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ESLPodcast271–UsinganATM

GLOSSARY

bankteller–abankemployeewhostandsbehindawindowandgreets

customers,helpingthemputmoneyintoorgetmoneyoutoftheiraccounts,ordo

otherthingswiththeiraccounts

*Thebanktelleraskedtoseetwopiecesofidentificationbeforedcash

thecheck.

ATM–automatedtellermachine;acashmachine;amachinethatletspeople

takemoneyfromorputmoneyintotheiraccounts,orseehowmuchmoneythey

haveintheiraccounts

*ThisATMchargesa$2.50feeeverytimeyoutakemoneyoutofyouraccount.

PIN–alidentificationnumber;asecretnumberthatisusedtogetmoney

fromacashmachineortogetinformationaboutone’saccountoverthephoneor

Internet

*IfyouforgetyourPIN,you’llhavetoaskyourbanktomailyouanewfour-digit

code.

ATMcard–adebitcard;asmallrectangularpieceofplasticthatonecanuseto

buythingsandtogetmoneyoutofanATM(cashmachine)

*WhenyougetyournewATMcard,pleasesignthebackofit.

tojam–togetstuck;tohavepapersorotherobjectsgetcaughtinamachineso

thatthemachinecan’tworkproperlyandyoucannottakethepapersorother

objectsoutagain

*Ifyoutrytocopymorethan20pagesatonce,thisphotocopymachinewill

probablyjam.

tellerwindow–anareabehindglasswhereabankemployeesitsandhelps

customersontheothersideoftheglasstotakemoneyfromorputmoneyinto

theiraccounts,oraskforinformationabouttheiraccounts

*Thetellerwin