Banking Words

bank

Tip: 'på ___' = at the ___

account

Tip: An ett-word; the plural adds -n

card

Tip: same word for all cards

code

Tip: your PIN

interest

Tip: both what you earn and what you pay

fee

Tip: 'månads___' = monthly fee

loan

Tip: 'ta ett ___' = take out a loan

debt

Tip: also means 'guilt'

saving

Tip: the activity, not the money

payment

Tip: '___ gick igenom'

invoice

Tip: the paper or e-invoice you pay

receipt

Tip: keep it for returns

salary

Tip: paid on the 25th for most people

rent

Tip: also the verb 'to rent'

balance

Tip: 'kolla ___' = check the balance

transfer

Tip: between your own accounts too

cash

Tip: increasingly rare in Sweden

coin

Tip: only 1, 2, 5 and 10 kronor exist

note

Tip: plural ends in -lar

currency

Tip: 'växla ___' = exchange currency

exchange rate

Tip: asked about at every airport

branch

Tip: fewer every year

cash machine

Tip: a brand name that became the word

identification

Tip: in speech usually clipped to its first syllable

form

Tip: the paper kind

signature

Tip: often digital now

customer

Tip: 'bli ___' = to become a customer

savings

Tip: the money itself

buffer

Tip: three months' expenses, ideally

budget

Tip: 'göra en ___'

expense

Tip: 'fasta ___'

income

Tip: '___ efter skatt'

tax

Tip: 'betala ___'

deduction

Tip: 'göra ___'

tax return

Tip: submitted every May

refund

Tip: 'skatte___' in June

pension

Tip: three parts in Sweden

insurance

Tip: 'teckna en ___'

share

Tip: 'köpa ___'

fund

Tip: 'en index___'

return (on money)

Tip: 'god ___'

risk

Tip: 'hög ___'

amortisation

Tip: paying down the loan itself

mortgage

Tip: lit. 'housing loan'

credit rating

Tip: checked before any loan

debt collection

Tip: what comes after the reminder

payment default

Tip: stays on record for three years