CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR BANKING AND FINANCE - Intermediate Practice

Sep 28, 2026

Practical English vocabulary guide focused on banking and finance for learners whose first language is not English. The book covers essential language to work in retail banking and company finance, discuss financial problems, and plan projects. Vocabulary is organized by topic with exercises for money, accounts, cards, internet banking, mortgages, markets, taxation, corporate finance, and more, supported by an answer key and an index to help targeted study and retention beyond rarely used or highly academic terms.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages81

Reading Time3 h 24 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Who is the book for?

How can the book be used?

Money – the basics

Put the correct word in each space

Match the words

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Contents (selected topics)

Money – the basics

Banks – the basics

Operating an account

Credit and debit cards

Internet banking

Mortgages

Insurance

Currency markets

International payments

Taxation

Corporate finance

CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR BANKING AND FINANCE Jon Marks A & C Black 􀀂 London [www.acblack.com](www.acblack.com) First edition published 1997 This second edition published in Great Britain 2007 A & C Black Publishers Ltd 38 Soho Square, London W1D 3HB © Jonathan Marks 2007 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the permission of the publishers. A CIP entry for this book is available from the British Library ISBN-10: 0 7136 8250 7 ISBN-13: 978 0 7136 8250 2 eISBN-13: 978-1-4081-0250-3 Text typeset by A & C Black Printed in Great Britain at Caligraving Ltd, Thetford, Norfolk This book is produced using paper that is made from wood grown in managed, sustainable forests. It is natural, renewable and recyclable. The logging and manufacturing processes conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. Contents page Introduction 5 1. Money – the basics 6 2. Banks – the basics 8 3. Operating an account 10 4. Credit and debit cards 12 5. Internet banking 14 6. Mortgages 16 7. The housing market 18 8. The consumer credit boom 20 9. Pensions and other financial products 22 10. Insurance 24 11. Wills and other legal matters 26 12. Money and work 28 13. Currency markets 1 30 14. Currency markets 2 32 15. International payments 34 16 International Banking and investments 36 17. National central banks (NCBs) 38 18. National economies and international trade 40 19. Taxation 42 20. Profit and loss accounts 44 21. Balance sheets 46 22. Corporate finance 48 23. Mergers and acquisitions 50 24. Investments 52 25. The [dot.com](dot.com) bubble 54 26. Banking and financial problems 56 27. Numbers and statistics 58 28. Phrasal verbs for banking and finance 60 29. Financial idioms and expressions 62 30. Pronunciation and word-building 64 Answer key 66 Index 76 3 Introduction Who is the book for? This book has been written for people whose first language is not English, and who need to use English in the context of banking and finance. It covers language useful for working in retail banking, company finance departments and other situations involving financial transactions. There is a strong focus on the language needed to communicate on financial topics, discuss financial problems and plan projects. It does not cover rarely-used terms, or academic terms used by economists. All the language in the book is intended to be accessible to intermediate level students and above. How can the book be used? The vocabulary is arranged by topic. Choose the topics that interest you. The pages do not have to be completed in any particular order, and there is no need to complete all the pages if some are on topics which are not useful to you. It is better to complete one or two pages in a day, and remember the vocabulary, rather than completing as many pages as possible. The answers to the exercises can be found at the back of the book. There is also an index to help you find the pages which are most useful to you. Write new words and phrases you learn in a notebook or file. Review this language regularly so that it becomes part of your active vocabulary. A good general dictionary will be very helpful, providing pronunciation guides and more contexts. For vocabulary relating specifically to Banking and Finance, Dictionary of Banking and Finance (A&C Black, ISBN 978-07136-7739-3) will be a useful reference source. 5 1. Money – the basics A. Put the correct word in each space. account 􀀂 back 􀀂 banknotes 􀀂 borrowed change 􀀂 coin 􀀂 currency 􀀂 earn lent 􀀂 note 􀀂 salary 􀀂 spend sum 􀀂 wages 􀀂 waste 􀀂 win 1. In the USA, "quarters" (25 cents) and "dimes" (10 cents) are types of 2. In the United Kingdom, "a tenner" means a ten pound 3. The US dollar, the Yen and the Euro are types of 4. Hundred dollar bills and twenty pound notes are 5. 2,000,000 Swiss franc

FAQs

Who is this book intended for?

The book is written for people whose first language is not English and who need English for banking and finance contexts, including retail banking and company finance.

How is the vocabulary organized and how should learners use it?

Vocabulary is arranged by topic. Learners can choose the topics that interest them and do pages in any order, focusing on completing a small number of pages per day for better retention.

What learning materials are included for self-study?

Exercises are provided with answers collected at the back of the book, and an index helps locate the most useful pages and topics quickly.

Sep 28, 2026

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