finance

A folder or booklet containing preprinted cheques for use by the holder of a bank account

To make money harder to borrow or obtain.

An item which is inexpensive.

The amount of recompense paid to a factor of production on top of its transfer earnings; this does not encompass costs incurred during the process of production or service

A written instrument, such as a deed, temporarily deposited with a neutral third party (the escrow agent), by the agreement of two parties to a valid contract. The escrow agent will deliver the document to the benefited party when the conditions of the contract have been met. The depositor has no control over the instrument in escrow.

A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.

One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and unwary jobber.

A new bill of exchange which the holder of a protested bill draws on the drawer or endorsers, for the amount of the bill, with costs and charges.

A gift freely given or act freely made as a token of respect or to curry favor.

The unified currency proposed for all EU states; it became the Euro.

To fail to keep an obligation.

A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.

Bargaining

To estimate erroneously.

A box for holding cash.

A system of taxes paid by workers and employers, used primarily to fund state benefits.

The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.

An automated teller machine.

To transfer ownership of, especially by means of a legal document.

A person who buys and sells shares (stock) on a stock exchange on behalf of clients. May also provide investment advice and/or company information, depending on the level of service offered (or chosen by the client).