Talking about Money - Basic Money Signs

and Banking Terms

UNIT 22ASL III

Talking about MoneyTalking about money is inevitable - we compare prices on clothes and furniture, discuss purchases we’ve made, brag about bargains we’ve found, commiserate when we spend a fortune on car repairs, ask about borrowing and paying off debts, discuss how best to save money for the future, and so on.

This unit introduces you to money-related signs so you can discuss financial topics with others.

Talking about Money This is a semantics (vocabulary) unit. Since we live in and are all part of the American economy, we naturally develop signs to match the words that are commonly used to talk about finances - words like deposit, withdrawal, loan, interest, paid off, bounced check, investment, and dividends. However, not all signs mean exactly the same as their English counterparts. You will learn

when and how to use these money signs appropriately.

The difference between…

•BUY – one movement

•SHOPPING – repeated, long movement

The difference between…

• SELL – one movement• STORE – repeated,

short movement• SELLING –

repeated, longer movement

The difference between…• PAY-TO – long

movement (one in either direction)

• CREDIT-CARD(noun) – short, quick repeated movement

• USE-CREDIT-CARD (verb)

Basic Money Vocabulary • BUY• SHOPPING• SELL• STORE• SELLING• PAY-TO• USE-CREDIT-CARD• CREDIT-CARD• MONEY

More Basic Money Terms • fs-CHECK• fs-CASH• DOLLAR• NICKEL• QUARTER• WRITE fs-CHECK

Let’s talk Moolah$!• CREDIT-CARD - “to

pay by credit card” *The words “check” and “cash” are fingerspelled

Let’s talk Moolah$!• TREAT-TO - “to pay for

someone’s meal or entertainment; if the sign is two-handed, it means everyone chips in to split the bill equally”

• PAY - “to pay for services such as a haircut or goods such as a book”

Let’s talk Moolah$!• EARN/COLLECT - “to receive

money for work you have done; in another context it can mean to collect money”

• GOOD MONEY - “earning a good income”

• SUBSCRIBE/GET-REGULARLY - “to receive money regularly from sources other than employment, e.g., pension, unemployment, benefits, social security, welfare, dividends, allowances; in another context it means to subscribe to”

• GET-LOTS-MONEY - “to receive a substantial amount of money in one lump sum, e.g., an inheritance, a grant, or lottery winnings”

Let’s talk Moolah$!• GIFT/(2h)PRESENT-TO -

“to be given a gift or awarded something significant like grant money, a new car, or a scholarship”

• INVEST - “to put money in stocks, mutual funds, or bonds with intention of making your money grow. Use sign like VALUE INCREASE++, or fs-INVESTMENT when talking about putting money into real estate, collectibles, or antiques for future value and growth.”

Discussing Banking• fs-CHECKING-ACCOUNT• SAVE++ fs-ACCOUNT• INTEREST INCREASE++• SAVINGS• CHARGE-FEE• SUBTRACT-FROM• fs-ATM• FILE fs-BANKRUPTCY• PUNISH• MONEY+LEFT-OVER• !(2h)BE-BROKE!• WITHDRAW fs-CASH

Banking Terms• SAVINGS - “to

save money; in another context it can mean to keep food or things for later, hold on to; store, set aside, or put away”

*The words “checking” and “account” are fingerspelled.

Banking Terms• DEPOSIT - “to

put money in an account; to make a deposit; to put money down”

• INSERT - “to put money in a savings account only”

*The word “paycheck” is fingerspelled.

Banking Terms• SUBTRACT - “to subtract; to

deduct from”

• ATM(verb) - “to use the automated teller machine (ATM) to get cash”

*The abbreviation “ATM” (automated teller machine) is fingerspelled.

• NEGATIVE - “insufficient funds in an account”

• BOUNCE-CHECK - “check that is returned by the bank due to insufficient funds; a rubber check; a check that bounced”

Banking Terms• INTEREST/APR -

“annual percentage rate”

• TRANSFER - “to transfer funds from one account/bank to another; in another context this sign can mean to transfer jobs, schools, etc.”

Banking Terms• BALANCE - “to

reconcile your checkbook balance with the balance on your bank statement”

*The words “statement” and “checkbook” are fingerspelled.

Review

BUY

SHOPPING

SELL

STORE

SELLING

PAY-TO

USE-CREDIT-CARD

CREDIT-CARD

TREAT-TO

EARN/COLLECT

SUBSCRIBE/GET-REGULARLY

GET-LOTS-MONEY

INVEST

(2h)PRESENT-TO/GIFT

fs-CHECK

SAVINGS

DEPOSIT

INSERT-IN

BALANCE

IN-RED

BOUNCE-CHECK

CHARGE-FEE

SUBTRACT-FROM

fs-ATM

WITHDRAW fs-CASH

TRANSFER

INTEREST INCREASE

PUNISH (penalty)

MONEY+LEFT-OVER

FILE fs-BANKRUPTCY

!(2h)BE-BROKE

Throughout this presentation, you have learned the following:

Basic Money Vocabulary Words Banking Vocabulary Words