SHOPPING - PAYING FOR SHOPPING - PART ONE
account
a licensing agreement that someone has with a bank to keep cash intact and withdraw at times of necessity
afford
to acquire adequate resources or funds to carry out an action or purchase
banknote
a bill in hard copy
barcode
a design that appears on products purchased and consists of thick and thin lines. It has data that a computer can decode
bill
a statement of your payment to another party for services or products
cash
coins or notes that denote the value of the currency
cash and carry
a major wholesale company that offers large quantities of merchandise to other business customers at affordable pricing in exchange for payment and the right to choose the commodities themselves.
cashback
the section in a business where the customer pays for the objects they have purchased
cash desk
an area in a store where one pays for the products they have purchased
cash register
a device used in supermarkets, hotels and other businesses for depositing money that indicates and records the amount of money generated for each product purchased and sold
change
to convert money into another country's currency
charge
to charge a certain amount of money for products or services
cheap
less expensive than the customer anticipated; costing substantially less
check card
a plastic card that permits the bearer to transfer payments from their bank account to pay for products and services
cheque
a printed document on which the bearer can write the name of the payee and approve to pay the cash instead of using currency
coin
a token of some monetary value made of a small, flat piece of metal
cost
to calculate the amount of money needed for something or the appropriate price to charge for something
couponing
the act of accumulating and applying discount coupons to save money on purchases of products or services
credit
a deal made, for instance, with a store, to pay for something that one purchase at a later date agreed upon mutually by the customer and the store
credit card
a tiny plastic card that facilitates the future purchase of goods and services
credit note
a letter that a store delivers after the customer returns something and authorises them to interchange it for goods of equivalent worth
