Financial Vocabulary

A place for you to keep money at a bank or credit union

• account

• credit card

• debit card

• check

Money that you owe for things like utilities

• budget

• bills

• checking account

• account

A plan for how much you want to spend in different areas based on how much money you make. 

• bills

• budget

• teller

• deposit

A signed paper that tells a bank or credit union to give someone a specific amount of money from your account. 

• check

• deposit

• teller

• savings account

a card you use to borrow money and make purchases up to a certain limit and then pay it back later with interest. 

• credit card

• debit card

• deposit

• checking account

A card that withdraws money from your checking account at a bank or credit union to pay for something. 

• debit card

• teller

• deposit

• bills

When you put money into an account at a bank or credit union. 

• deposit

• budget

• account

• credit card

person who works at a bank or credit union and helps customers with their accounts

• teller

• account

• budget

• bills

An account at a bank or credit union meant for everyday transactions, connected to checks or a debit card, doesn’t earn interest.

• checking account

• savings account

• credit card

• bills

An account at a financial institution dedicated to saving and growing money. The account earns interest

• savings account

• checking account

• debit card

• deposit