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Chapter 5 vocabulary
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Accounting
11th 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 bill of exchange drawn on a bank by the holder of a current account; payabble into a bank account, if crossed, or on demand, if uncrosssed.
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Payee of check
Definition
The person who the check getting the check.
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Maker of the check
Definition
The person who wrote the check
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Checking account register
Definition
A register where you record checks written
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Signature card
Definition
A card that has your signature on it for purchases
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Overdraft
Definition
Spending more then you have in your account
Term
Opt in
Definition
Having overdraft protection
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Opt out
Definition
No overdraft protection
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Check 21
Definition
Electronic check. Digital
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Bouncing a check
Definition
Not enough funds so the check won't work.
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Floating a check
Definition
Writing a check for money you don't have then rushing to the bank to deposit enough money for that check.
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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. This process (called 'clearing cycle') normally results in a credit to the account at the bank of deposit, and an equivalent debit to the account at the bank on which it was drawn. Also called clearing.
Term
Postdated check
Definition
In banking, postdated refers to cheques which have been written by the drawer for a date in the future.
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Voided check
Definition
Whether you've made a mistake, like writing the wrong year or wrong amount, or want to set up automatic bill payments or direct deposit, you may need to void a 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. A canceled check has been paid by the drawee bank and endorsed by the payee, the payee's bank, and the Federal Reserve Bank. Canceled checks can also be used as proof of payment.
Term
Reconcile
Definition
process that explains the difference between the bank balance shown in an organisation's bank statement, as supplied by the bank, and the corresponding amount shown in the organization's own accounting records at a particular point in time.
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. Outstanding deposits are considered receivables on a company's balance sheet.
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Outstanding check
Definition
Checks written but not yet processed by the bank before bank statement preparation.
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Endorsement
Definition
Signature
Term
Service charge
Definition
A fee charged by banks for services
Term
Bank statement
Definition
How much money is in your account
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Blank endorsement
Definition
an endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so payable to the bearer
Term
Special endorsement
Definition
An endorsement of a check authorizing payment to an entity other than the entity to which the check was originally written. A special endorsement consists of a signature and a statement identifying the entity to which the check should be paid.
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Restrictive endrosement
Definition
for a specific reason on the back of the check
Term
Electronic funds transfer
Definition
Transfering funds over an electronic device
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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 (sometimes called a petty cash voucher).
Term
Coin
Definition
The coins being deposited
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Currency
Definition
The cash being deposited
Term
ABA
Definition
American Banking Association
Term
Routing #'s
Definition
identifies which state the bank account is in
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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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