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Rich-Ch.5 Vocabulary
Ch.5 vocab
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Accounting
10th Grade
10/31/2013

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Term
Checking Account
Definition
An account at a bank against which checks can be drawn by the account depositor.
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Checkbook
Definition
A book of blank checks with a register for recording checks written.
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Check
Definition
A written order directing a bank to pay money as instructed.
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Payee of Check
Definition
The person that a check is made out to.
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Maker of Check
Definition
The person that wrote the check.
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Checking Account Register
Definition
An informal record of all deposits to and withdrawals from a given checking account. A checkbook register is used to preform bank reconciliation.
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Signature Card
Definition
A card that must be signed by an individual who is opening an account at a bank or other similar institution. This card is kept on file, and it is used by the bank to confirm the identify of the person when they return.
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Overdraft
Definition
A deficit in a bank account caused by drawing more money than the account holds.
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Opt in
Definition
Choosing to go along with something or agreeing to do something.
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Opt out
Definition
Choosing not to do something.
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Check 21/Substitute Check
Definition
A substitute check, also called an Image Cash Letter, Clearing Replacement Document, or Image Replacement Document, is a negotiable instrument used in electronic banking systems to represent a physical paper check.
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Bouncing a Check
Definition
A check that cannot be processed because the writer has insufficient funds.
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Floating a Check
Definition
The practice of writing a check on insufficient funds and hoping to make a deposit to cover the check before it is cashed.
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Cleared Check
Definition
Movement of a check from the bank in which it was deposited to the bank on which it was drawn, and the movement of its face amount in the opposite direction.
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Postdated Check
Definition
Checks which have been written by the drawer for a date in the future.
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Voided Check
Definition
Voiding a check disables the check so that it can not be used like a blank check.
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Cancelled Check
Definition
A check that has cleared the depositor's account and has been marked as "canceled" by the bank.
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Reconcile 
Definition
To make one account consistent with another.
Term
Outstanding Deposit
Definition
The amount of cash received by a company that is recorded on the company's general ledger even though the deposit may not yet appear as a credit in the company's bank account.
Term
Outstanding Check/Withdrawals 
Definition
Checks written but not yet processed by the bank before bank statement preparation.
Term
Endorsement
Definition
A clause in an insurance policy detailing an exemption from or change in coverage.
Term
Service Charge
Definition
An extra charge assessed for a service.
Term
Bank Statement
Definition
A printed record of the balance in a bank account and the amounts that have been paid into it and withdrawn from it, issued periodically to the holder of the account.
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Blank Endorsement
Definition
An endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so payable to the bearer.
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Special Endorsement
Definition
Written language appended to an insurance policy that changes the coverage in regards to special circumstances.
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Restrictive Endorsement
Definition
An endorsement signature on the back of a check that specifies the conditions under which the check can be transferred or paid out.
Term
Electronics Funds Transfer
Definition
The transfer of money from one location or account to another by computerized means.
Term
Petty Cash
Definition
An accessible store of money kept by an organization for expenditure on small items.
Term
Petty Cash Slip
Definition
A document used to record petty cash payments where an original receipt was not obtained.
Term
Coin
Definition
A flat, typically round piece of metal with an official stamp, used as money.
Term
Currency
Definition
A system of money in general use in a particular country.
Term
ABA #s
Definition
American Banking Association numbers-identifies the state in which the account is located; the first of the two longest sets of numbers on a check or deposit.
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Routing #s 
Definition
Set by the American Banking Association- identifies the state in which the account is located; the first of the two longest sets of numbers on a check or deposit ticket.
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Account #s
Definition
The second of the two longest sets of numbers on a check or deposit ticket.
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