawn. [1/10 definitions] |
| cashier1 |
an employee of a bank or other business who manages monetary transactions. [1/2 definitions] |
| cashier's check |
a check drawn by a bank on its own funds and signed by its cashier. |
| check |
written instructions, usu. on a printed form, to a bank to pay money from an account. [1/19 definitions] |
| checkbook |
a booklet of blank forms that can be used to pay out money from a bank account. |
| checking account |
a deposit in a bank, credit union, or the like, against which checks may be written by the depositor. (Cf. savings account.) |