A few words and phrases to do with banks and finance. These are by their very nature formal. E.g. I want to open a bank account ...
Money has less formal phrases, and more colloquial expressions such as 'I'm skint'.
Spanish speakers, like English speakers will shorten bank account to account where it is clear from the circumstances that it is a bank account being referred to.
Pagar con cheque. Con means with, so pagar con cheque literally means to pay with cheque.
| mortgage | hipoteca |
| I have a small mortgage | Tengo una hipoteca pequeña |
| bank account | cuenta del banco |
| bank account (formal) | cuenta bancaria |
| business (bank) account | cuenta de negocios |
| I want to open a bank account | Quiero abrir una cuenta bancaria |
| I want to open a business account | Quiero abrir una cuenta de negocios |
| I want to close my account | Quiero cerrar mi cuenta |
| a joint (bank) account | una cuenta conjunta |
| the cheque | el cheque |
| to pay by cheque | pagar con cheque |
| interest | interés |
| twenty percent interest | un 20 por ciento de interés |
| The account has twenty percent interest | la cuenta tiene un 20 por ciento de interés |
| a credit card | una tarjeta de credito |
| a debit card | una tarjeta de debito |
A few more words relating to finance and banking.
| loan | préstamo |
| to ask for a loan | pedir un préstamo |
| income | ingresos |
| taxes | impuestos |
| a form | un formulario |
| to fill in a form | completar un formulario |
| (business) accounts | las cuentas |
| a bill/invoice | una factura |
| a payment | un pago |
| a fraudulent credit card | una tarjeta de credito falso |
| to transfer (money between accounts) | transferir |
| a (credit) transfer | una transferencia (de crédito) |