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Time to learn new words

Here are a few idioms/sayings related to bank or money. Find out what they mean and

make sentences of your own with each.

bank on

laugh all the way to the bank

break the bank

turn up like a bad penny

Money doesn’t grow on trees.

Study skills

Here are some words related to banking. Match each to its meaning. You can look up a
dictionary when in doubt.

1. account holder a) the balance of an account

b) a person, firm, or corporation that has insufficient assets to cover
2. available balance their debts

c) a statement of a customer’s deposit account that shows all deposits
3. automated teller made, all checks paid, and other debits posted during the period
machine (usually one month)

d) a business day during which an office of a bank is open to the
4. bank statement public

e) a card that allows the account owner to access their funds
5. banking day electronically

f) a service that allows an account holder to obtain account
6. bankrupt information and manage certain banking transactions through a
personal computer via the bank’s website

7. debit card g) a machine, activated by a magnetically encoded card that can
process a variety of banking transactions

8. electronic h) all people designated and authorised to transact business on behalf
banking of an account

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