List of financial terms

An ATM is an Automatic Teller Machine. You put your keycard or credit card into it to deposit or withdraw money.

A bill is a document that says how much money needs to be paid for some goods or services. It might also mean paper money, like a twenty dollar bill. It might also be another word for a bird's beak. It is also a shortened form of the name William.

A budget is a document where you keep track of the amount of money you have coming in and going out. You might make a budget to keep track of your expenses when you are trying to save up to buy something.

Cash is money in the form of coins and notes that you can hold in your hand.

A cheque, also spelt check in some countries, is a special piece of paper that represents an amount of money. It has information on it saying which bank account the money comes from, who owns the account and how much money it represents.